Bristol, a City of Social Action
May 17, 2019
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"People Power has brought people together to have conversations and share their experiences and that’s a big achievement especially in an environment where so...
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‘Proliferation’ – The implementation of ABCD in Leeds Part 1
In Leeds we have had tackling loneliness, especially for older people, as a priority for many years with the development of Neighbourhood Networks, a...
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Talent Quest: Person Specification Part 2 of 3
The more tailored the Person Specification is, to the future vision, the story that a person is being invited to be a part of,...
Read MoreTake a street and build a community: Shani Graham at TEDxPerth
There’s rubbish on the street, and some folks they’ve got no job And the ambulance came half an hour too late to save old Bob And...
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Touchstone Six: Visioning and Planning
Once a strong connection is built with the community, it’s time to look to the future and envision what it could look like in...
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Touchstone Three: Appreciating the assets of the local community
In this third blog of the Eight Touchstones of Community Building series, Chris a member of the Nurture Development team shares the story of...
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Touchstone Two: Recruiting a Community Animator
The strength of a community or the various groups that make it up, should not be measured by the capacity of individual leaders but...
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Touchstone One: Introducing connectors to each other and forming a Community Building team
The work of building community belongs to those who reside there, it is the work of near neighbours; not salaried strangers :- this means...
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Eight Touchstones of Community Building. Part 1: Community is not a noun, it’s a verb
Here comes another blog series; get ready for nine in a row this time. From next week on, each week I will share some...
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Part 4: We Don’t Have a Health Problem, We Have a Village Problem.
In depth look at the questions of how best practitioners can connect people back into community life; to consider how we might support communities...
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Part 3: The Importance of Asking
Before you engage with communities you must be prepared to invest in supporting local residents in building them, not so you can harvest/harness their...
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Conversation with John McKnight and Peter Block
Audio recording, John McKnight, Peter Block and Cormac Russell in conversation. They discuss concepts of Learning Sites, Community Animators and a wide range of...
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