Asset-Based Community Development: Championing the Power of Community

The power of Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) is its focus on uplifting and combining the strengths of individuals and the community to create broader changes for the common good. In 2016, Tamarack was chosen by the late community-builder and ABCD founder John McKnight to serve as the hub for ABCD in Canada. Since then, we have continued to support the advancement of ABCD in communities across the country.

Read on for tools, resources, and a workshop to help you champion the power of ABCD in your own community.

Building Community Connectors from the Ground Up

Community connectors are vital to ABCD: they find individuals with unique skills and support them to collaborate on positive change efforts in their neighbourhoods.

This tool helps members of community organizations and local government build community connectors without creating specific programs.

The Collaboration Imperative: How Boards and Leaders Drive Impact

Nonprofits today are struggling with fewer resources and increased demand. This article from the Collaborative Organization makes the case for why nonprofit boards and leaders need to consider collaboration as the answer. Read the article and sign up for a free webinar on the Collaborative Organization led by Maytree.

A Guide for Deepening Community with ABCD

Communities across Canada are experiencing increasing levels of social isolation, resulting in poorer outcomes across the board. This guide has been developed to support community champions, concerned citizens, and municipal decision-makers to build belonging and harness the power of community for social change.

Tamarack Workshop: Fundamentals of ABCD

This workshop provides an introduction to ABCD as a people-centred approach to community development.

Join Heather Keam as we work through the foundations and principles of ABCD, including new and improved processes for centring community in your programs and activities.

May 28 | 1:00–4:30pm ET