ABCD Publications available as downloadable pdf files Publications developed by the ABCD Institute and its faculty: Community Capacities and Community Necessities, Address by John McKnight, at the “From Clients to Citizens Forum,” Coady International Institute, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia (2009). A New Formula for Child Health, by Deborah Marois, Elizabeth Sterba, John Kretzmann, and Richard Pan (2008). Discovering Community Power: A Guide to Mobilizing Local Assets and Your Organization’s Capacity, by John Kretzmann and John Mcknight, with Sarah Dobrowolski and Deborah Puntenney (2005). The Engaged Library: Chicago Stories of Community Building, by John Kretzmann and Susan A. Rans (2005). Hidden Treasures: Building Community Connections by Engaging the Gifts of people on welfare, people with disabilities, people with mental illness, older adults, and young people, by Susan A. Rans (2005). [Download PDF of toolbox only] Regenerating Community: The Recovery of a Space for Citizens, by John L. McKnight, Distinguished Public Policy Lecture, Institute for Policy Research (2003). Reflections on the Catalytic Role of an Outsider in Asset Based Community Development, by Terry Bergdall (2003). A Guide to Building Sustainable Organizations from the Inside Out: An Organizational Capacity Building Toolbox from the Chicago Foundation for Women, by Deborah Puntenney (2000). New Community Tools for Improving Child Health: A Pediatrician’s Guide to Local Associations, by John L. McKnight and Carol A. Pandak (1999). A Guide to Creating a Neighborhood Information Exchange: Building Communities by Connecting Local Skills and Knowledge, by John Kretzmann, John Mcknight and Deborah Puntenney (1998). Building the Bridge from Client to Citizen: A Community Toolbox for Welfare Reform, by John P. Kretzmann and Michael B. Green (1998). A Twenty-First Century Map for Healthy Communities and Families, by John L. McKnight (1997).

A Guide to Mapping Local Business Assets and Mobilizing Local Business Capacities, by John Kretzmann, John McKnight, and Deborah Puntenney (1996). Voluntary Associations in Low-Income Neighborhoods: An Unexplored Community Resource, by John P. Kretzmann, John L. McKnight, and Nicol Turner (1996). School Participation in Local Community Economic Development, by John P. Kretzmann (1993). Community-Based Development and Local Schools: A Promising Partnership, by John P. Kretzmann (1992). Mapping Community Capacity, by John L. McKnight and John P. Kretzmann (1990). A Primer for a School’s Participation in the Development of its Local Community, by John L. McKnight (1988). Publications developed by individuals and groups in the ABCD network:

ABCD Meets DEF: Using Asset Based Community Development to Build Economic Diversity, by Jenny Cameron and Katherine Gibson (2008). Asset Based Approaches to Rural Community Development, by Tara O’Leary and the International Association for Community Development for Carnegie UK Trust (2007). Agents Rather than Patients, Address by Dr. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, Executive Director, UN-HABITAT (2003). Agents Rather than Patients, by the Building and Social Housing Foundation (2003). This booklet on asset-based community development is based on a national consultation held at Windsor Castle in England. It is a comprehensive review of asset-based principles, theory and practice in the United Kingdom, but will be very useful to practitioners in other countries. Community Building in Logan Square, by Mary O'Connell (1990). The Gift of Hospitality, by Mary O'Connell (1988).