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    Right-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...
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    ABCD Resources on Early Childhood Literacy?


    By April Doner, 2023-08-25
    Hey 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...
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    ABCD Resources List


    By April Doner, 2023-08-24
    Hi 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...
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    ABCD Announcement


    By Kim Hopes, 2023-08-22
    New 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...
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    Host an ABCD Global Gathering


    By Kim Hopes, 2023-07-26
    Hi ABCD In Action members, Would you like to host an ABCD Global Gathering on a particular topic? These are conversations on Zoom for people to come together to talk about topics and questions...
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    ABCD 2023 Unconference is happening now! Join the 2023 online global ABCD Unconference October 16 - 26, 2023. Multiple free sessions happening on each day. This year the...
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    The 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...
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    A new report released by the Asset-Based Community Development Institute outlines strategies for reducing polarization at the neighborhood level. The report, entitled "Bridging the Divide:...
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    Capacities and Capacity


    By John Hamerlinck, 2023-05-22
    ABCD 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...
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    ABCD Institute Steward Jennifer Hirsch and Director of Serve-Learn-Sustain at Georgia Institute of Technology would love to see someone with and ABCD orientation fill this position . In...
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    Our Brother Has Passed On


    By John L. McKnight, 2023-01-03
    I 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...
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    Digital assets - a "new" ABCD asset?


    By Deb Wisniewski, 2022-12-06
    I'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...
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    Call for Papers for Themed Volume of Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement Asset-based Community Development and Community-based Research: Compatible agents in...
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    The future is Now, Today not Tomorrow 


    By Bikeke Saimon, 2022-11-12
    Listening 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....
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    Evaluating Rural ABCD Efforts


    By John Hamerlinck, 2022-10-27
    During 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...
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    Register for the Unconference!


    By Allison Lourash, 2022-09-11
    Sessions 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...
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    The Connected Community: Homecoming


    By John L. McKnight, 2022-09-08
    Enjoy this excerpt from our new book, The Connected Community , by John McKnight and Cormac Russell CHAPTER 1 - Homecoming Rediscovering the Value of Community From...
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    Update


    By Alan Pakaln, 2022-08-19
    Two 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....
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    ABCD in South Africa


    By Janine Ward, 2022-08-11
    Hello 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...
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    One 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...
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