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| # | Documents | Downloads | Size KB |
|---|---|---|---|
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Article - Beyond Partnerships - Effective Collaboration in the Community Summer/Fall 2007 What is the next step after community partnerships have been established? Comprehensive Community Initiatives, writes SPARC BC, can help coordinate action. |
720 | 89.53 |
| 12 |
Article - The Role of Storefront Businesses and Agencies in Promoting Social Inclusion Lindsay Marsh, Summer/Fall 2007 A training program is helping businesses understand what they can do to promote and foster social inclusion. |
582 | 372.17 |
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Article - Staying Ahead in the Change Game Kathy Bedard, Summer/Fall 2007 Changes in policy, from global to local contexts, continuously demand that organizations and communities adapt. Kathy Bedard tells a story of how Prince Rupert and Hecate Strait Employment Development Society managed in a changing environment. |
583 | 977.41 |
| 14 |
Article - 2007 Deryk Thomson Award Winner Spring 2008 SPARC BC marks the achievements of Mable Jean Rawlins with the Deryck Thomson Award. The award celebrates the community achievements of outstanding community leaders. |
573 | 48.56 |
| 15 |
Article - Making Space for Women in Cities Ellen Woodsworth, Winter, 2005 Urban space needs to be designed by the people who use it. Women's interests should be reflected in the decisions that shape our cities. |
1125 | 66.22 |
| 16 |
Article - Lessons learned from CDE Danyta Welch, Winter, 2006 This article draws from the research Danyta Welch’s Masters thesis, Lesson Learned in Capacity Building: A Review of the Community Development Education Projects of the Social Planning and Research Council of BC, prepared for the School of Community and Regional Planning at the University of British Columbia. |
607 | 46.69 |
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Article - Grandvew U uqinak uuh community schoolyard Zoe Welch, Summer, 2005 The community garden at Grandview U’uqinak’uuh schoolyard is a model of small-scale community development. Zoe Welch shares the story of the schoolyard and its significance to the Grandview community. |
586 | 61.83 |
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Article - Pleading for Time Jim Sands, Spring 2007 The development of theories about the rise and fall of civilizations. Harold Innis' words resonate as we face a growing crisis of sustainability. Are We Dangerously Out of Touch with the Past and Future? |
442 | 69.74 |
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Article - Managing Conflict in Community Development Winter 2007 Here are half a dozen suggestions for dealing with conflict in community development. |
429 | 67.22 |
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Article - Rethinking Development Jim Sands, Winter 2006 The concept of Gross National Happiness, an alternative philosophy of development, reports Jim Sands, continues to gain popularity and change the way people think about development and the goals of our society. |
316 | 65.03 |