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Every facet of planning and executing a social project is a collective effort, at least from a community-based perspective. After all, participation does not refer to a collection of isolates. Consequently, issues related to the life inside of organizations must be rethought in view of this principle. The crucial question thus becomes: What is a community-based organization? In general, and consistent with this philosophy, community-based organizations are predicated on participation and enable communities to deal with their problems. True enough! But these organizations have unique characteristics.

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Murphy, J. (2014). Community-Based Organizations. In: Community-Based Interventions. International Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration, and Practice. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-8020-5_4

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