During the 1940s, Alinsky learned of the community organizing activities of Fred Ross. Ross and Alinsky met, and in 1947, Alinsky hired Ross to work at the Industrial Areas Foundation.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=NckWAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA252 The Practice of Macro Social Work]</ref> | During the 1940s, Alinsky learned of the community organizing activities of Fred Ross. Ross and Alinsky met, and in 1947, Alinsky hired Ross to work at the Industrial Areas Foundation.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=NckWAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA252 The Practice of Macro Social Work]</ref> |