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August 1, 2023 /
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This year the Unconference planners will be offering the ABCD world a series of regional &/or topical sessions, hosted and led... read more
April 4, 2023 /
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Social entrepreneur Zita Cobb emphasizes that the answer to building thriving communities is through place-based economic... read more
January 31, 2023 /
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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
January 5, 2023 /
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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
December 20, 2022 /
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John McKnight's new book, Associational Life: Democracy’s Power Source explores the power of neighborhood associations to... read more
October 18, 2022 /
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"Dee Brooks has been instrumental in promoting the International Association for Community Development (IACD) across the... read more
October 18, 2022 /
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John and co-author Troy Harden's chapter, Black Masculinity Remixed, "unpack current sensibilities concerning... read more
October 18, 2022 /
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ABCDI Steward Michelle Dunscombe becomes Vice Chair of the International Association for Community Development... read more
October 18, 2022 /
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ABCD Institute Steward Tom Mosgaller and Co-Authors Have Launched a New Book, Bending GraniteBending Granite is composed... read more
October 13, 2022 /
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The Connected Community: A New Book by John McKnight and Cormac RussellThe Connected Community is due to reach... read more
June 2, 2022 /
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ABCD Songbook - A People Power Playlist. The sixth ABCD asset is stories which come in two forms - those that are spoken and... read more
October 5, 2021 /
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View previous quarterly newsletters from the ABCD Institute. Catch up on what is going on at the Institute. Newsletters are filled with... read more
August 3, 2021 /
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Congratulations to ABCD Institute Founders John McKnight and Jody Kretzmann and all the ABCD Stewards. Jody... read more
June 1, 2021 /
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Congratulations to ABCD Institute Steward, DeAmon Harges for receiving an Innovative Leader Award at the inaugural Tom... read more
By Dan Baron /
November 25, 2020 /
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Nothing about us without us So says Deb Wisniewski, consultant and evaluator on the Community Catalyst Initiative (CCI)... read more
By Tom Dewar /
June 25, 2020 /
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This book is a welcome and clarifying contribution to contemporary community building. Cormac places Asset-Based Community... read more
By Robert Francis /
June 18, 2020 /
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March 20, 2020 /
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December 30, 2019 /
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ABCD Institute Faculty member and Co-founder and Co-CEO of the Tamarack Institute, Paul Born is appointed to the Order... read more
February 23, 2017 /
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In January 2017, 138 people from 15 countries gathered in Goa,
India for the Second Annual... read more
November 30, 2016 /
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Join the ABCD In Action online community of practice! This free online space provides an opportunity to share examples of ABCD in... read more
May 30, 2016 /
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Faculty member Cormac Russell's TEDxExeter Talk: Sustainable Community Development: Shifting From What's Wrong to What's... read more
February 15, 2016 /
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Authors Peter Block, Walter Brueggemann, and John McKnight invite you on a journey of departure from our consumer market culture, with... read more
July 1, 2015 /
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Through interviews with co-founder of the ABCD Institute John McKnight, Faculty member Cormac Russell's new e-book on the history... read more
June 27, 2015 /
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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
June 16, 2015 /
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KaBOOM! is the national non-profit organization that empowers communities to build playgrounds. KaBOOM! passionately believes that play... read more
March 11, 2014 /
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Fig Tree Community Garden in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia is a project by the community and for the community. There is just... read more
April 10, 2012 /
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Seattle’s historic business district of Columbia City had seen better days. It was losing business to big box retail outside of the... read more
February 17, 2012 /
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In 2008, the Greater Rochester Health Foundation launched a program called the Neighborhood Health Status Improvement grants through... read more
June 25, 2011 /
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When you imagine a country town, you might think of farm families who eat fresh produce and spend active days outdoors doing chores,... read more
May 10, 2011 /
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The Mercado Central is a retail business cooperative that was developed by the Latino immigrant community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The... read more
February 10, 2011 /
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Physical inactivity and poor dietary choices are both major risk factors for obesity among families. By providing an environment where... read more
October 1, 2010 /
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ABCD Institute founder and co-director John McKnight is blogging! Please visit www.abundantcommunity.com to read his latest posts and... read more
September 2, 2010 /
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When you set out on a journey to a place you’ve never been, you’re taking a risk. This could certainly be said of The Denver Foundation... read more
June 17, 2009 /
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First Lady and ABCD Emeritus Faculty member, Michelle Obama, mentions the Asset-Based Community Development Institute and partner... read more
November 10, 2008 /
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In partnership with ABCD, Coady Institute colleagues Gordon Cunningham and Alison Mathie have just published an edited volume titled... read more
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Photo courtesy of Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives, cnigroup.orgPullman's revitalization shows that, from asset-based development and... read more