Asset Based Community Development

Asset Based Community Development

Learn techniques to build from community strengths

Asset Based Community Development

Learn techniques to build from community strengths

Description

Participants will explore the concept of asset-based community development; a strengths based approach to innovative social change.  Participants will practice “asset mapping” as a tool to support building community relationships.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the concept of asset-based community development.
• Learn to identify assets in the community using asset-based mapping and strengths-based approaches to partnering with the community.
• Recognize how personal assumptions, values, judgements and knowledge influence our perceptions of community assets.

Length: 90 min

Availability: In-person, Virtual

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All workshops are available both in-person and virtually.

Workshops may be requested by faculty, staff and student clubs or groups. They can be leveraged as a development opportunity for student leaders, entrenched within a course or as a concurrent session during your event.