Community Building (Activism)

Community Building Sites:

Asset-Based Community Development Institute Asset-Based Community Development Institute: ABCD spreads its findings on capacity-building community development through interactions with community builders, and by producing practical resources and tools for community builders to identify, nurture, and mobilize neighborhood assets. (Community Building) http://www.northwestern.edu/ipr/abcd.html A Librarian At Every Table A Librarian At Every Table: A resource to demonstrate the value of librarianship in the community building movement. (Community Building) http://www.cas.usf.edu/lis/a-librarian-at-every-table/ COMM-ORG: The On-Line Conference On Community Organizing and Development COMM-ORG: The On-Line Conference On Community Organizing and Development: Resources for community organizers. Includes discussion, papers, syllabi and links. (Community Building) http://comm-org.utoledo.edu/ National Community Development Institute National Community Development Institute: Provides customized capacity-building services to promote community-building and social transformation in diverse low-income communities. (Community Building) http://www.ncdinet.org/ Ontario Project for Inter-Clinic Community Organizing (OPICCO) Ontario Project for Inter-Clinic Community Organizing (OPICCO): Provides community organizations and community legal clinics in Ontario with tools (information and guidance) for organizing. (Community Building) http://www.opicco.org/ National Community Building Network National Community Building Network: The National Community Building Network is an alliance of locally driven urban initiatives working to reduce poverty and create social and economic opportunity through comprehensive community-building strategies. (Community Building) http://www.ncbn.org Click On Democracy Click On Democracy: Portal and resource promoting democratic issue-based online communities. (Community Building) http://www.clickondemocracy.com/ National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation: Organizations and individuals committed to strengthening and uniting the growing dialogue and deliberation field. (Community Building) http://www.thataway.org/ Kentucky Association for Community Action Kentucky Association for Community Action: Aims to build and strengthen the network of Kentucky's community action agencies resulting in the improvement in the lives of the people there. (Community Building) http://www.kaca.org/ Shelterforce Online Shelterforce Online: Online version the nation's oldest continually-published housing and community development magazine. A primary forum for organizers, activists, and advocates in the affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization movements. (Community Building) http://www.nhi.org/online/ Community Development Exchange (CDX) Community Development Exchange (CDX): The UK-wide community development membership organisation. Works to bring about social justice and equality by sharing information, experience and practice, and by representing the community development field in policy work. (Community Building) http://www.cdx.org.uk/ What is Community? What is Community?: Progressive speakers each give a view of community in America. (Community Building) http://bsd.mojones.com/mother_jones/MJ94/krasny.html The Center for Consensual Democracy The Center for Consensual Democracy: Provides a proven way to renew, revive and sustain a local community. Promotes a grassroots approach that empowers local citizens to build the communities they want. (Community Building) http://www.consensualdemocracy.org/ Aspen Institute Roundtable on Comprehensive Community Initiatives Aspen Institute Roundtable on Comprehensive Community Initiatives: Forum for discussing challenges, discerning lessons, and working on problems related to individuals and families as well as improvements in neighborhood conditions. (Community Building) http://www.aspeninstitute.org/Programt3.asp?bid=1220 A Case Study of Electronic Community Building in a Freshman Dorm A Case Study of Electronic Community Building in a Freshman Dorm: Study of how Stanford college students living together use and perceive electronic communication as a tool for critical dialogue and community building. (Community Building) http://www.stanford.edu/%7Eholeton/wired-frosh/ Common Focus Common Focus: A nonprofit organization dedicated to providing resources for community building and creative citizen dialogue and engagement. (Community Building) http://www.commonfocus.org/ Community Building Institute (CBI) Community Building Institute (CBI): Founded to help communities improve the way they conduct public business to be more inclusive, more collaborative, and more effective. Based in Annandale, Virginia. (Community Building) http://www.communitytools.net/cbi/ Southern Hills Business Association Southern Hills Business Association: Organized to bring together business owners and managers in the Shreveport, Louisiana area for the purpose of promoting economic development. (Community Building) http://shba-spt.org/ The Citizen's Handbook The Citizen's Handbook: Community organizing handbook designed for use in urban settings. Created by Vancouver, B.C. group. (Community Building) http://www.vcn.bc.ca/citizens-handbook/ Child Play International Child Play International: Establishes and maintains play spaces in impoverished communities and for hospitalized children. (Community Building) http://www.childplayinternational.org/ The Community Organizing Toolbox The Community Organizing Toolbox: A guide to community organizing, with an explanation of the basics, issues, case studies, and resources. (Community Building) http://www.nfg.org/cotb/