Building Strong Communities: Asset-based Strategies and Tools Workshop
Don’t miss this opportunity to attend this one-day workshop, taught by Dr. John “Jody” Kretzmann!
Jody Kretzman is the Co-Director of the Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) Institute at Northwestern University (Chicago, IL). He has international recognition as an inspiring, straightforward, and wise advocate of strength-based approaches to building healthy local communities. He is also the author of Building Communities from the Inside Out: A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing a Community’s Assets. kretzmanworkshop-pdf.pdf
Come learn more about the six assets to discover and mobilize:
- The skills and interests of individual residents
- The Power of local voluntary associations
- The resources of local institutions
- The physical assets of the community (e.g. land, buildings, transportation)
- The local economy
- The community’s culture and stories
This workshop is co-sponsored by Hopa Mountain, Montana State University’s Horizons Program, MSU Leadership Institute, ASMSU and Opportunity Link.
The cost of the workshop in Bozeman is $15, which includes lunch. There is no charge for the Havre workshop.
Dates
- March 25, 2008, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Holiday Inn Bozeman, 5 E Baxter Ln, $15 Registration fee includes lunch
- March 27, 2008, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Best Western Great Northern Inn Havre– No Charge in Havre
For more information or to register, please call Hopa Mountain at (406) 586-2455 or email bsawyer@hopamountain.org.