Community Capacity

This is the world as it is. This is where you start – Alinsky

"Learn from the people / Plan with the people / Begin with what they have / Build on what they know

Of the best leaders / When the task is accomplished / The people all remark / We have done it ourselves."

– Lao-Tzu Tao Te Ching

Community Capacity

Is the interaction of human capital, organizational resources, and social capital existing within a given community that can be leveraged to solve collective problems and improve or maintain the well-being of that community

– Chaskin et al.

Community Capacity

● Leadership development● Organizational development● Community organizing● Interorganizational collaboration

Community Capacity

Community Capacity

Collaboration is not easy!● Negotiate issues of power and control● Broad focus → Issue focus● Organizational costs and benefits● Embrace diversity (no size fits all)● Minimize the hoops

Community Capacity

Community Capacity

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