Greetings from ABCD in Action!

Welcome to all the new members who have joined us recently. We've added almost 50 new people since the beginning of the year, bringing our current membership to 762 people from around the world. Be sure to check out the newest membersof this community and say hello to them. You can also look around at the "old-timers"and see the wealth of talent they bring to this community.

A lot has been happening at ABCD in Action. We hope you'll check out these interesting questions, conversations, videos & more!

Conversations

Members are sharing questions, ideas, and news with each other. Won't you take a few moments to join these conversations?

• Jenny would like to know about any resources that showdifferent types of community involvement.
• Rodney shared an article aboutan ABCD-inspired gathering place in his community.
• Alistair is interested inhow ABCD and appreciative inquiry can be used to engage people who are homeless.
• Maria Teresa would like to ideas and advice about a skills inventory for a Latino community.
• Conner is interested in startingan asset-based, grassroots, holistic initiativein his neighborhood community and would love to hear your ideas.
• Ron shared Rev. Damon Lynch's call to action to address violencein neighborhoods.

And many more conversationshappening that you can join!

Videos

• John McKnight recently shared some new videoswith us. Be sure to check them out!
• A video guaranteed to get you up on your feet...Dancing!
• A story about a community:Richland Together Let's Connect
• And manymore videos that inform, inspire and make us laugh out loud.

Thank You for Your Support!

ABCD in Action relies on our members to support this online community through your participation and your financial contributions. We recently began accepting financial donations to help us with the expenses associated with this network. If you haven't donated yet, please consider doing so by going to ABCD in Action and clicking on the Donate button in the right-hand column. If you have any questions about making a donation, feel free to contact Deb Wisniewski at abcdinaction@gmail.com.

A special thank you to these individuals who recently made a financial donation to ABCD in Action:

• Lisa Owens
• Allison Hammond
• James Conn
• John McKnight
• Jay Van Groningen
• Susan Rans
• Bruce Anderson
• Andy Gordon