Straight Talk about Community Intervention, Termination, Evaluation, and Follow-Up -- Conclusion -- Grand Challenge: "Reduce Extreme Economic Inequality"--Main Points -- Exercises -- CHAPTER 12 Social Work Practice with Organizations: Engagement, Assessment, and Planning -- Understanding Organizations -- Organization as a Social System -- Contemporary Theories and Organizations -- Dimensions of Organizations -- Organization Purpose -- Organizations Sanctioned by Law -- Organizations with Service Goals -- Organizations Arising from Social Movements -- Structures of Governance -- Bureaucracies -- Project Teams -- Functional Structures -- Internal Power Relations -- Traditional Authority -- Charismatic Authority -- Rational/Legal Authority -- Intersections among Dimensions of Organizations -- Social Work Practice in Host Settings -- Guest Status -- Interprofessional Teams -- Organizational Engagement, Assessment, and Planning [EPAS 4, 6, and 7] -- Engaging the Organizations -- Assessment of Organizations -- Elements of an Internal Assessment -- Legal Basis -- Mission Statement -- By-laws -- History -- Administrative Structure and Management Style -- Structure of Programs, Services, and Activities -- Organizational Culture -- Physical Surroundings -- Public Relations -- Language -- Procedures -- Social Justice/Diversity Factors -- Quick Guide 41: Dignity Assessment and Human Services Guide -- Personnel Policies and Procedures -- Resources (i.e., Financial, Technical, and Personnel) -- Elements of an External Assessment -- Relationship with Funders and Potential Funders -- Relationship with Clients -- Relationship with Organizations in Service Network (i.e., Referrals and Coalitions) -- Relationships with Political Figures -- Quick Guide 42: Guide to Nonprofit Organizational Partnerships -- Quick Guide 43: Nonprofit Organizational Assessment