RESOURCES

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Our resource page will gradually be built up over time and as such this page does not reflect all of the resources that we currently have.

Publications
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Community Building Resources
The Ideal Empowering Authority – an Illustrated Framework www   
South Australian Community Builders Handbook 125 kb
Time Banks -A radical manifesto for the UKs www   
The Most Significant Change (MSC) Technique www 1.19 mb
The Social Audit Cookbook - Recipes for the Way We Connect 924 kb
Australian Stories of Social Enterprise 3.9 mb
Eight Outcomes of Community Capacity Building 13 kb
45 Ways to Recognise Volunteers 56 kb
20 Clues to Creating and Maintaining a Vibrant Community 49 kb
158 Things I Can Do To Build Social Capital In My Community 86 kb
137 Community Projects That Build Social Capital   139 kb
161 Great Special Event Ideas   97 kb
7 Ways to CREATE Jobs at the Local Level 47 kb
50 Ways to Kill Ideas and Stifle Creativity 56  kb
Community & Economic Development - Key Concepts 66 kb
Time Banks – a Radical Manifesto 79 kb
South Australian Home and Community Care (HACC) Service Principles 123  kb
Mansfield Community Development Charter 533 kb
Building Inclusive and Resilient Communities 485 kb
Notes for Conducting Focus Group Methodologies 50  kb
Working with the Media 64  kb
Mediaspark - The Economic Development Challenge 856  kb
Words of Wisdom Community Development 233 kb
Bank of I.D.E.A.S. 10 Key Community Development Beliefs 93  kb
Open Space 101 kb
Tips for Maintaining Community Interest and Involvement 46 kb
Notes for Conducting Focus Group Methodologies 31  kb
Daffodil Principle 141 kb
What Does a Healthy Community Look Like? 55 kb

Behaviours and Actions That Develop Community Health, Resilience and Sustainability

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Community Sustainability 33 kb

Asset Based Community Development
ABCD Summary - Bank of I.D.E.A.S. 236 kb
ABCD Questionnaire - Illawarra Region NSW 363 kb
ABCD Summary- Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center, USA 1.3 mb
ABCD Summary - Coady Institute (Canada) www  
Skills and Passions Audit - Lord Howe Island 298 kb
Asset Mapping Tool - Murchison Community Resource Centre 284 kb
Audit Community Assets 22 kb
Masters of Our Own Destiny (Moses Coady) 460 kb
Asset Based Community Development - Key Resources 96 kb
Changing Focus - The Asset Based Community Development Approach (Rural Ontario Institute Presentation Slides) 115 mb
Asset Based Community Development Approach - An Overview 71 mb
Shifting Focus: Alternative Pathways for Communities and Economies-a Resource Kit www
Reinventing the Practice of Community Development – ABCD in Indigenous Australia, Asia and Africa 92 mb
BAND (Building Again North Dakota) 1.3 mb
Making Headway-Building Your community- an Asset Based Community Development Tool Kit 1.77 mb
Asset Based Community Development for Church Communities (Dec 06) - Mary Nelson 1.4 mb
Willagee Alive ABCD Mapping Tools 283 kb
Appreciative Inquiry 196 kb
Appreciative Inquiry Introductions 19 kb
Appreciative Inquiry - Example Survey Form 27 kb
A Glass Half-full: How an asset approach can improve community health and well-being 578 kb
Appreciative Inquiry - Example of a Passion and Skill Audit 36 kb

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Local Economic Development Resources
Australian Small Business - Key Statistics 7.5 mb
Rural Revitalisation and the Need to Create Sustainable, Healthy and Resilient Communities 220 kb
The Benalla BEAR Story 1.5 mb
All Together Now: How Co-operatives Are Born Again as Communities Help Themselves 211 kb
Working Towards Social Enterprise 4.45 mb
BEAR Program - Facilitator's Handbook 450 kb
BEAR Program - Community Volunteer Interviewer Handbook 220 kb
Saving your Local Pub - A Guide for Local Communities (UK) 435 kb
First Impressions Community Exchange (F.I.C.E.): Coordinator's Guide 178 kb
First Impressions Community Exchange (F.I.C.E.): Volunteer Resource Kit 187 kb
Transition Towns Primer 1.6 mb

Customer Service Information Sheets
Twenty ideas for creating a positively outrageous customer service culture in your business or organisation 174 kb
Assessing your Marketing Ability 22 kb
Example of Mystery Shopper Assessment Tool 23 kb
Advice by Mahatma Gandhi 40 kb
Customer Service Assessment 16 kb
I am the Customer 55 kb

Youth Development Resources
Generic Youth Development Framework www  
The Evaluation Toolkit for Community Youth Programmers 2.8 mb
Principles to Enable Effective Youth Participation 20 kb
51 Things Adults Can Do With Young People 50 kb
Tips For Building Effective Youth-Adult Partnerships 85 kb
23 MAD Ideas For Young People To Use To Make A Difference 71 kb
Ten Commandments Involving Young People 21 kb
Joining Forces with Young People 53 kb
r.u.MAD? 326 kb
8 Keys to MADness 4.4 mb
Partnerships for Youth Employment 417 kb
Mansfield Youth Charter 1.1 mb
A W.A. Teachers and Facilitators Guide for the C.R.E.A.T.E Initiative 365 kb
Global Employment Trends for Youth 3.3 mb
Key Youth Development Resources 68 kb

Facilitating Community Conversations
Blue Skies Conversation Kit 1.1 mb
Conversation Cafe 129 kb
The World Cafe Presents Cafe to Go! 2.3 mb
A Guide for Hosting Community Conversations 169 mb

Presentations by Peter Kenyon
Rediscovering the Power of Community (WA Catholic Education Office) 8 mb
Rediscovering the Power of Community (Queensland Catholic Parents Association Conference – Gold Coast) 19 mb
The Restless Generation - retaining & attracting back young people 7 mb
Good Practice in Community Engagement 93 mb
Sheds and Building Community 13 mb
Building Healthy, Caring, Connected & Inclusive Communities - Eyre Peninsula 82 mb
Community Actions that Stimulate the Local Economy and Local Jobs 28 mb
Building Healthy, Strong, Caring & Connected Communities 20 mb
Changing Focus - The Asset Based Community Development Approach (Rural Ontario Institute Presentation Slides) 115 mb
Asset Based Community Development Approach - An Overview 71 mb
Transformative Change 131 mb
Community Engagement: Making it Fun and Effective 9.7 mb
Community Building - Some Observations from a Faith-Based Social Capitalist and Community Enthusiast 21 mb
Building Community and Economy in Times of Boom 8.6 mb
The BEAR Program: Benalla Business Network in partnership with the Benalla Rural Council 937 kb
Building Healthy and Enterprising Rural Communities 111 kb
Changing the Paradigms Involving Young People 144 kb
Concept of Healthy Sustainable and Enterprising Communities 167 kb
Getting the Tills Ringing in Boom Times 5.8 mb
Encouraging Strong Local Leadership 77 kb
The BEAR Program: Process, Roles and Responsibilities 514 kb
The BEAR Program: a tool for building the local economy and community 299 kb
Tools for Creating Vibrant and Successful Communities 1.4MB

Workshop Presentations
More about Community Conversations (Nov 2010) - Paul Born www  
Presentation on Community Conversations (Nov 2010) - Paul Born www  
Tools for Creating Vibrant and Successful Communities (Feb 07) - Mike Stolte 1.2 mb
Developing Communities in Changing Times - Mal Bryce 2 mb
Planning For and By the People - A National Conference on Community Engagement  in the Community Planning Process - Janet Hartzkarp



 
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