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Concepts from the field of community organizing can be useful for leaders hoping to build momentum to make change in their communities. 

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Community organizing is the process of bringing people together to make systemic change, which is ultimately what leaders in small legacy cities are seeking to do as they work to build up their community’s capacity to prosper in the twenty-first century economy. read more

Key-Learnings on Civic Capacity from a Roundtable of Experts and Practitioners

Greater Ohio Policy Center, in partnership with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, convened a roundtable of experts and practitioners to discuss building civic capacity in smaller legacy cities. Many of the resources in the “building civic capacity” and “encourage a shared vision” sections were uncovered during that roundtable or provided by roundtable participants [a full list of whom are listed in the acknowledgements section]. read more

Asset-based community development (ABCD) is a model for community empowerment and change that is focused on building and leveraging capacity in disinvested neighborhoods.

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ABCD approaches communities with the belief that all places – even those that have experienced disinvestment – have significant assets in the form of their people, associations, and institutions. ABCD seeks to shift the focus away from neighborhood deficits in order to empower residents to strengthen and leverage their assets to make positive change. read more