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We Are Proud to Belong To:

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ACADEMIC PARTNERS

NEXT STEP, like every other social movement builds on the successes and learns from the problems faced by those that have gone before it. NEXT STEP, like every other social movement, develops unique strategic plans and employs tactics that benefit other movements. Like other significant players, social movements have the subject of intensive study by the academic community, especially historians, sociologists, economists and political scientists.

The founders of NEXT STEP have developed close reciprocal relationships with a number of these experts who share our values. We learn from them and they learn from us.

NEXT STEP is proud to acknowledge these productive partnerships here.

Bob Laux – President, Wild River Consulting Corp

President of Wild River Consulting Corp, Mr. Laux has over 35 years of experience in the creation of community services and the development of housing options for people with disabilities. Under his leadership, Wild River Consulting Corp has provided training events and technical assistance to 48 states, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. He has also authored numerous publications on homeownership.

Dr. Steve Burghardt – Professor

Professor at Hunter College in New York, Dr. Burghardt received his Ph.D in Social Work from the University of Michigan. His areas of expertise include community organizing and community building practices, the political economy of social work, and innovative models of management, training, and service. He is the co-author of The Welfare State Crisis and the Transformation of Social Service Work and frequently lectures on community organizing.

Dr. Robert Fisher – Professor

Professor of Social Work/Community Organization at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Fisher is the author of five books on community organizing.  His most recent, an edited book entitled The People Shall Rule: ACORN, Community Organizing, and the Struggle for Economic Justice, is due out with Vanderbilt University Press in Summer, 2009.  Fisher teaches courses in community organizing, social theory, and urban studies.