This new course from the Leadership Practice promotes the idea that foundations and communities alike are interested in projects that serve to improve communities and strengthen community-based organizations. It is intended to help an organization: (1) strengthen itself, by enhancing connections with the community’s assets; (2) strengthen the community, by investing in the community’s assets; and (3) strengthen current and future community-based projects, activities, and proposals. This course was created cooperatively by the Leadership Practice, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and ETR Associates. The Leadership Practice — a partnership of Public Allies and the Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) Institute at Northwestern University — brings prolific national service field knowledge, academic experience, and decades of grass roots community organizing to their role as the community strengthening service provider for the Corporation.

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