Category: Publications

Redefining the Role of United Ways with Results Based Accountability and Asset Based Community Development

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By Dan Duncan

Our UnitedWay system is embarking on a bold journey to transform communities across the country (and now the world) by setting goals that are focused on education, income and health; the building blocks of a good life. To be successful, this journey requires local UnitedWays to transform from primarily fundraising and allocating agencies to community building and engagement organizations, bringing the community together to act collectively for the common good,

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A Positive Revolution in Change

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Appreciative Inquiry

By David L Cooperrider and Diana Whitney

Appreciative Inquiry (AI) begins an adventure. The urge and call to adventure has been sounded by many people and many organizations, and it will take many more to fully explore the vast vistas that are now appearing on the horizon. But even in the first steps, what is being sensed is an exciting direction in our language and theories of change—an invitation, as some have declared, to “a positive revolution”.

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AI and Asset-Based Community Development

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in the Defence Community Organisation

In 2010, a training program was delivered by the Family Action Centre to 14 Defence Community Organisation offices throughout Australia.
This article discusses the capacity-building model used for creating a shared language and understanding for family workers in the Australian Defence Force, and how Appreciative Inquiry influenced the training agenda.

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