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Community building is a field of practices directed toward the creation or enhancement of community between individuals within a regional area (such as a neighbourhood) or with a common interest. It is sometimes encompassed under the field of community development.
A wide variety of practices can be utilized for community building, ranging from simple events like potlucks and small book clubs, to larger–scale efforts such as mass festivals and building construction projects that involve local participants rather than outside contractors.
Activists engaged in community building efforts in industrialized nations see the apparent loss of community in these societies as a key cause of social disintegration and the emergence of many harmful behaviors. They may see building community as a means to increase social justice, individual well-being and reduce negative impacts of otherwise disconnected individuals.
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From open innovation to marketing or community building, evry move in the SM or E2.0 space is about dynamically learning from your ecosystem
Deliberation - Organizations and individuals committed to strengthening and uniting the growing dialogue and deliberation field.
Meta Description: [ The National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation is a collaborative effort among practitioners to strengthen and unite our growing field while sharing information with the public and policymakers about the power of dialogue and deliberation. ]
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.
A Librarian At Every Table - A resource to demonstrate the value of librarianship in the community building movement.
Meta Description: [ A Librarian at Every Table ]
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.
Berkana Institute - This US-based nonprofit promotes leadership development projects based on community conversations on issues of interest. They provide much high-level discussion of their methodology.
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Child Play International - Establishes and maintains play spaces in impoverished communities and for hospitalized children.
Meta Description: [ Child Play International promotes the well-being, education and health of children in impoverished communities. ]
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COMM-ORG: The On-Line Conference On Community Organizing and Development - Resources for community organizers. Includes discussion, papers, syllabi and links.
Common Focus - A nonprofit organization dedicated to providing resources for community building and creative citizen dialogue and engagement.
Meta Description: [ Founded in 1995, Common Focus is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing resources for community building and creative citizen dialogue and engagement., Founded in 1995, Common Focus is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing resources for community building and creative citizen ... ]
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 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.
Meta Description: [ Formerly known as the Standing Conference for Community Development (SCCD), CDX is the UK-wide membership organisation for community development. The CDX website includes news, events, resources and policy information on community development and related topics. ]
Community Organizing as Practiced in the United States - This academic-style article characterizes community organizing in the US, describes the author's work in Jacksonville, Florida, and offers some general instruction for organizers. [English/German]
Conversation Cafe - Includes the background of this structured form of conversation, with a list of existing cafe groups, and information and resources about how to start a new one.
Meta Description: [ At Conversation Cafes, we will learn together how to create a culture of conversation, which is a culture of intelligence, peace, and political awareness. ]
Global Citizens Circle - Sponsors town meeting-style discussions led by a diverse community of world dignitaries, which focus on current global issues, with a goal of constructive change. Describes organizations history, with details of past program topics and leaders.
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.
Meta Description: [ KACA, Kentucky Association for Community Action represents the twenty-three community action agencies that provide social services to low and moderate income families in all 120 counties of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. ]
National Community Development Institute - Provides customized capacity-building services to promote community-building and social transformation in diverse low-income communities.
National Park Service - Civic Engagement - US agency offers resources and case studies for using historic sites as venues for civic dialogue on sensitive topics, along with calendar of events.
Ontario Project for Inter-Clinic Community Organizing (OPICCO) - Provides community organizations and community legal clinics in Ontario with tools (information and guidance) for organizing.
Meta Description: [ OPICCO - the Ontario Project for Inter Clinic-Community Organizing, a work group composed of workers in the community legal aid system ]
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.
Meta Description: [ Shelterforce magazine, the magazine for community development, affordable housing, and community building. ]
Southern Hills Business Association - Organized to bring together business owners and managers in the Shreveport, Louisiana area for the purpose of promoting economic development.
Meta Description: [ The Southern Hills Business Association was organized to bring together business owners and managers in the Southern Hills area for the purpose of promoting economic development of the area.
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The Association for the Study and Development of Community (ASDC) - A US-based research and development organization for community capacity building and social problem solving. They describe their methodologies, list recent clients, and provide research publications.
Meta Description: [ Association for the Study and Development of Community provides leadership in urban communities for self-improvement and success. We train leaders to develop a working support system for community participation. ]
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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.
The Citizen's Handbook - Community organizing handbook designed for use in urban settings. Created by Vancouver, B.C. group.
The Community Organizing Toolbox - A guide to community organizing, with an explanation of the basics, issues, case studies, and resources.
The World Cafe - This process for leading collaborative dialogue and knowledge-sharing, particularly for larger groups, is described, with a bibliography and resources for implementation.
Tom Wolff and Associates - US-based consultant offers services in collaboration-building and community planning. Provides overview of experience and philosophy, with client list, resource links, and description of areas of work.
Meta Description: [ Healthy communities require collaborative solutions. Tom Wolff and Associates have the tools and resources necessary to mobilize the power of collaborative processes and coalition building. These processes are the key to addressing the critical challenges that confront our communities, our states... ]
What is Community? - Progressive speakers each give a view of community in America.
Meta Description: [ Krasny hosts "Forum," a West Coast public affairs radio show recognized for its discussion of serious issues. He is a regular contributor to Mother Jones. ]
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