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Invitation to be a Regional / Topical Coordinator for the ABCD Unconference 2023

Invitation to be a Regional / Topical Coordinator for the ABCD Unconference 2023

​​​​​​​​​​This year the Unconference planners will be offering the ABCD world a series of regional &/or topical sessions, hosted and led... read more

Social entrepreneur Zita Cobb on building thriving communities through place-based economic development and ABCD

Social entrepreneur Zita Cobb on building thriving communities through place-based economic development and ABCD

​​​​​​​​​Social entrepreneur Zita Cobb emphasizes that the answer to building thriving communities is through place-based economic... read more

Senator Mary Coyle gives tribute to Jody Kretzmann on the Canadian Senate Floor

Senator Mary Coyle gives tribute to Jody Kretzmann on the Canadian Senate Floor

​Senator Mary Coyle devotes her three minutes on the Canadian Senate floor to a tribute to the late Jody Kretzmann. Mary is a former... read more

Bidding Farewell to our beloved Co-Founder Jody Kretzmann

Bidding Farewell to our beloved Co-Founder Jody Kretzmann

​​​​​It is with a heavy heart that we would like to let you know that our beloved co-founder and mentor to so many, Jody Kretzmann has... read more

Michelle Dunscombe - Vice Chair of the IACD

Michelle Dunscombe - Vice Chair of the IACD

​​​​​​​​​ABCDI Steward Michelle Dunscombe becomes Vice Chair of the International Association for Community Development... read more

John Zeigler Published in new Book Black Men's Health

John Zeigler Published in new Book Black Men's Health

​​​​​​​​​​John​ and co-author Troy Harden's chapter, Black Masculinity Remixed, "unpack current sensibilities concerning... read more

Dee Brooks awarded the Global Ambassador Award from IACD

Dee Brooks awarded the Global Ambassador Award from IACD

​​​​​​​​​​"Dee Brooks has been instrumental in promoting the International Association for Community Development (IACD) across the... read more

Cormac Russell and John McKnight's New Book - The Connected Community

Cormac Russell and John McKnight's New Book - The Connected Community

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Connected Community: A New Book by John McKnight and Cormac RussellThe Connected Community is due to reach... read more

Newsletter

Newsletter

​​View previous quarterly newsletters from the ABCD Institute​. Catch up on what is going on at the Institute. Newsletters are filled with... read more

IACD Lifetime Achievement award given to John McKnight and Jody Kretzmann

IACD Lifetime Achievement award given to John McKnight and Jody Kretzmann

Congratulations to  ABCD Institute Founders John McKnight and Jody Kretzmann and all the ABCD Stewards. Jody... read more

DeAmon Harges receives 2021 Tom Locke Innovative Leader Award

DeAmon Harges receives 2021 Tom Locke Innovative Leader Award

Congratulations to ABCD Institute Steward, DeAmon Harges for receiving an Innovative Leader Award at the inaugural Tom... read more

Libraries and Museums as Catalysts for Change

Libraries and Museums as Catalysts for Change

​​​​​​​​​​​Nothing about us without us So says Deb Wisniewski, consultant and evaluator on the Community Catalyst Initiative (CCI)... read more

Book Review by Tom Dewar: Cormac Russell, Rekindling Democracy: A Professional's Guide to Working in Citizen Space

Book Review by Tom Dewar: Cormac Russell, Rekindling Democracy: A Professional's Guide to Working in Citizen Space

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​This book is a welcome and clarifying contribution to contemporary community building. Cormac places Asset-Based Community... read more

An Occasional Book Review  by Robert Francis

An Occasional Book Review by Robert Francis

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ABCD Resources and Inspiration in Time of Crisis

ABCD Resources and Inspiration in Time of Crisis

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ABCD Institute Faculty Member Paul Born Inducted into Order of Canada

ABCD Institute Faculty Member Paul Born Inducted into Order of Canada

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ABCD Institute Faculty member and Co-founder and Co-CEO of the Tamarack Institute, Paul Born is appointed to the Order... read more

2017 Second International ABCD Conference in Goa, India

2017 Second International ABCD Conference in Goa, India

​​   In January 2017, 138 people from 15 countries gathered in Goa, India for the Second Annual... read more

Join the ABCD In Action online community

Join the ABCD In Action online community

​​ Join the ABCD In Action online community of practice! This free online space provides an opportunity to share examples of ABCD in... read more

New ABCD E-book, "Looking Back to Look Forward" available

New ABCD E-book, "Looking Back to Look Forward" available

​ Through interviews with co-founder of the ABCD Institute John McKnight, Faculty member Cormac Russell's new e-book on the history... read more

Highlights from the 2015 ABCD Festival in Blackpool, UK

Highlights from the 2015 ABCD Festival in Blackpool, UK

The ABCD Festival drew people from all over the world. 180 people from 21 countries gathered to learn, celebrate and connect with fellow... read more

Emeritus ABCD Faculty member, Michelle Obama Speaks About ABCD

Emeritus ABCD Faculty member, Michelle Obama Speaks About ABCD

First Lady and ABCD Emeritus Faculty member, Michelle Obama, mentions the Asset-Based Community Development Institute and partner... read more

Reversing the Decline

Reversing the Decline

​​​Photo courtesy of Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives, cnigroup.orgPullman's revitalization shows that, from asset-based development and... read more