Dr. Dwight and Brenda Jackson
… have invested their lives in communities both in the United States and Africa. They consider their greatest achievement is seen in their children, grand, and great-grandchildren.
They have served churches in Missouri, Illinois, and Kentucky. In the 1980s they were missionaries in Burundi and Tanzania. 2005 saw them return to Africa leading community development work in Rwanda (as seen) where Brenda was instrumental in the launching of Kigali International Community School.
This site and its contents are an effort to communicate the blessings and lessons of their life in ministry.
EDUCATION
• Doctor of Philosophy (Public Policy Studies,) 2001, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO (Dissertation: Manufactured Turbulence: Nonprofit Adaptation in Changing Organizational Fields)
• Master of Arts-Research (Sociology), 1985, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
• Master of Divinity, 1980, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY
• Bachelor of Arts, (Sociology), 1973 Greenville College, Greenville, IL
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Sabbath Year Economic and Agriculture Development
• Procom Rwanda
• Regional Director (Great Lake Region, Food for the Hungry)
• Rwanda Country Director (Food for the Hungry)
• Taught university courses at Saint Louis University, Greenville University and GoEd Africa/Asia
• Missionary to Burundi and Tanzania
• Pastored five congregations
Past Work
Research – Area of Interests
–Nonprofit and Community-based organizations
–The role of non-governmental and faith-based organizations in African development
Academic Publications
Jackson, D. W. & S.P. Wernet. “Recognizing the Realities: Managing Biculturaly” in Cases in Macro Social Work Practice,3rd Edition, edited by David Fauri, Stephen Wernet, and F. Ellen Netting. 2008
Research Projects
• Project Lead for:
Community Based Organizations; Umuyango Project, a joint project of Food for the Hungry Rwanda (funder) and Greenville College to analyze the impact of NGO supported local community based organizations within the local environment.
• Project Lead for:
2010 Harbers Foundation Grant ($212,000) Community Impact Research, a research program of 8 development programs in 6 nations documenting levels of community transformation related to development programs
JURIED PANELS AND PAPERS
- Jackson, D.W. & SP Wernet. (2011). Persistence: the Fourth P in Public Private Partnerships. International Research Society for Public Management, Dublin, Ireland, April 11-13, 2011
- Jackson, D.W. and Habiyambere, E. (2006). Relief and Development: A Case for Building Rwandan Civil Society, EASY-ECO 2005-2007 Series, Evaluation of Sustainability Conference, Saarland, Germany October 11-18, 2006
- Jackson, D.W. (2004) Peacebuilding, Healing, and Reconciliation (PHARP): A Case Study of NGO’s and the Impacting of Civil Society After Social Upheaval, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society, Kansas City, MO April 15-18, 2004
- Jackson, D.W. (2003) panel chair, Peacebuilding: Building and Rebuilding Civil Society in the aftermath of Ethnic Violence, ARNOVA Annual Converence, November 2003
- Environmental Challenges: The Ability of a Regional Nongovernmental Organization to Impact the Development of Civil Society Stephen Wernet, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, USA
- The Phoenix? Civil Society after ethnic conflict Subsides Dwight Jackson, Greenville College, Greenville, IL, USA
- Gacaca: An Alternative Rwandan Path to Civil Society Carrie Menendez, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA
- The Congregation: How do Religious Organizations Contribute to Civil Society in Africa Melissa Kindermann, Greenville College, Greenville, IL, USA
- Jackson, D.W. (2003). “Confluence of Associational and Organizational Logics: A Sociological Examination of the Contribution of Congregations to the Development of Social Capital in Kenya” A paper presented to the annual meeting of the Southwest Social Science Association, San Antonio, TX April 2003
- Wernet, S.P. and Jackson, D.W. (2002) “The Impact of Venture Grants Among United Way Agencies” ARNOVA, November 2002, Paper presented at Annual Conference
- Jackson, D.W. (2002). “Community Development—Definitions and Delivery: A Preliminary Investigation on the role of the NGO and religious networks in Kenyan Community Development” ARNOVA, November, 2002, Paper presented at Annual Conference
- Jackson, D.W. (2002). “Value Added: The Representational Logic of Nonprofit Organizations” ARNOVA, November, 2002, Paper presented at Annual Conference
- Jackson, D.W. (2002). “Confluence of Associational and Organizational Logics: The Relative contribution of Congregations to the Development of Social Capital in Kenya” A paper presented to the annual meeting of the Illinois Sociological Association, October 2002
- Jackson, D.W. (2001). “CHALLENGES OF POLICY IMPLEMENTATION: Impact of Welfare Reform on Nonprofits” ARNOVA, November, 2001, Paper presented at Annual Conference
- Jackson, D.W. (2001). “POLICY PARTNERS: NONPROFITS AND THE STATE CHALLENGES OF WELFARE POLICY IMPLEMENTATION” A paper presented to the annual meeting of the Illinois Sociological Association, October 2001
- Jackson, D.W. (2000) “Manufactured Turbulence: Implementing Calculated Change in an Organizational Field” ARNOVA, November, 2000, Paper presented at Annual Conference
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