This is a growing list of links, videos and downloadable documents you can utilise to research opportunities and ideas for your community.
More information can be found through these three great organisations.
SaveYour.Town, Bank of Ideas and Nature Development for these links
Books
The Connected Community by Cormac Russell – Buy Here
Looking Back to Look Forward – Crmac russell – Buy Here ( ebook )
Links
Eight Characteristics of a Healthy Community
Guiding Principles of Community Development
Some Community Development Definitions
The Partnership Continuum
52 Ways to connect with your neighbours
165 Special Event Ideas
50 Tips to be more neighbourly
10 Key Community Development Beliefs
Videos
Principles of Asset Based Community Development
Sustainable community development: from what’s wrong to what’s strong
Professor John McKnight: Five basic resources people use to make things better