Asset Based Community Development
(Building the Community from the Inside Out)

Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) is a powerful approach to community development that will focus your effort on discovering and mobilizing the resources that are already present in a community.

Each community development group has to find its unique path to success. There is no one model or recipe. ABCD is a particularly strong approach for supporting communities that are struggling socially and economically.

Our approach recognizes that people learn best how to build “community partnerships that work” successfully by learning from their own experience, by having clear principles of practice, and by learning from the experience of other community builders.

TARGET AUDIENCE
The workshops are for social innovators actively working to build stronger, vibrant, inclusive and healthy communities. There will be a blend of short presentations, practical skills exercises, and small group work.

WORKSHOP CONTENT
The workshop covers the following topics:

>  The principles and philosophies of the ABCD approach
>  Community-centered ABCD organising
>  Practical steps to find and engage community assets
>  Harnessing the connected assets to a hopeful future for the community
>  How agencies and communities can work together more effectively
>  What agencies can do to help communities become stronger
>  Exploring helpful tools and resources
>  Developing your plan of action

When a group of people discover what they have, they find power.  When people join together in new connections and relationships, they build power.  When people become more productive together, they exercise their power to address problems and realize dreams. Together we are better. (Mike Green)