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A Case Study of Electronic Community Building in a Freshman Dorm - http://www.stanford.edu/~holeton/wired-frosh/
Study of how Stanford college students living together use and perceive electronic communication as a tool for critical dialogue and community building.

A Librarian At Every Table - http://www.cas.usf.edu/lis/a-librarian-at-every-table/
A resource to demonstrate the value of librarianship in the community building movement.

Asset-Based Community Development Institute - http://www.northwestern.edu/ipr/abcd.html
ABCD spreads its findings on capacity-building community development through interactions with community builders, and by producing practical resources and tools for community builders to identify, nurture, and mobilize neighborhood assets.

Berkana Institute - http://www.berkana.org
This US-based nonprofit promotes "leadership development" projects based on community conversations on issues of interest. They provide much high-level discussion of their methodology.

Common Focus - http://www.commonfocus.org/
A nonprofit organization dedicated to providing resources for community building and creative citizen dialogue and engagement.

Community Building Institute (CBI) - http://www.communitytools.net/cbi/
Founded to help communities improve the way they conduct public business to be more inclusive, more collaborative, and more effective. Based in Annandale, Virginia.

Community Consultation: Best Practice - http://www.angelfire.com/home/consultation/firstpage/consultationlinks.htm
Annotated listing of best practice community consultation, consumer participation, community development and qualitative analysis tools, practices and theories.

Community Development Exchange (CDX) - http://www.cdx.org.uk/
The UK-wide community development membership organisation. Works to bring about social justice and equality by sharing information, experience and practice, and by representing the community development field in policy work.

Community Organizing as Practiced in the United States - http://www.fo-co.info/Cromwell.htm
This academic-style article characterizes community organizing in the US, describes the author's work in Jacksonville, Florida, and offers some general instruction for organizers. [English/German]

Conversation Cafe - http://www.conversationcafe.org/
Includes the background of this structured form of conversation, with a list of existing cafe groups, and information and resources about how to start a new one.

Global Citizens Circle - http://www.globalcitizenscircle.org/
Sponsors town meeting-style discussions led by a diverse community of world dignitaries, which focus on current global issues, with a goal of constructive change. Describes organizations history, with details of past program topics and leaders.

National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation - http://www.thataway.org/
Organizations and individuals committed to strengthening and uniting the growing dialogue and deliberation field.

National Community Development Institute - http://www.ncdinet.org/
Provides customized capacity-building services to promote community-building and social transformation in diverse low-income communities.

National Park Service - Civic Engagement - http://www.nps.gov/civic/
US agency offers resources and case studies for using historic sites as venues for civic dialogue on sensitive topics, along with calendar of events.

Ontario Project for Inter-Clinic Community Organizing (OPICCO) - http://www.opicco.org/
Provides community organizations and community legal clinics in Ontario with tools (information and guidance) for organizing.

Shelterforce Online - http://www.nhi.org/online/
Online version the nation's oldest continually-published housing and community development magazine. A primary forum for organizers, activists, and advocates in the affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization movements.

Streets Alive - http://www.streetsalive.net/
Bristol, England-based group that promotes car-free street events. They provide a detailed guide for a successful neighborhood street party, with photos, anecdotes, and discussion of community development.

The Association for the Study and Development of Community (ASDC) - http://www.capablecommunity.com/
A US-based research and development organization for community capacity building and social problem solving. They describe their methodologies, list recent clients, and provide research publications.

The Citizen's Handbook - http://www.vcn.bc.ca/citizens-handbook/
Community organizing handbook designed for use in urban settings. Created by Vancouver, B.C. group.

The Community Organizing Toolbox - http://www.nfg.org/cotb/
A guide to community organizing, with an explanation of the basics, issues, case studies, and resources.

The World Cafe - http://www.theworldcafe.com
This process for leading collaborative dialogue and knowledge-sharing, particularly for larger groups, is described, with a bibliography and resources for implementation.

Tom Wolff and Associates - http://www.tomwolff.com/
US-based consultant offers services in collaboration-building and community planning. Provides overview of experience and philosophy, with client list, resource links, and description of areas of work.

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