How does a community increase its ability to work together, to solve problems, and to make group decisions? This practical guide reveals 28 keys that research has shown helps build community more effectively.

The step-by-step guide to turning any neighborhood around! In this concrete, practical, jargon-free handbook, author Mihailo (Mike) Temali describes a proven way to make any community a better place to live.If you don't already have a community economic development (CED) organization in place, Temali tells you how to set one up. Then he defines four pivot points that are crucial to neighborhood economies.

Step-by-step instructions to plan and carry out exciting, successful community forums that will educate the public, build consensus, focus action, or influence policy.

Art and culture can be a powerful catalyst for revitalizing the economic, social, and physical conditions in communities. This handbook gives you successful strategies, best practices, and “how-to” guidance to turn cultural gems into effective community change.

Leadership is a choice, not a position. You can improve your community, and this hands-on guide shows you how. Based on the best of Blandin Foundation’s 20-year experience in developing community leaders, it gives community members—like yourself—the tools to bring people together to make changes.

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Becoming culturally competent is an ongoing journey that nonprofit capacity builders choose to take because they know it's key to transformative change—in organizations and in the sector. This book provides valuable insights and tools for addressing many challenges that keep organizations from becoming more successful.

Gain a better understanding of the refugee experience in the U.S. Refugee-serving organizations will find solid, practical advice for how to best help refugees through the acculturation and transition process of becoming a New American. Refugees will discover what to expect during five stages of development that they typically progress through as they adapt to their new home.

This report outlines seven broad factors found to contribute to effective capacity building with immigrant and refugee lead organizations (IRLOs). Case studies illustrate practices used when working with IRLOs and highlights principles that other capacity builders can apply when working with similar groups. You can also download a free copy of this report (1,515k PDF).

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Includes:
• The Accidental Techie
• Benchmarking for Nonprofits
• Best of the Board Cafe
• Bookkeeping Basics
• Collaboration Handbook
• Collaboration What Makes it Work
• Community Building: What Makes it Work
• The Community Economic Development Handbook
• The Community Leadership Handbook
• Community Visions Community Solutions
• Conducting Community Forums
• Conducting Successful Focus Groups
• Consulting With Nonprofits
• Coping With Cutbacks
• Crafting Effective Mission and Vision Statements
• The Creative Community Builder's Handbook
• Developing Effective Teams
• Financial Leadership for Nonprofit Executives
• Five Life Stages of Nonprofit Organizations
• Forming Alliances
• A Funder's Guide to Evaluation
• A Funder's Guide to Organizational Assessment
• Generations: The Challenge of Lifetime for Your Nonprofit
• Information Gold Mine
• Lobbying and Advocacy Handbook
• The Manager's Guide to Program Evaluation
• Marketing Workbook Volume I
• Marketing Workbook Volume II
• Message Matters
• New Americans, New Promise
• Nimble Collaboration
• The Nonprofit Board Member's Guide to Lobbying and Advocacy
• The Nonprofit Career Guide
• The Nonprofit Mergers Workbook Part I
• The Nonprofit Mergers Workbook Part II
• Nonprofit Stewardship
• The Nonprofit Strategy Revolution
• Power In Policy
• Resolving Conflict in Nonprofit Organizations
• Seven Turning Points
• Strategic Planning Workbook
• Strengthening Nonprofit Performance
• Venture Forth