Alan Blackshaw
I am a community builder working from an Assets Based Community Development (ABCD) perspective. I have spent my career working to serve and build community. I have experience as an educator, public servant, disability support worker, in local government and in community development both as a frontline worker and as a manager of a team of community development workers. With over 30 years experience in working with the community, the last 16 in local government, I have experience in building community from the grassroots up. I ams now continuing to serve the community by working to create strong communities and organisations. At the core of my practice are social justice principles.

State or Province:

Queensland

country:

AU

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Timeline

 
Alan Blackshaw
 
@alan-blackshaw • 4 years ago • comments: 1
Posted a new blog:
Social Justice and Community Development
Spend any time around community organisations, community services, educational facilities, health facilities and government agencies you will stumble across the term...
Alan Blackshaw
 
@alan-blackshaw • 4 years ago • comments: 0
Posted a new blog:
Pondering on Leadership and Management
Introduction Over the last two or three years I’ve spent time considering leadership and management models/styles that are compatible with leading teams of Community...
Alan Blackshaw
 
@alan-blackshaw • 4 years ago • comments: 0
Posted a new blog:
International Standards for Community Development Practice
In 2018 the International Association of Community Development (IACD) released International Standards for Community Development Practice. The release of the...
Alan Blackshaw
 
@alan-blackshaw • 4 years ago • comments: 0
Updated a Blog:
Community Building is a Lot like Running
I haven’t always been a runner. As a matter of fact, it wasn’t so long ago that going for a run was the last thing on my mind. Now I regularly run 5kms two or three...
Alan Blackshaw
 
@alan-blackshaw • 4 years ago • comments: 0
Posted a new blog:
Community Building is a Lot like Running
I haven’t always been a runner. As a matter of fact, it wasn’t so long ago that going for a run was the last thing on my mind. Now I regularly run 5kms two or three...
Alan Blackshaw
 
@alan-blackshaw • 4 years ago • comments: 0
Posted a new blog:
Learnings from Leadership
Introduction For over a decade I worked in leadership positions in Local Government. This was a challenging, rewarding and often frustrating experience. Over that...
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