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Lead community hostGreetings 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.
Greetings from ABCD in Action!
It's been a busy year at ABCD in Action. Since Jan. 1st, we've added over 100 people, bringing our total membership to over 800 members from 43 countries! I hope you'll join me in welcoming our new members, as well as getting to know some of our "older" members.
As always, there are great questions, questions, conversations, videos & more on ABCD in Action. Why don't you take a few minutes and check these out?
Connect & Share
Members are sharing questions, ideas, and news with each other. Won't you take a few moments to join some conversationsand share ideaswith each other?
- Heather would like some advice about introducing ABCD to a group that is issue-based(not geographically connected).
- Steve is looking for stories about communities supporting literacy.
- Lauren is interested in talking about ABCD in Technology/Infrastructure.
- Logan shared a story about gang violence in Chicago- what do you think?
- Conner has started a holistic learning community, focusing on ABCD, in Columbus, Georgia.
- Rex is thinking aboutthe power of connectors.
Groups
- ABCD:DC- This new group was recently begun by Logan. Do you live and/or work in the Washington, DC area? Would you like to connect with others to think about how ABCD can be practiced in their DC neighborhoods? Then ABCD:DC is the group for you! ContactLogan directly if you have questions.
Videos
- Ram Shrestha discussesCommunity Health Systems
- Deb shared a video about inviting neighbors to participate in community development(from Communities First Association).
- And manymore videos that inform, inspire and make us laugh out loud.
Upcoming Events
Do you have an event you'd like to share with the members of ABCD in Action? All members are invited to share your trainings, community gatherings, etc. on our Events page. If you have questions about this, please feel free to contact Deb Wisniewski.
- Effective Community Partnerships (Webinar). Join Dan Duncan & Mike Green (ABCD faculty members) to learn abouthow neighborhood residents and organizations can work together. Sept. 12, 2013.
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 making a donation today.
If you have any questions about making a donation, feel free to contact Deb Wisniewski at abcdinaction@gmail.com.
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