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Honoring the Gifts and Capacities of Cincinnati Citizens

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There are more than 7,000 groups in Cincinnati who want to better the community in one way or another.  A Small Group has opened a dialogue so groups can work together – as citizens committed to change – to...
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The Abundant Community Initiative Edmonton

Kim Hopes -
Inspired by John McKnight and Peter Block’s book, “The Abundant Community,” Howard Lawrence undertook a pilot project called the Abundant Community Initiative in Edmonton, Canada in January 2013. Howard started with the idea that local residents have gifts, skills, abilities and knowledge...
Friends & Neighbors

A River Runs through John

Al Etmanski -
Cormac Russell Note: The following is a guest blog written by Al Etmanski (aletmanski.com) . Al is a community organizer, social entrepreneur and author. John McKnight is his friend. Al's new book is Impact: Six Patterns to Spread Your Social Innovation. There is a...
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Is Now the Time to Bring Alive Centuries-old Jubilee Concept?

Michelle Strutzenberger -
A group of leaders of diverse faith affiliations in Cincinnati has been gripped by a sense that the ongoing economic struggle of those on the margins has brought their city to an historic crossroads. Believing that genuine hope for the...
Friends & Neighbors

Looking Back to Look Forward: The Intellectual Heritage of Asset-Based Community Development

Cormac Russell -
In 1995 John McKnight and Jody Kretzmann convened a circle of friends to help them establish the Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) Institute at Northwestern University. The Institute was built on John and Jody’s work and research over more than...
Friends & Neighbors

Timebanking Rich in Possibilities

Michelle Strutzenberger -
Sometimes the significance of a happening revisits you much later. When, several years ago, I found myself in a carload of folks that included pioneer of timebanking, Edgar Cahn, I felt very honoured but certainly didn’t imagine what might...
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Building Blocks for Vibrant and Resilient Communities

Robert Thompson and Mike Neiss -
Architect, community planner and author Ross Chapin joins Robert Thompson and Mike Neiss to share his passion for pocket neighborhoods, which he considers the building blocks for vibrant and resilient communities. How is a pocket neighborhood different than a regular...
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Sharing Is Not Just for the Young

Jan Hively and Moira Allan -
The Hopi Chief Dan Evehema said it for all of us prospective elders before he passed on in 1999 at age 108: There is a river flowing now, very fast. It is so great and swift that there are those who...
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Making Space for Community

John McKnight -
  Conversation with John, Peter and Ross Chapin: Making Space for Community Download or listen to John and Peter's conversation with architect, community planner and author Ross Chapin, the leader in defining and designing pocket neighborhoods. Ross believes that scale and design...
Friends & Neighbors

Take a Walk on the Jane Side

Jay Walljasper -
Spring is back, so here's a fresh idea to celebrate the season and discover hidden pleasures in your neighborhood — organize a Jane’s Walk. Since 2007, thousands of people in more than 100 cities around the world enjoy May exploring nature, culture, history...
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Corporate Capture: Can We Find a Way Out?

This article, published originally by Nonprofit Quarterly, from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine’s summer 2024 issue, “Escaping Corporate Capture.” The aircraft manufacturer Boeing,...
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