Mike Green: Asset Based Community Development

Asset Based Community Development and Civic Engagement

Mike Green
Engaging Communities

2745 Julian St.
Denver, CO 80211
USA
PH: 303-349-7830
mikebgreen@mac.com

ABCD Workshops and Presentations Possible Themes

	1.	General Introduction to Asset Based Community Development Introduction to “Building Communities from the Inside Out”

	2.	Engaging the Community: Building ABCD Community Partnerships How do you develop a strong community partnership as an effective vehicle for ABCD? What are the steps to begin? How do you find and recruit partners? What is the role of the community building staff person (community organizer)? How do you plan for “ABCD into Action”?

	3.	ABCD and Local Community Economic Development How do you develop a local economic development partnership group? How do you find economic assets? How do you mobilize economic assets? What are strategies to strengthen your local economy?

	4.	From Schools to Learning Communities: ABCD in Education How do you build strong school community partnerships where young people, parents, teachers, administrators, and neighbors all work together for a stronger school and stronger community? What is the role of school staff in building partnerships that work? How do you support young people being recognized as valuable and essential contributors?

	5.	From Client to Citizen: ABCD for Inclusion of People with Disabilities, Mental Illness, or Physical Illness. How do you create a citizen ’s group to connect people with disabilities to the community? How do you engage associations and congregations for inclusion? What is the role of the professional community connector?

	6.	Asset Mapping: Finding and Mobilizing Assets Present a practical approach to asset mapping where finding assets leads to mobilizing assets effectively. What is the special possibility of mapping associations? Of institutions? Of economic mapping?

	7.	Cities Building Stronger Neighborhoods How can city government build stronger neighborhoods; using small grants programs, utilizing city assets, and building partnerships with neighborhood groups? What are the special roles for parks, libraries, police, and fire department in community building?

	8.	Engaging Local Communities for Health Promotion How can health agencies or human service agencies initiate community partnerships to engage the wider community to help address social problems such as HIV prevention, substance abuse, child abuse, and family violence? How to organize the community for literacy, youth jobs, or mutual aid/self help.

	9.	Religious Congregations Building Stronger Communities How can religious congregations use ABCD to build stronger congregations and stronger communities? How do you organize a congregation for ABCD? What is the special place of faith communities in creating inclusive and just communities?

	10.	Institutional Leaders Building Stronger Communities How can institutional leaders work to make their institutions treasure chests for community development? How do small grant programs build citizenship? What is the role of agency staff in supporting community development and ABCD? How can agencies strengthen the local economy?

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ABCD Workshops and Presentations Possible Themes

ABCD Workshops and Presentations
Possible Themes