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You can’t know what a community needs, until they first know what they have.
Cormac Russell
Fair Share Trust, CFN, April 2011.
people focusedtheir attentionon….
What can be doneinstead of what can’t be done
What
might be
possible if
rather than problems
more than weaknesses
In the real world there are both strengths and needs
So where is most practice focused?
Where is most policy focused?
Children and Familieshave deficiencies & needs
Children and Families also have skills and talents
The Dilemma . . .
On which should we focus most?
The 5 Ds Process of Strength Based Community Building
D1- DISCOVER
D2 - DREAM
D3-DESIGN
D1- We have done it before.
D2 – We have a vision for our future.
D3 – We agree on what could be done.
D4 – We have a list of our resources to draw from.
D5 – action plan & start implementing it.
D5 – DELIVER/DO IT
D4 -DEFINE
Transition from village communities
to the money economy
Some see fluff.
1. Care & Mutuality2. Local economic develop3. Community safety4. Care for the environment5. Flexible response to local crisis6. Safe and sustainable food production7. Co-production and localism8. Social justice
Others see gold. (Core Economy)
Doing work the old way
SBA: processes with ownership
No matter how rich you areyou have needs
No matter how poor you areyou have gifts
Stop pitting Assets against Needs
• Needs analysis, needs analysis
• But we cannot ignore needs
Fundamental Needs
Security
Autonomy
Belonging
Competence
?
Emotional & Material
Agency. Independence. Sense of efficacy in the world. Plus authenticity
Community, Family & Friends, as giver & receiver
Ability to sustain tasks of choosing, to contribute.
Russell, C (2010)
In a Welfare State……
What’s the fare for being well?
‘You can’t know what you need, till you know what you have…’
Hope for change…Hope for change…
Even strangers are Twice as Likely to
Assist as You Think
Studies by Flynn & Lake (2010) of Columbia University show that people underestimate how likely others are to help by as much as 100%
Community Building
Real change…Real change…
Our Solutions are often not fit for purpose
Addressing systems culture…..
TrustTrust
BMaking a Community of Place
People
Place
AssociationsInstitutions
EconomicExchange
Before you reap the harvest…..
Consequences of the Power of the “Needs Map”
• Internalizations of the “deficiencies” identified by local residents
• Destruction of social capital• Reinforcement of narrow categorical funding
flows• Direction of funds toward professional
helpers, not residents• Focus on “leaders” who magnify deficiencies• Rewarded failure, produced dependency• Created hopelessness
The move is from services to clients
to
supports for citizens
Inclusion
Community Asset Map-Ballinacurra Weston
IndividualsGifts, Skills, Capacities,
Knowledge and Traits of Youth
Older AdultsArtists
People with DisabilitiesStudentsParents
EntrepreneursActivists
InstitutionsSchools
UniversitiesCommunity CollegesPolice Departments
HospitalsLibraries
Social Service Agencies
Non ProfitsMuseums
Fire DepartmentsFoundations
Physical SpaceGardens
ParksPlaygroundsParking Lots
Walking PathsForests/Forest
PreservesPicnic AreasCampsites
Fishing Spots
StoriesOf background and personal history
Of what you like to do and contributeOf existing and ongoing skills and
capacitiesOf successful community development
Of economic growthOf addressing discrimination
Of including those who are marginalizedOf recognizing the value of everyoneOf a time when you or your group felt
appreciated and valuedOf a time the community was at its best
Local EconomyFor-Profit Businesses
Consumer ExpendituresMerchants
Chamber of CommerceBusiness Associations
BanksFoundations
Institutional-Purchasing Power and Personnel
Micro enterprisesLocal Coops
Corporations and Branches
Animal Care GroupsAnti Crime Groups
Residents AssocBusiness Organizations
Charitable GroupsCivic Events Groups
Cultural GroupsEducation Groups
Elderly GroupsEnvironmental Groups
Family Support Groups Health Advocacy and
Fitness Groups
Heritage GroupsHobby and Collectors Groups
Men’s Groups Mentoring Groups
Mutual Support GroupsNeighborhood Improvement
GroupsPolitical Organizations
Recreation GroupsReligious Groups
Service ClubsSocial GroupsUnion Groups
Women’s GroupsYouth Groups
Associations
Physical Space
Local Economy
StoriesInstitutions
Associations
Individuals
My Commun
ity
My Commun
ity
Our Community
1. What can you do with people power?
Once There is a
NEIGHBOURHOODVISION…ask
2. What can you do with help from outside agencies? What would that help look like?
3. What do you need outside agencies to do unilaterally?
The unsung hero!
• Connector – an individual that is good at discovering what people care about and where their assets can be used.– Gift centered– Well connected– Trusted– Believe they are welcome
Social inclusion? Where it matters?
Participation
Friendship
Intimacy
Economic Exchange
Full circles indicate capacity to deal with life andare a powerful measure of health in our society.
Spot the difference?
My Vision
Kevin Russell
My Good Life
• Real friends• A relationship like Cormac
has• A real job• Enough money to do the
things I like
My Good Life begins at Home
• No 27 Ballykeeffe Estate,Dooradoyle,Limerick.
• I live at home with my wonderful Mom and Dad
• I am a proud Limerick • man
A new policy anyone?Present Policy Why not also have a model that…
Focus on Deficiencies Focus on Assets
Problem Response Opportunity Identification
Charity Orientation Investment Orientation
Grants to Agencies Grants, Loans, Investments, Leverage
More Services Fewer Services
High Emphasis on Agencies Emphasis on Associations
Focus on Individuals Focus on communities/neighbourhoods
Maintenance Development
See People as Clients See People as Citizens and
Co-producers
‘Fix People’ Develop Potential
Programmes are the Answer People are the Answer
Strengths-based Community Development Methodology
Discovering Strengths
Organizing & Mapping
Linking andMobilizing
Community Driven Initiatives
Sustaining the Process
Our Team-Principals
• Cormac Russell, CEO Nurture Development; international faculty member of the ABCD Institute.
• Jim Diers, author of ‘Neighbor Power, Building Communities the Seattle Way’; faculty member of the ABCD Institute and architect of the world renowned Department of Neighbourhoods in Seattle.
• Martin Simon, founding advisor, Timebanking UK,
author of ‘Your Money or Your Life: Time for Both’.
Contact us
We would be happy to discuss how Nurture Strengths UK can add value to your endeavours.
Please contact: Cormac Russell +353 (87) 928 0998 [email protected]