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Communities Matrix

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:28:01 GMT

The Communities Matrix is a free quick first-step assessment for communities through eleven stages (four phases) of development. From the most challenged (Conflict Stage) to the most advanced (Learning Culture Stage) community, the one page Matrix assists the community in starting the conversation needed to clarify where it is, where it has been and where it should go next. Whether the community is considering a comprehensive community plan or struggling with entrenched conflict, the Matrix, when linked with the free publication 69 Tools, Resources and Techniques for Communities - can help find the right tools for the next steps. The Communities Matrix was developed over several years by the Centre for Innovative & Entrepreneurial Leadership observing real communities in action. It is now being used in countries around the world as a valuable pre-planning guide

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Leading Communities BC

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:08:00 GMT

What is the Leading Communities BC program?- An action -oriented rural community leadership program focused on developing skills the collaboratively lead positive community change.- An initiative that engages a diversity of potential emerging and experienced leaders to work together across differences.- Leadership development that focuses on real-life community issues, and building a healthy, vibrant community.- A learning journey that mixes reflection and action to develop lasting leadership capacities, and a strong network of skilled community members.

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Green Light Check-Up Tool

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:42:01 GMT

Are we ready to undertake sustainability planning in this community? Green Light Check-up is a tool that allows a community to assess its readiness to undertake comprehensive sustainability planning without expending significant resources on it. It helps to provide a snapshot of sustainability issues in economic, social, cultural, governance and environmental areas using engaging questions in a quick online survey. If the community is not ready for a comprehensive sustainability plan, Green Light also helps to identify next steps, building upon any sustainability successes. Green Light is a critical first step that helps to identify strengths, weaknesses and available resources and flags potential challenges, obstacles and areas of sensitivity. Green Light, like most CIEL tools, also allows the community to compare itself to a reference group of other communities.

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Community Vitality Initiative

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:55:00 GMT

The Community Vitality Initiative (CVI) measures a community's quality of life. Citizens and community leaders are asked about everything from employment to environmental health, from support for the arts to safety on the streets, from public transit to pre-natal care. Using a system of online surveys, questionnaires, live meetings, focus groups, and statistics, CIEL helps the community build a plan and concrete actions to attract new citizens, retain its existing ones, and inspire them all. The CIEL team developed the CVI by researching what makes communities vital, dynamic, healthy, and sustainable, examining more than 60 studies from around the world.

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Centre for Innovative and Entrepreneurial Leadership

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:55:00 GMT

The Centre for Innovative & Entrepreneurial Leadership (CIEL or sky in French) is a not-for-profit centre of excellence in community, entrepreneurial and economic leadership that became independent in 2005, having been incubated as part of a regional development agency in Nelson, British Columbia. CIEL, built on the entrepreneurial model it espouses, receives no core government funding for its operations or programs. It provides tools, training and innovative solutions, allowing communities and organizations to realize their potential.

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Business Vitality Initiative

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:05:02 GMT

The Business Vitality Initiative (BVI) is a unique assessment and action process that measures the business friendliness of a community relative to other similar communities. The BVI gauges the perceptions of businesses, citizens and community leaders on 100 key indicators that are known to affect business. The findings are presented in an easy-to-understand graphic report. The BVI assess-focus-act process helps the community focus and take action to build economic vitality and develop true community entrepreneurship, necessary for survival in a rapidly changing global economy. CIEL has adapted the BVI for First Nations, US and Australian contexts. The BVI was originally developed to help create momentum in stuck communities (Emergence Phase on the Communities Matrix) by getting success through small strategic actions. Now, communities of all sizes are using the BVI as both a benchmark for economic development and a foundational document for community planning.

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