By John Hamerlinck, 2023-08-29
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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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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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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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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By John L. McKnight, 2023-06-13
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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By John L. McKnight, 2022-06-24
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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The 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...
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By Michelle Dunscombe, 2022-05-16
Hi 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...
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By John L. McKnight, 2022-05-12
If you attend the meetings of many neighborhood organizations, their focus is mainly on local issues. These often include unruly youth, dangerous alleys, graffiti, lack of jobs, dangerous police,...
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By John L. McKnight, 2022-04-07
One explanation for the failings of our democracy is that government is not trusted. One aspect of the national dialogue on restoring trust in government suggests that a critical reform is...
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By John L. McKnight, 2022-03-08
The Dutch Association of Mayors invited me, as a representative of the Asset-Based Community Development Institute, to visit their 20 largest cities and share an asset-based approach with...
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