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Asset-Based Community Development

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Neighborhood Academy Alumni Library - Class project

Defense for Children International-Canada: Children's Rights Toolbox
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F A Q

Q: What is Asset-Based Community Development?

A: Using a group's existing assets to build their capacity and solve problems, rather than relying on needs-based approach to gain access to externally controlled assets.

Q: What are Knowledge Assets?

A: The intangibles, the group mind, what we know and sometimes don't know we know. They include experiences, hard-won wisdom and gotcha's, as well as the various relationships we have established with experts and volunteers through working in our communities.

Q: Where can I find more information?

A: These links should get you started:

An article from Shelterforce Online: Building Communities From the Inside Out, By John P. Kretzmann
The Asset-Based Community Development Institute
The Community Tool Box
An Asset-Based Capacity Building Primer
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