The Best of Both: Community Colleges and Community-Based Organizations Partner to Better Serve Low-Income Workers and Employers
Contributing Organization(s): Public/Private Ventures
Author(s)/Creator(s): Brandon Roberts
Publishing Date: 2002-01-30
Issue Areas: Employment and Labor; Nonprofits and Philanthropy; Education and Literacy
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In theory, it makes considerable sense for colleges to partner with community-based nonprofits to help low-income workers gain the skills needed for success in the labor market. In practice, effective partnerships between these organizations are few and far between. The Best of Both examines several of these partnerships in an effort to understand how they should be structured, the potential pitfalls they face and what each side should expect from the other.
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Intended Audience: Advocates; College/University Professors; Policy Professionals; Researchers; Teachers-high school
Type/Format: Whitepaper
Language code: English
Type/Format: Whitepaper
Language code: English
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