Capturing community and program information to induce and support grassroots entrepreneurship

Antonio Furino, David V. Gibson, Lois McCloskey, Henrie Treadwell, Quinton Baker

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Abstract

The authors report on the development and testing of an interactive software aimed at enhancing the quality of decisions made by nonprofit community-based organizations (CBO's,). Preliminary findings shed some light on the extent to which computer-assisted management and communication technologies may contribute to the accomplishments of CBO's, the effectiveness of their programs, their ability to inform policy, and their chances of obtaining financial support. Also, the early findings suggest that it is possible to bring about positive change in communities by empowering grassroots entrepreneurs and the organizations they lead with the appropriate technologies.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)269
Number of pages1
JournalProceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
StatePublished - 1999
EventProceedings of the 1999 32nd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS-32 - Maui, HI, USA
Duration: Jan 5 1999Jan 8 1999

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science(all)

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