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Asset-Based Community Development Institute

The Asset-Based Community Development Institute (ABCD), established in 1995 by the Community Development Program at Northwestern University's Institute for Policy Research, is built upon three decades of community development research by John Kretzmann and John L. McKnight. The ABCD Institute spreads its findings on capacity-building community development in two ways: (1) through extensive and substantial interactions with community builders, and (2) by producing practical resources and tools for community builders to identify, nurture, and mobilize neighborhood assets.

 

 
New ABCD Publications
Now Available: When People Care Enough To Act: ABCD In Action (by Mike Green with Henry Moore and John O'Brien)
    Now Available: Neighbor Power: Building Community the Seattle Way, Jim Diers, University of Washington Press, 2004
    Now Available: The Power of Asset Mapping: How Your Congregation Can Act on Its Gifts, Luther Snow, Herndon, Alban Institute, 2004
 
 
Publications to 
Download
Now Available: Discovering Community Power: A Guide to Mobilizing Local Assets and Your Organization's Capacity (by the ABCD Institute in cooperation with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation)
    Now Available: Hidden Treasures: Building Community Connections
    Now Available: The Catalytic Role of an Outsider
 
 
 
   Workbooks
Now Available : Building the Mercado Central
    Now Available : Asset-Based Strategies for Faith Communities
    Now Available : Community Transformation: Turning Threats into Opportunities
    Now Available : The Organization of Hope: A Workbook for Rural Asset-Based Community Development
    Related Publication: A Guide to Building Sustainable Organizations from the Inside Out (with order form)




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