Posted in April 3, 2010 ¬ 4:23 pmh.Leo
Community Tool Box is probably the most extensive (maybe even the best) Community Development resource on the planet. A public service of the Work Group for Community Health and Development at the University of Kansas, it contains (as of this date) over 7,000 pages of practical information. Its purpose is to make it easier for [...]
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Ideas, Organizing, Resourcesasset mapping, Asset-Based Community Development, checklists, civic engagement, community engagement, community organizing, community tool box, ctb, getting started, grassroots community building, idea lists, recommended resources, Resident Associations
Posted in March 21, 2010 ¬ 6:45 pmh.Leo
This easy-to-use and visually attractive guide, from the Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center, is a roadmap to discovering, organizing and engaging your neighborhood. It takes you through the steps of community building – from identifying assets to running effective meetings – and uses real-life case studies and plenty of hands-on activities. You can download the complete [...]
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Asset-Based Community Development, Place-based communities, Resident Associationsasset mapping, Asset-Based Community Development, checklists, civic engagement, community engagement, community organizing, getting started, GINI, grassroots community building, handbooks, idea lists, INRC, recommended resources, Resident Associations, workbooks
Posted in October 17, 2009 ¬ 2:53 pmh.Leo
The Center for Advances in Public Engagement (CAPE), the academic arm of the public engagement group of Public Agenda, is at the forefront of efforts to research, develop and disseminate new insights and best practices that help improve the quality of American public life by building the field of public engagement and citizen-centered politics. CAPE [...]
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