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Blogs
A reminder that we will soon be moving to a new membership based site with the merger of the ABCD Institute website and ABCDinAction. The domain- abcdinaction.org will soon redirect to the new...Read MoreIntroduction to Asset-Based Community Development- Virtual Opportunity Dates: Tuesdays, Oct 1- 22, Nov 12 &19 (with time to develop a community project) Times: 1- 4 PM Central...Read MoreNEW publication - From Reform to What Works: Moving from the limits of institutions to a culture powered by neighbors
By John McKnight, 2024-05-23It's been 40 years since Jody Kretzmann and I began the research that resulted in the publication of Building Communities From the Inside Out (The Green Book). It sparked what we now know as...Read MoreRight-wing politicians are attacking programs and policies that support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts at colleges and universities (and ultimately, all levels of education) in the...Read MoreHey y'all, Does anyone have resource recommendations on ABCD and Early Childhood Literacy? I'm flying out to NY to join some library leaders around this topic in a couple of weeks...Read MoreHi all, I've put together this ABCD Resource list, in part to help myself keep track of all the great resources, videos, etc. that are explicitly on ABCD or on parallel / aligned practices...Read MoreNew Publications added to the ABCD Institute website, Improving Health Equity through ABCD and Using Data to Tell Your Community's Story are ABCD workbooks co-authored by Darryl...Read More17 Neighborhood Activities That Lead to Building a Neighborhood Culture
By John McKnight, 2023-06-13The Stewards of the Asset-Based Community Development Institute indicated that the development of a neighborhood culture is the new frontier for ABCD work. The following list is a...Read MoreABCD is rooted in the belief that the capacities of community residents, leveraged with their collective relationships, can be organized to improve the quality of life of the community. Most...Read MoreI first met Jody as we were active together in the civil rights movement of the 1960's. Prior to that I think he had a job writing for Time Magazine. We came together at Northwestern University...Read MoreI'd like to start with a story about digital assets in my small rural community during the start of COVID. Our community relies on tourism for much of our economy here. We are a busy place during...Read MoreListening from communities on their priority needs is essential. However, most people in leadership has not considered this as a tool for inclusive decision making in development and actions....Read MoreDuring the recent Unconference, I participated in a session on evaluating and measuring the success of some seemingly unmeasurable ABCD efforts. In our small group discussion, I mentioned that...Read MoreSessions have been scheduled and registration is open for the 2022 ABCD Unconference. This is a free event that last 48 hours over Zoom (you do not need to attend all 48 hours). Connect with...Read MoreEnjoy this excerpt from our new book, The Connected Community , by John McKnight and Cormac Russell CHAPTER 1 - Homecoming Rediscovering the Value of Community From...Read MoreTwo projects I have been working on, evolving over the past several years. One Big Problem addresses global warming - it came about just out of my personal recent awakening....Read MoreHello to everyone and a special shout-out to my fellow ABCD colleagues in Mzansi (South Africa)! I just want to invite you all to join our Mzansi ABCD Magic WhatsApp group, where we share success...Read MoreOne argument for diversity is that is ensures participation and creates the power of being heard. It is expressed by the popular maxim, “Nothing about us without us.” Implicit in this idea is...Read MoreThe New Pluralists funder collaborative just launched Healing Starts Here, a new project that commits $10 million to support organizations and initiatives in local communities with grants ranging...Read MoreHi Everyone, On behalf of the Unconference global organising team, we are thrilled to announce submissions to present at this years ABCD Unconference in October 2022. This year you...Read More
