OL Training Workshops Spring 2012
Working with Possibility – Appreciative Inquiry in the North West
AI is an excellent method of agencies and communities working together to achieve jointly desired ends. It is built on and enables good leadership, builds on the voice of local people and generates enthusiasm and a ‘can do’ approach thereby increasing opportunities.
NWTWC has been promoting the approach and this booklet disseminates work which has evolved with NWTWC support.
Whole system Ai involves the community and the voluntary sector. The final phase focuses on sustainability. All the case studies involved the community and voluntary sector and have an element which focuses on sustainability.
The booklet comprises of an introductory essay by Cliodhna Mulhern, six case studies from all around the North West and a list of resources, including books, DVD’s and on the web.
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NWTWC Community Empowerment Award - Case studies
This case study celebrates the work of the eleven organisations who, this year, successfully achieved the award. Click to download the report
Click here to find out more about the Community Empowerment Awards.
A Strategy for Community Development in the North West
Community development will play an important role in building the 'big society' in our region. This Strategy has been developed by Neighbourhoods North West and North West Together We Can. Based on discussions with key players in the region, it builds on the ways community development (CD) skills are already being used in the region to improve life for communities.
The Strategy sets out our vision of how this experience can be taken forward over the next ten years. Although the policy context has recently changed, the Strategy remains a relevant and valuable tool for all those wishing to champion CD over the coming decade.
NWTWC Community Empowerment Awards – Case studies
This case study celebrates the work of the eleven organisations who, this year, successfully achieved the award. Click to download the report
Click here to find out more about the Community Empowerment Awards.
Stronger, wider and deeper: taking forward the Community Development Challenge in the North West
Neighbourhoods NW is working with NWTWC in order to raise standards in Community Development, including improving quality and the way outcomes are measured and taking action on the great need for training. The work has been developed through a series of events in autumn 2007 and spring 2008. This report highlights the challenges and opportunities and outlines some of the next steps that will be taken in 2008-9.