Community Building - Our Strategy and Approach

"Understand what is, imagine what can be and create what will be."

• Understanding and Creating The Community Context
  • Assets and Needs
  • Root causes
  • Resources and Relationships
  • Paradigm Shifts
• Tapping into the Shared Vision
  • Creating the "Picture" of the Future We Share
  • Committing to the Vision
  • How Will We Get There
• Developing Participation and Leadership
  • Building Relationships
  • Fostering leadership and engagement
  • Creating collaborative partnerships
• Taking Action in the Community: Community and Change
  • Mobilizing Action
  • Generating Engagement
• Determining How We Will Get There
  • Outcomes and Evaluation
  • Documenting Community Systems and Change
• Promoting And Sustaining the Change
  • Communication
  • Getting Resources
  • Widening the Base of Support