Greetings from ABCD inAction!

ABCD in Action is your community. It's the easiest way to connect with people who are putting ABCD into practice around the world. Because we are more than just an online resource page, we depend on the more than 1100 members from around the world to ask each other questions, engage in discussions, share ideas, and support each other. Members come from all walks of life and range from "newbies" (just heard about ABCD today!) to the people who live and breathe ABCD principles.

In the upcoming months, we'll be sharing information with you about how you can participate more on ABCD in Action. If you have any questions, feel free to contact a member of the ABCD in Action Stewardship Team - They're listed in the right-hand column of the website.

Have you visited ABCD in Action lately? Don't you think it's time you did?

Where Can I Post?

Members have lots of options for sharing questions, ideas, news, and resources with each other. If you're wondering where to post, here are some basic guidelines:

• If you want toconnect and interact with other members and/or have something you want to discuss (example: asking a question, getting suggestions or ideas), start or join aConversation.

• If your primary goal is totell or share something with the other members of ABCD in Action (example: sharing a resource or tool; telling a story; contribute your experiences or thoughts), post it in the Blog. (People who post a blog usually welcome comments from other members).

• If you want to invite people to join you for an event (either face-to-face, online, or through other technology), post it inEvents.

Conversations

Conversationsare a great way to connect and support each other. Here are some conversations that you can join - feel free to start a new conversation as well:

• Charles is interested in knowing what it takes to be an ABCD practitioner. What do you think?
• Magdalena is so interested in training volunteer interviewers that she's posted two conversations to ask what you all think... This oneand this one.... Feel free to ask her questions and/or give her some ideas.
• Caleb has been pondering what "abundance" means- share your thoughts with him.

Blogs

ABCD Members are a thoughtful and generous group of people. Just check out some of the great ideas, stories and resources that have been shared with this community through the Blogs- consider adding your own blog post and/or commenting on someone else's:

• Healthy People and Communities Takes a Relay Race, by Dan Duncan
• Four Strategies for Finding and Working with Associations, by John Hamerlinck

• Landfill Communities Fund, by Andy Hodgkinson

Upcoming Events

Do you have an event you'd like to share with the members of ABCD inAction? All members are invited toshare your trainings, community gatherings, etc. on the Events page. Whether you're meeting face-to-face, online, or through other technology (example: phone, Skype and Google Hangout), you're welcome to post your event. Here are some upcoming events you may want to check out:

• ABCD Newcastle, Australia practitioner Gathering(Callaghan, Newcastle, Australia)- Dee is inviting anyone who's in her area to get together to share ideas and support each other.
• Investing in Gifts & Stories(Audioconference) - Bruce would like you to join a great group for a conversation about how investing in gifts and stories can transform communities
• Unconference: A Participant-Driven Gathering(Kurri Kurri, NSW Australia) - This upcoming event promises to focus on the topics that are important to you as people gather to explore new and innovative practices.

Thank You for Your Support!

ABCD inActionrelies 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 making a donation today.

If you have any questions about making a donation, feel free to contact Deb Wisniewski atabcdinaction@gmail.com.