Inspiring Communities provides support for Communities to Grow Strong
Community asset mapping, visioning and planning
Community revitalisation
Community engagment and consultation
Facilitation training
Open Space and world cafe facilitation
Strategic planning Mentoring, facilitation and educational opportunities using Asset Based Community Development, ABCD for Inclusion, and Appreciative Inquiry methodologies
Event facilitation
Policy Development
Social Enterprise Development
Community education / organising
Support to NGO’s, Communities, Local, State and National Governments
Community revitalisation
Community engagment and consultation
Facilitation training
Open Space and world cafe facilitation
Strategic planning Mentoring, facilitation and educational opportunities using Asset Based Community Development, ABCD for Inclusion, and Appreciative Inquiry methodologies
Event facilitation
Policy Development
Social Enterprise Development
Community education / organising
Support to NGO’s, Communities, Local, State and National Governments
Director Ted Smeaton
Ted Smeaton
Ted has over twenty years experience in strength based community building, organisation and policy development. He works in Australia and Internationally assisting communities, families and agencies to come up with innovative ways of stimulating community, social renewal and social inclusion.
He lives in the little community of Jilliby Australia with his wife, two teenage daughters, horses, a dog, a cat and some fish. Ted has a background in community work, community education, senior management and as a tertiary lecturer.
Ted has a strong belief that vibrant, healthy communities and nations need strong associations, that sustainable communities are built from the inside out and need the passion, ideas, skills, assets, culture, and energy of everyone in the community to create inclusive, vibrant, enterprising places.
While based in Australia, Ted is an international faculty member of the ABCD Institute at the University of North Western Chicago USA, Chairperson of the ABCD Asia Pacific Network and principal of ABCD Global Consulting.
“Ted is a master communicator, and facilitator. He brings a unique set of experience and skills in community building and ABCD related work which makes him an invaluable resource." Jodi Kretzman, co founder of the ABCD Institute
"Ted has a great practical understanding of Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) and has real gifts in assisting people to put ABCD into action. Ted has a heart for social inclusion that is at the center of all his work." Mike Green Author of When People Care Enough to Act- Asset Based Community Development
"ABCD is Ted Smeaton’s special gift to inspire others to find the strengths within their Communities. I now go by my daily reminder that- we all have a gift of our mind, a gift of our hearts and a gift of our hands. We all have ability the difference is how we use it." (Workshop Participant)
WHAT’S NEW
He lives in the little community of Jilliby Australia with his wife, two teenage daughters, horses, a dog, a cat and some fish. Ted has a background in community work, community education, senior management and as a tertiary lecturer.
Ted has a strong belief that vibrant, healthy communities and nations need strong associations, that sustainable communities are built from the inside out and need the passion, ideas, skills, assets, culture, and energy of everyone in the community to create inclusive, vibrant, enterprising places.
While based in Australia, Ted is an international faculty member of the ABCD Institute at the University of North Western Chicago USA, Chairperson of the ABCD Asia Pacific Network and principal of ABCD Global Consulting.
“Ted is a master communicator, and facilitator. He brings a unique set of experience and skills in community building and ABCD related work which makes him an invaluable resource." Jodi Kretzman, co founder of the ABCD Institute
"Ted has a great practical understanding of Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) and has real gifts in assisting people to put ABCD into action. Ted has a heart for social inclusion that is at the center of all his work." Mike Green Author of When People Care Enough to Act- Asset Based Community Development
"ABCD is Ted Smeaton’s special gift to inspire others to find the strengths within their Communities. I now go by my daily reminder that- we all have a gift of our mind, a gift of our hearts and a gift of our hands. We all have ability the difference is how we use it." (Workshop Participant)
WHAT’S NEW
Inspiring Communities in Africa
Ted Smeatonrecently visited Ghana where he facilitated a five day youth leadership program with young leaders from all over Africa. Ted was also a key note speaker at 'Africa Speaks' the Second Sister Cities International African Conference.
Inspiring Communities and ABCD Global is delighted to announce that Europe’s leading Asset Based Community Development practitioner, Cormac Russellwill be touring Australia and New Zealand in November 2010. Click here for details
The Building Belonging - Celebrating Inclusive Communities DVD and facilitation manual is now available
