Community Development Resources
To learn more about implementing the 4A Flywheel—Act, Aim, Align, and Assess—in your own neighborhood, explore these additional resources:
- Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) Institute – The primary resource for the methodologies mentioned by Russell, offering tools for mapping local assets.
- Nurture Development – Cormac Russell’s organization, which provides training for “Community Builders” and stories of the “Backyard Revolution.”
- The Tamarack Institute – A leader in community-based research focusing on collective impact and poverty reduction.
- Kettering Foundation – Research on how democracies work and the role of active citizenship in local governance.
- New Economics Foundation (NEF) – A UK-based think tank promoting social, economic, and environmental justice through community-led initiatives.
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