Jay Connor has taught courses at the University of Michigan School of Social Work as an Adjunct Faculty. The following articles and reports were used in a course focused on the dynamics of community and social systems. We hope they are helpful to you.

Community and Social Systems Resources

The Collaboratory for Community Support. (1999). A Systems Approach to Community Improvement.
www.thecollaboratory.us/collaboratorycs/system.html

The Collaboratory for Community Support. (2000). The Toledo Project for a Systems Approach to Homelessness.
www.thecollaboratory.us/collaboratorycs/tolplan.html

The Collaboratory for Community Support. (2000). Profile of the Current Toledo, Ohio, Homelessness Services System.
www.thecollaboratory.us/collaboratorycs/tolprofile.html

Connor, J. A., & Kadel-Taras, S. (July/August 2000). "Relevant Review: Book Review of Letts, Ryan, and Grossman’s High Performance Nonprofit Organizations: Managing Upstream for Greater Impact." Nonprofit World, 18(4), 38-39.
www.thecollaboratory.us/collaboratorycs/review1.html

Connor, J. A., & Kadel-Taras, S. (June 2000). The Community Support Organization: Linking Not for Profits to Community Impact.
The Not-for-Profit CEO Monthly Letter, 7(8), 1-3
www.thecollaboratory.us/collaboratorycs/paper4.html

The Collaboratory for Community Support. (1999). Comprehensive Homelessness Systems: Comprehensive Approaches from Around the Country.
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The Collaboratory for Community Support. (2000). Management Information Systems for Collaborative Approaches to Homelessness.
www.thecollaboratory.us/collaboratorycs/pubs.html
(Locate title in list; download PDF version.)

Weiss, H. B., & Lopez, M. E. (2000). New Strategies in Foundation Grantmaking for Children and Youth. Community Youth Development Journal, 1(1), 1-12.
http://www.cydjournal.org/2000Winter/weiss.html

Connor, J. A., Ventrelle, C. H., and Kadel-Taras, S. (March/April 2000). Putting Heads Together: Learning from Funder Collaboratives. Foundation News & Commentary, 41(2), 44-47.
www.thecollaboratory.us/collaboratorycs/paper2.html

Connor, J. A., Ventrelle, C. H., and Kadel-Taras, S.(June 2000). The Community Support Organization: Linking Not-for-Profits to Community Impact. The Not-for-Profit CEO Monthly Letter,7(8),1-3. www.thecollaboratory.us/collaboratorycs/paper4.html

Laurent, A. (March 16, 2000). The Results Act is Dead; Long Live the Results Act. Government Executive
http://www.govexec.com/features/pastfeat.htm.

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