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Community & Economic Development

Asset Based Community Development Institute - (Jody Kretzmann)

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. Kretzmann & McKnight are co-authors of the very popular 'Building Communities from the Inside Out' which is available for purchase through our on-line bookshop. *Contact details: (w) www.northwestern.edu/ipr/abcd.html*

Imagine Chicago - (Bliss Browne)

Imagine Chicago is a non-profit organisation that helps people develop their imagination as city creators. It offers everyone, especially young people, the opportunity to invest themselves in the city’s future. Imagine Chicago works in partnership with individuals and local organisations – schools, museums, churches, businesses, and community groups. Together, they design and implement innovative civic projects that build meaningful connections across generations and cultures and have lasting institutional and community impact. Imagine Chicago encourages individuals and organisations to focus constructively on their capacities and opportunities to make a difference as they : understand what is imagine what can be, and create what will be. *Contact details: (w) www.imaginechicago.org*

Business Retention + Expansion International (BREI)

Business Retention and Expansion International (BREI) is a non profit professional association of economic development professionals who are working for the advancement of business retention and expansion as an economic development strategy for communities. The BR+ E program is a service provided by the Bank of I.D.E.A.S. Click here for details. *Contact details: (w) www.brei.org*


United Kingdom - Rural Agencies

The former Countryside Agency has been reorganised and there are now three separate agencies that you may wish to check out: The Commission for Rural Communities which looks at aspects of rural disadvantage (www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk) England's Regional Development Agencies which looks after the economic aspects of rural development (www.englandsrdas.com/home.aspx) Natural England which looks after the environmental aspects (www.naturalengland.org.uk/about/default.htm)

Action for Market Towns (UK)


Action for Market Towns is the national membership organisation dedicated to: promote the vitality and viability of small towns support and assist small towns in tackling the challenges they face provide a national focus for action on issues affecting small towns *Contact details: (w) www.towns.org.uk*

The Association of Town Centre Management

Town Centre Management is a co-ordinated pro-active initiative designed to ensure that town and city centres are desirable and attractive places. In nearly all instances the initiative is a partnership between the public and private sectors and brings together a wide-range of key interests. Today there are more than 500 towns and cities in the UK that have some form of management initiative. As locally developed initiatives working across centres of different scale, they are naturally varied in terms of their remit and activities. What they have in common is their increasing effectiveness in promoting the vitality and viability of a centre and maintaining its key role as the heart of its community. *Contact details: (w) www.atcm.org*

Centre for Innovative & Entrepreneurial Leadership (Canada)

CIEL assists in creating vibrant, vital communities – CIEL does this by using unique assessments and community processes to bring communities to action. They develop innovative tools and services to help communities, organizations, and individuals become more dynamic and entrepreneurial and to foster strong, responsive leadership.

*Contact details: (w) www.theceil.com*

The Center for Rural Entrepreneurship (USA)

The Center for Rural Entrepreneurship is a Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) National Research & Policy Center with major support from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City.

*Contact details: (w) www.ruraleship.org*

The Ontario Rural Council (TORC) (Canada)

TORC is a convenor bringing together those with divergent interests and perspectives to address complex rural issues through open forums and an atmosphere of trust, and a network linking people, information and activities in support of rural community development and capacity building.

*Contact details: (w) www.torc.on.ca*


Youth


Michael O'Meara
Michael O'Meara is a youth,community and business development facilitator. Michael, through his company MOHOW, provides tools, resources and facilitation within a framework that focuses on positive outcomes and assets rather than problems.
*Contact details: (M) 0418 505 519 (E) mom@westnet.com.au (W) www.mohow.com*


Kamel Nabulsi


*Contact details: kamelnabulsi@yahoo.com*

International Council for National Youth Policy (ICNYP)

ICNYP is an international non governmental organisation dedicated to the promotion and development of the national youth policy concepts and processes. ICNYP addresses itself to all States in the world, which are primarily responsible for national youth policy formulation, implementation and evaluation. In its activities, ICNYP works with all stakeholders, including young men and women, NGOs, notably youth NGOs, with governments, parliaments, with inter-governmental organisations, bilateral organisations and with the United Nations System.

*Contact details: (w) www.icnyp.net*

Education Foundation - Kids and Community

Kids and Community showcases outstanding school-community partnerships around Australia. It is an initiative of the Education Foundation, an independent not-for-profit organisation that builds capacity in public education. *Contact details: (w) www.educationfoundation.org.au/kidsandcommunity*

ruMAD?

r.u.MAD? stands for ‘Are You Making A Difference?’ and was developed by the Education Foundation (Melbourne). The Bank of I.D.E.A.S. is embracing the r.u.MAD? concept in its own community of Kalamunda W.A. and as a key C.R.E.A.T.E. Initiative resource. r.u. MAD? is an innovative learning framework that allows students to develop a project in response to their aspirations and concerns about their community or the wider world. Following the steps – discussion, research, action and evaluation – students come up with ideas and implement their project. It allows schools to deliver on the Essential Learning in a way that is very powerful for students. Contact details: (w) www.rumad.org.au

The National Youth Agency (UK)

The NYA aims to advance youth work to promote young people's personal and social development, and their voice, influence and place in society.

*Contact details: (w) www.nya.org.uk*

YouthGas

YouthGAS is a leading Australian (and world!) networking and communication service focused on young people and communities.

*Contact details: (w) www.youthgas.com*

Lead On

Lead On Australia is a community enhancement model (or community enterprise structure) designed to enable young people to engage and become involved in real life business and community activities in communities across Australia.

*Contact details: (w) www.leadon.com.au*

Rural Youth Network (UK)

Rural Youth Network is the U.K.'s leading voice in rural youth affairs. Established in 1985, they work with rural communities to make a difference on the issues that affect young people.

*Contact details: www.ruralyouth.com*

Australian Clearing House for Youth Studies

ACYS provides information products and services for those working in the youth field and for anyone with an interest in youth. This includes practitioners in areas such as health and education, researchers, policy-makers, youth workers and youth service providers, as well as students and parents. *Contact details: (w) www.acys.utas.edu.au*

Volunteering

Community Service Volunteers (UK)

CSV involves people in high quality volunteering and learning opportunities that tackle real need and enrich lives.

*Contact details: (w) www.csv.org.au*

Community

Western Australian Community Foundation (WACF)

The Western Australian Community Foundation (WACF) exists to create and nurture philanthropic partnerships between those living in, and or operating businesses within, Western Australia. It also serves as a vehicle through which individuals, community groups and organisations can direct their giving to the communities in which they live in a manner that produces sustainable and long-term outcomes.

Contact details: (w) www.wacf.com.au

Our Community

Through the Our Community Centres of Excellence, they provide the one-stop-gateway for practical resources, support and linkages between community networks and the general public, business and government - building capacity to strengthen the community in every Australian State and Territory.

Contact details: (w) www.ourcommunity.com.au

Retail

Just About Retail - John Stanly Associates

For over 25 years John Stanley has been consulting to retailers, growing businesses and profits, as well as inspiring and motivating retail teams to achieve excellence in their daily lives. John has authored several industry specific books, with his retail management book, Just About Everything a Retail Manager Needs to Know, a best seller. *Contact details: (w) www.johnstanley.cc*

Terrific Trading (Jurek Leon)

Jurek Leon is a speaker, author, trainer and consultant. He presents courses and addresses seminars and conferences on marketing, motivation, selling and customer service. In over 15 years as a consultant and trainer Jurek has assisted clients in a diverse range of businesses in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and England. *Contact details: (w) www.terrifictrading.com*

Heritage Development

Heritage Futures International (New Zealand)

Heritage Futures International specializes in bringing local people together and developing the heritage resources in a particular place to meet the needs of that place. The focus is on working with 'bottom-up' development rather than 'top-down', with the goal being improved incomes and services, an increase in the number and quality of jobs and an enhanced quality of life.

*Contact details: David Wilson (e) heritage.futures@xtra.co.nz (w)* *www.heritageatwork.com*

Art Deco Society Inc



Art Deco Society Inc. (ADS) is an incorporated not-for-profit cultural organisation, operating in Victoria and throughout Australia. It is dedicated to the preservation and celebration of aspects of the Art Deco era such as architecture, landscaping, furniture, industrial design, fashion, graphics, art, jewellery, entertainment and transport. A major objective is to raise the awareness in the community of the importance of Twentieth Century buildings.

*Contact details: Robin Grow (e) robingrow@ozemail.com.au (w)* *www.artdeco.org.au*