17 Mai 12 Walk Out Walk On: A Learning Journey into Communities Daring to Live the Future Now (BK Currents)
Walk Out Walk On: A Learning Journey into Communities Daring to Live the Future Now (BK Currents)
Bestselling author Margaret Wheatley and long-time Berkana Institute collaborator Deborah Frieze take readers on a learning journey into seven diverse communities that have walked out of limiting beliefs and practices and walked on to something new. From Brazil to Ohio, they demonstrate how each of these communities made a conscious choice to develop a healthier, more resilient world based on the idea to “create with what we have.”Bestselling author Margaret Wheatley and long-time Berkana In
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How To Take Control of Your Own Life (A Self-Help Guide to Empowering Your Family and the Entire Community)
This is an action-oriented book which solves many of the problems in the community. The author is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to moving forward. As a former federal employee and whistleblower, Cathy Harris fought the system – the U.S. Customs and Border Protection under the Department of Homeland Security and came out triumphant on the other side (TheCathyHarrisStory.com).
As a Community Organizer, Advocate and Entrepreneur, she transitioned into a successful business owner wh
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27 Apr 12 Family Pride: What LGBT Families Should Know about Living in Isolated, Unwelcoming, or Hostile Communities
Family Pride: What LGBT Families Should Know about Living in Isolated, Unwelcoming, or Hostile Communities
An invaluable portrait and roadmap on how to thrive as an LGBT family
The overwhelming success of Dan Savage’s “It Gets Better” YouTube project aimed at queer youth highlighted that despite the progress made in gay rights, LGBT people are still at high risk of being victimized. While the national focus remains on the mistreatment of gay people in schools, the reality is that LGBT families also face hostility in various settings—professional, recreational, and social. This
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26 Apr 12 Missional Moves: 15 Tectonic Shifts that Transform Churches, Communities, and the World (Exponential Series) Rezensionen
Missional Moves: 15 Tectonic Shifts that Transform Churches, Communities, and the World (Exponential Series)
The church was never designed to be a fortress for the righteous, but a flood of revolutionaries, bringing the Good News of the Kingdom to broken lives and broken communities. Today, millions of Christians are awakening to the holism of the gospel call, expanding their understanding of mission beyond just touching individual lives to impacting and transforming entire communities with the message of God’s grace.If this calling toward movement and transformation is to be realized, it will require
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23 Apr 12 Community Building on the Web: Secret Strategies for Successful Online Communities Rezensionen
Community Building on the Web: Secret Strategies for Successful Online Communities
What’s the point of creating a great Web site if no one goes there-or worse, if people come but never return? How do some sites, such as America Online, EBay, and GeoCities, develop into Internet communities with loyal followings and regular repeat traffic? How can Web page designers and developers create sites that are vibrant and rewarding? Amy Jo Kim, author of Community Building on the Web and consultant to some of the most successful Internet communities, is an expert at teaching how to
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16 Apr 12 Walk Out Walk On: A Learning Journey into Communities Daring to Live the Future Now (Currents)
Walk Out Walk On: A Learning Journey into Communities Daring to Live the Future Now (Currents)
At a time when most communities’ resources are stretched past the breaking point, how is it possible to deal with the enormous challenges that families, neighborhoods, cities, regions, and nations face today? This inspiring book takes readers to seven communities around the world where the people have walked out of limiting beliefs and practices that precluded solutions to major social problems, and walked on to discover bold new ways to meet their needs.This book is a true learning journey, f
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10 Apr 12 Launching Missional Communities Rezensionen
Launching Missional Communities
Among church practitioners, “Missional Communities” have become one of the most discussed tools of the past 20 years. This is a book about where they came from, how they developed and how your community can begin launching and multiplying them to see those who don’t know Jesus begin the journey of discipleship. It is a practical, insider’s look, giving you the tools to make MCs come alive in your church.
It includes:
- The theory and theology behind MCs
- The key, driving
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07 Apr 12 Cultivating Communities of Practice: A Guide to Managing Knowledge
Cultivating Communities of Practice: A Guide to Managing Knowledge
Today’s economy is fueled by knowledge. Every leader knows this to be true, yet few have systematic methods for converting organizational knowledge into economic value. This book argues that communities of practice–groups of individuals formed around common interests and expertise–provide the ideal vehicle for driving knowledge-management strategies and building lasting competitive advantage. Written by leading experts in the field, Cultivating Communities of Practice is the first book to outl
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28 Jan 12 Creative Partnerships: Supporting Youth, Building Communities Rezensionen
Creative Partnerships: Supporting Youth, Building Communities
This COPS Innovations piece highlights community policing approaches to developing partnerships with youth. Three youth-focused programs funded by the COPS Office serve as examples of partnerships that law enforcement, schools, and community organizations can form to address issues of juvenile crime and victimization.This COPS Innovations piece highlights community policing approaches to developing partnerships with youth. Three youth-focused programs funded by the COPS Office serve as examples
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31 Jul 11 Strengthening Families and Communities: 2011 Resource Guide
Strengthening Families and Communities: 2011 Resource Guide
This Resource Guide was written to support service providers in their work with parents, caregivers, and their children to strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect. The guide includes information about protective factors that help reduce the risk of child maltreatment, strategies for changing how communities support families, and evidence-informed practices. It also offers suggestions for enhancing protective factors in families, tools to build awareness and develop community part
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