"Building Strong Communities: Asset-based Strategies And Tools", 3/25, Bozeman, Montana
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On Tuesday, March 25, Dr. John “Jody” Kretzmann will lead a workshop on "Building Strong Communities: Asset-based Strategies and Tools" from 9 a.m. 3 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Bozeman.
In this workshop, you can learn more about community-based asset development, including how to mobilize the skills and interests of individual residents, local voluntary associations, local institutions, the physical assets of the community (e.g. land, buildings, transportation), the economy, the community's culture and stories. The cost of this workshop is $15, which includes lunch.
To register, please visit http://www.hopamountain.org/programs.html or call Hopa Mountain at (406) 586-2455.
Kretzmann is the Co-Director of the Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) Institute at Northwestern University (Chicago, IL) and author of "Building Communities from the Inside Out: A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing a Community’s Assets." He has international recognition as an inspiring, straightforward, and wise advocate of strength-based approaches to building healthy local communities. For more information about ABCD, link to http://www.sesp.northwestern.edu/abcd/.
Kretzmann will also give an evening lecture in Montana State University‘s Ballroom D on March 25 at 7 p.m. entitled "Building Vital Communities from the Inside Out." This free evening lecture is open to everyone interested in learning about practical resources and tools to identify, nurture, and mobilize neighborhood assets. Kretzmann challenges the traditional approach to solving community problems, which focuses service providers and funding agencies on the needs and deficiencies of communities. Instead, he advocates that community assets are the key building blocks in sustainable urban and rural community revitalization efforts.
This program is co-sponsored by Hopa Mountain, Opportunity Link, Montana State University’s Horizons Program and Leadership Institute, and ASMSU. For more information, please call Heather Miller at Hopa Mountain at (406) 586-2455.
We hope to see you there!
Sincerely, Bonnie
Dr. Bonnie Sachatello-Sawyer Hopa Mountain (406) 586-2455 http://www.hopamountain.org
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David M. Young, Professor
Community Resource Specialist
Extension Service & College of Nursing
Montana State University
e-mail: dyoung@montana.edu
weblink: http://extn.msu.montana.edu/CommRes/index.html
Phone: 406-994-5552
Fax: 406-994-1756
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