COMMUNTIY CAPACITY BUILDING

Focus
Our analysis of global, national, state and local trends suggests to us that a capacity to engage disparate voices in strategic conversations that have demonstrable products and outcomes, underpins the needs of communities, and the sustainability agenda.

We believe we can make a significant contribution through

• developing facilitation skills in communities, schools and businesses so these agencies can develop the internal capability to engage in productive dialogue on issues of local importance
  
• exploring ways of developing and using measures that inform action leading to increased social responsibility

CAPABILITIES

Recent Achievements

• Delivery of a pilot program for the Red Cross to support parents from Horn of Africa refugee communities in Brisbane
  
• Co-development and facilitation of the national Parents Matter program for developing parenting skills in families
  
• Facilitating community capacity building actions in Queensland
  
• Conducting regional community consultations with the Department of Communication, Information, Planning and Local Government
  
• Initiating and coordinating the national Reworking Tomorrow network
  
• Consultancies with schools using the Appreciative Inquiry approach
  
• Conflict management consultancy to schools and parent organisations

Strategic Initiatives for 2003- 2004

• Re-engage schools as core stakeholders in Brisbane Education Centre (gild)
  
• Enhance our leadership role with networks such as Learning Network Australia and the Social Entrepreneurs Network of Australian.
  
• Model STRATEGIC CONVERSATION and APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY methodologies as we conduct our consultancy work with communities, schools and businesses

Program Leader:
Bill Brown