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The creative community builder's handbook : how to transform communities using local assets, art, and culture / by Tom Borrup ; with Partners for Livable Communities ; foreword by Robert McNulty.

by Borrup, Tom, 1954-

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Fieldstone Alliance, 2011, c2006.

307.14068 B737c

Community development.

Community leadership.

Social planning.

Quality of life.

Cultural policy.

9781630264451 (hc., 2011 reprint ed.)

9780940069473 (hc., 2006 ed.)

0940069474 (hc., 2006 ed.)

Alternate title:

Community builder's handbook : how to transform communities using local assets, art, and culture

xviii, 261 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

"Special thanks to the McKnight Foundation for support of the research, writing, editing, and production of this work."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-256) and index.

How to use this handbook -- Ideas behind this book -- The role of culture in community building -- Community, culture, art, economics, and "place" -- Culture, social change, and community development -- Ten economic and social development strategies -- Building strong economies through arts and culture -- Strategy 1: create jobs -- Strategy 2: stimulate trade through cultural tourism -- Strategy 3: attract investment by creating live/work zones for artists -- Strategy 4: diversify the local economy -- Strategy 5: improve property and enhance value -- Best practices in building strong economies through arts and culture -- Building social connections through arts and culture -- Strategy 6: promote interaction in public space -- Strategy 7: increase civic participation through cultural celebrations -- Strategy 8: engage youth -- Strategy 9: promote stewardship of place -- Strategy 10: broaden participation in the civic agenda -- Best practices in using arts and culture to build social connections -- Steps for creative community builders -- Step 1: assess your situation and goals -- Task 1.1: define the community -- Task 1.2: identify your strengths and leadership capacity -- Task 1.3: identify community assets -- Task 1.4: clarify values and goals -- Task 1.5: write a concept paper -- Task 1.6: review readiness -- Summary -- Step 2: identify and recruit effective partners -- Task 2.1: identify potential partners -- Task 2.2: develop expectations for potential partners -- Task 2.3: recruit partners -- Summary -- Step 3: map values, strengths, assets, and history -- Task 3.1: hold the first meeting to establish group commitment -- Task 3.2: build group cohesion -- Task 3.3: identify assets -- Task 3.4: create a map of community assets -- Task 3.5: invite contributions from the larger community -- Summary -- Step 4: focus on your key asset, vision, identity, and core strategies -- Task 4.1: review data and narrow list of top community assets -- Task 4.2: choose a key community asset -- Task 4.3: envision the future -- Task 4.5: name your identity -- Summary -- Step 5: craft a plan that brings the identity to life -- Task 5.1: create outcomes -- Task 5.2: set goals -- Task 5.3: attach measures to outcome targets -- Task 5.4: generate a list of activities -- Task 5.5: organize action steps and resource needs into a plan -- Task 5.6: celebrate your work! -- Summary -- Securing funding, policy support, and media coverage -- Tips to secure funding -- Tips for shaping public policy -- Tips for getting helpful media coverage.

Partners for Livable Communities.

McKnight Foundation.

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