COMMUNITY BUILDING: WHAT MAKES IT WORK; A REVIEW OF FACTORS INFLUENCING SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY BUILDING

Book ID/图书代码： 02173011B49398

English Summary/英文概要： This practical guide shows you what really does (and doesn’t) contribute to community building success. It reveals 28 keys to help you build community more effectively and efficiently. You won’t find another single report that pulls out common lessons from across community building initiatives about what works. You can use this report to: Find out what community characteristics contribute to successful community building; Make sure key processes such as communications and technical assistance are in place; Determine if community leaders or organizers have essential qualities such as a relationship of trust and flexibility; Evaluate the likely success of a proposed project or get a struggling effort back on track. Examples, definitions, and a detailed bibliography make this report even more valuable. Wilder Research Center scoured the literature, contacted resource centers, and spoke with community development experts across the country. The result is concrete, understandable research based on real-life experiences. The 28 factors in this report are grouped by: 1) characteristics of the community 2) characteristics of the community building process 3) characteristics of community building organizers. Detailed descriptions and case examples of how each factor plays out are followed by practical questions you can use to assess your work. In addition to the factors, you also get: Working definitions for community, community building, and many other terms; A list of resources and contacts in the field; An explanation of how the research was done; A complete bibliography of all the studies used in this report; Now you can save time looking for best-practice information. With this concise report, you’ve got the tools to help your community building work succeed!

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书是一本指南，他将告诉你想要建设成功的社区，你需要做什么，又不需要做什么，全书将揭示28个关键点，帮助你建设更为切实有效的社区。你绝不会找到任何一本书能像本书这样，从最普遍的基础教起，全面覆盖社区运作最初的方方面面。通过本书，你将会发现最有利于建设成功社区的基本特点；同时它也会帮助你确保交流和技术支持这类关键过程是否被实施到位；根据社区领导或组织者的表现看他们是否具有诸如领导者信任度及灵活性等品质，是否能够胜任社区的领导岗位；对相近项目计划的成功进行评估或是努力保持原状。本书进行了大量例证，引用了许多定义和参考书目，使得全书看起来更具有参考价值。怀尔德研究中心四处搜寻相关文献资料，联系资料中心，并与全国的社区发展专家进行对话，在此基础上，终于完成了建立在真实生活经验基础上的简明具体，清晰易懂的研究报告，这一报告共包含28个要点，可归为三大类：1）社区特点2）社区建设特征3）社区建设组织者相关特征。各个要点的详细论述和例证后都附有实际问题，可供读者对自己的工作进行评估检测。书中除了对28个要点的论述，还包括：社区工作定义和社区建设的相关术语及其他术语；该领域的相关资料来源及相互联系；对于调查工作如何开展的详细阐述；列出本报告中提及的相关学术研究成果的完整参考文献目录。有了这本简明扼要的报告，你将不必浪费时间去寻找最佳的惯例，你可以在本书中找到所有你需要的信息，帮助你建立运营成功完美的社区！(兼职翻译-DC)

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