For More Information: Community Weaving, www.communityweaving.org
Purpose:
To weave the human and tangible resources of the grass roots with the knowledge and skills of formal systems using Web-based technology.
Outcomes:
• Builds and bridges social and human capital
• Maps and measures assets for community development
• Creates resilient, interdependent social networks
• Increases protective factors linked to community health and well-being
• Sparks initiative, innovation, ingenuity
• Creates microenterprises
When to use:
• For establishing or strengthening social networks
• For collaborating among individuals, organizations, and systems
• For identifying assets and resources
When not to use:
• There is no openness to outcomes
• There is no support for individual initiative
Number of Participants:
• Trainings: 25 maximum
• Events: Up to 2,500
• Formal Partners: Unlimited
• Participants: Infinite
Types of Participants:
• Community members, community leaders, organization members, group members, students and parents, employees and managers, staff and clients
Typical Duration:
• Preparation:
• Grassroots: None
• Organizations: 2–4 weeks
• Community-wide: 4–6 weeks
• Training: 1–4 days
• Summit: 1 day
• Total transition: Ongoing
Brief Example:
One Community Weaver recruited, trained, and mobilized more than 150 Family Advocates and 800 Good Neighbors and established the Family Support Network, a nonprofit based in Bothell, Washington, with 15 agency partners.
Historical Context:
Created in 1993 by Cheryl Honey, C.P.P.
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