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Leadership, Membership, and Voice: Civic Associations That Work
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Why are some civic associations more effective than others? The authors introduce a multidimensional framework for analyzing the effectiveness of civic associations in terms of public recognition, member engagement, and leader development. Using original surveys of local Sierra Club organizations and leaders, the authors assess prevailing explanations in organization and movement studies alongside a model highlighting leadership and internal organizational practices. Although available resources and favorable contexts matter, the core findings show that associations with more committed activists, that build organizational capacity, that carry out strong programmatic activity, and whose leaders work independently, generate greater effectiveness across outcomes.
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- Authors
- Lim, C., Baggetta, M., Han, H., Andrews, K. T., & Ganz, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Wellesley College (US)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Venue
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
- Published
- 2010
- Volume
- 115
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1191-1242
- ISSN
- 0002-9602 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1986078939
- Cited by
- 215
- References
- 141
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 39 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 24 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 24 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 14 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 5
- FWCI
- 21.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- cdr.lib.unc.edu
- Locations
- American Journal of Sociology (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (submittedVersion)
- Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- UNC Libraries
- Funders
- Sierra Club Foundation
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Movements and Cultural Identity
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Capital and Networks
- Keywords
- civil society organizations, nonprofit effectiveness, leadership, member engagement, organizational capacity, leader development, environmental organizations, Sierra Club, organizational practices, public recognition
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