Asset-based community development Asset-based community development (ABCD) is a methodology that seeks to uncover and use the strengths within communities as a means for sustainable development. The first step in the process of community development is to assess the resources of a community through a capacity inventory [1] or through another process of talking to the residents to determine what types of skills and experience are available. The next step is to support communities, to discover what they care enough about to act.
Toolkit Overview « 350.org Workshops Welcome to the 350 Workshops Toolkit. A few years ago, when we started running climate leadership workshops around the world, we realized that there are so many passionate, energized ordinary people out there, who, with a little bit of practice, could become a powerful corps of leaders driving change. You are one of those people; This climate workshops toolkit is for you. We’re really excited to provide what we think is one of the best collection of documents, notes, tips and ideas on climate organizing. We can’t claim to know everything about leadership and organizing, and we encourage you to take these materials and adapt them to your own style and context (just make sure to credit 350.org and our friends who helped develop these guides!) So, how do I use this toolkit?
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Photography in an Age of Smartphones Is photography dying? No, not exactly. But the mysteries of the darkroom are by some accounts nearly extinct. And in the age of the smartphone, the art of photography sometimes seems to be vanishing in a cloud of digitalization, with the formal concerns that used to absorb even the sophisticated amateur dissolving as all images become more or less equal. Photography, not yet 200 years old, has already had an almost preposterously packed history, and now, several generations after photographers first claimed prime real estate in the museums and the art galleries, the old distinctions between photography and other media are eroding in a climate where many of the most influential artists use a variety of media, sometimes almost interchangeably.
Participatory rural appraisal PRA ranking exercise being carried out by members of a Farmer Field School in Bangladesh, 2004 Participatory rural appraisal (PRA) is an approach used by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other agencies involved in international development. The approach aims to incorporate the knowledge and opinions of rural people in the planning and management of development projects and programmes. Asset Mapping For The Long Haul: A Strategy For Occupy Movements The Occupy movement has spread to 2,512 cities worldwide, and its support networks stretch far beyond physical occupations. That it has grown so quickly without specific demands or hierarchical leadership is testament to the creative genius of its organisers. They understand a key lesson from web platform development of the past 10 years: provide an overarching framework yet let users define how they engage; in an era of collective individualism disinterest often arises from over-engineered outcomes. For Occupy, this has meant a ‘horizontal’ approach to leadership and the provision of a largely blank canvas for people to air grievances within a framework of broader discontent with ‘the 1%’.
Neighbourhoodlink Link Support Services (NLSS) Action for Neighbourhood Change (ANC) Taylor Massey* is a community development initiative funded by United Way Toronto to support residents creating positive changes in their communities. ANC is a vital part of United Way Toronto’s Building Strong Neighbourhoods strategy. The ANC staff work with residents to: Develop a neighbourhood vision and plans to create positive changeOrganize resident-led neighbourhood associationsCreate opportunities for residents to come togetherConnect with service providers, elected officials, faith groups and fundersWork with peers to develop a culture of resident engagementOrganize community events such as Jane’s Walk and cultural celebrations. It is important for residents to come together to create the communities they want for themselves and their families. When residents come together for the good of their communities, big changes happen!
Third Sector Research Centre - Third Sector Research Centre The Third Sector Research Centre works to enhance knowledge through independent and critical research. In collaboration with practitioners, policy makers, and other academics, we explore the key issues affecting charities and voluntary organisations, community groups, social enterprises, cooperatives and mutuals. News The future of TSRC Collective Action Toolkit Is it possible to inspire design thinking outside of the design world? The practice has helped countless organizations innovate new products and services, but has infrequently been made available to a broad audience. frog set out to prove the practice is universal by creating the Collective Action Toolkit, a set of resources and activities to help people accomplish tangible outcomes through a set of guided, non-linear collaboration activities. The goal: to help communities generate solutions, connect to resources, and pool knowledge to solve a wide range of challenges and create real change. CAT got its start with the Nike Foundation, in which frog was asked to help empower girls to solve local community problems. The frog team explored the value of connections for adolescent girls living in extreme poverty in the developing world, and collectively devised solutions to the problems they faced. The project prompted frog to standardize and simplify the language around design thinking.
Government’s Role in Urban Poverty Resource: Audio Seminar | Speark: Neil Bradford In this podcast, Liz Weaver interviews Dr. Neil Bradford the role of government in addressing the complex issue of urban poverty. Dr. Bradford teaches Political Science at Huron University College, University of Western Ontario. Take the Seminar!