Kim Hopes

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Learnings

27 Oct 2020

Co-production: Always in Second Place

It was the first meeting of a neighborhood organization’s Health Committee on Chicago’s westside. The six members met in the…

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Learnings

09 Sep 2020

Being Seen: Turning America Downside Up

Many Americans of diverse persuasions feel that they are not “heard”. They express their grievances in various forms from demonstrating…

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Abundant Community

30 Jul 2020

Becoming Trustworthy (Learning Twenty-eight)

We hear that Americans are polarized. Nationally, there is not of enough trust to bridge the national chasm. Yet in…

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Abundant Community

18 Jun 2020

The Base of Powerful Movements- Understanding the Role of Local Associations (Learning Twenty-seven)

John McKnight Co-Founder, Asset-Based Community Development Institute Senior Associate, Kettering Foundation At this time when the American crisis has become…

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Learnings

07 May 2020

Exploring the Ecology of Neighborhoods (Learning Twenty-six)

John McKnight Co-founder, Asset-Based Community Development Institute A common definition of ecology is that it is the relationships of groups…

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Discussions

01 May 2020

The Power of Disability

Al Etmanski talks about what he learned about making change in the world from collecting the stories for his latest…

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Blogs

26 Mar 2020

The Invisible Is Becoming Visible

At the start of any asset-based initiatives, the identification of local assets is the essential starting point. Nonetheless, in many…

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Discussions

11 Mar 2020

Journalism with Community at the Center

Eve Pearlman talks with John, Peter and other social innovators about the how journalism can create empathy and advance a…

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Blogs

11 Nov 2019

Closing Counterproductive Institutions

In the early 1970’s, Dr. Jerome Miller was appointed Director of the juvenile correctional system in the state of Massachusetts.…

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Discussions

25 Mar 2019

Reimagining Community: Conversation with Jonathan Massimi

Rev. Jonathan Massimi talks about how his work has turned conventional thinking upside down about connecting youth and adults. View…

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Discussions

23 Jan 2019

Reimagining Community: Conversation with Gary Ivory

Gary Ivory talks about how he and his organization, Youth Advocate Programs, Inc., have reinvented an alternative to what professionals thought…

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Discussions

06 Dec 2018

Changing the Narrative for Community Leadership

Paula Ellis talks about her work as a news, corporate and civic leader deeply immersed in national and community issues.…

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Discussions

30 Nov 2018

Another Other Kingdom

Walter Brueggemann talks about what it would mean to live in a culture beyond the consumer world. It's a spontaneous,…

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Discussions

22 Oct 2018

The Four Essential Elements of an Asset-Based Community Development Process

The primary goal of an Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) process is to enhance collective citizen visioning and production. This paper…

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Discussions

07 Jun 2018

Restorative Practices: A Toolbox for Turbulent Times

Thom Allena talks about his work in getting justice out of courthouses and into neighborhoods. Thom is a community and…

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Discussions

19 Mar 2018

How to Connect Neighborhood Churches to Your Local Community

Paul Sparks talks about his own and his colleagues' work with local churches, academic institutions, and community organizations in the…

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Discussions

27 Sep 2017

Who Has the Skills to Build Community? We All Do

YES! Magazine co-founder Sarah van Gelder shares the stories she gathered on her 12,000-mile cross-country journey from people who were…

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Discussions

30 Jul 2017

How Community Animators Work Around the World

Cormac Russell shares his experiences in building new connections and relationships to strengthen our neighborhoods and communities around the world.…

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Discussions

27 Jun 2017

How Community Action Shapes Health

Deborah Puntenney shares her experiences in building new connections and relationships to strengthen our neighborhoods and communities. Listen to the…

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Blogs