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Catalytic Community Development

Catalytic Community Development. Editors : L. Brown , Louis E. Swanson Original : book Challenges for Rural America in the 21st Century ( Chapter 30 Catalytic Coomunity Development : Kenneth Pigg , Ted Bradshaw ) Name of presenter : Martin Hečko Study Program : IBA 1st. year.

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Catalytic Community Development

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  1. CatalyticCommunityDevelopment Editors: L. Brown, Louis E. Swanson Original : bookChallengesforRuralAmerica in the 21st Century (Chapter 30 CatalyticCoomunityDevelopment: KennethPigg, TedBradshaw) Nameofpresenter : Martin Hečko Study Program : IBA 1st. year

  2. Index: .Shortintroduction to thetopic . New model ofcommunitydevelopment . New Role fortheCommunityDeveloper . CharacteristicsofCatalyticCommunityDevelopment . NeededPolicyActions

  3. BasicTerms(forbetterunderstanding) Catalyticdeveloper- stimulator, organisatorofchangesinsociety Empowerment - (splnomocnenie), givingpermisionsforindividuals in decision-makingprocess Collaboration - processwhere more peopleworktogether Comprehensive - as a complex (komplexný)

  4. ShortIntrosuction to thetopic Communitydevelopment and economicdevelopment in ruralareasincreasinglygohandinhand. Today, a counterpointoffreemarketapproaches to economicdevelopment: largemultinationals are theprimaryenginesofchange- callsfor more localdecision-making and more locallybasedeconomicventures. Atthe center ofthis new approachisstrongcommunitycommitment to provideresources and information, overcomecollectiveactionproblems, and improvethefunctioningoflocallabormarkets. Enhancingcommunityagency, or thecapacityforcollectiveaction, thereforeplays a significant role in effectivecommunity and economicdevelopment. Communitiesmustfocus on developmentbothin communities and ofcommunities

  5. New Model ofeconomydevelopment KennethPiggand TedBradshaw, in theirchapterinChallengesforRuralAmericaintheTwenty-FirstCentury, outline a new model ofcommunitydevelopment,. In this new “catalyticdevelopment” model, theemphasisis on mobilizinglocal talent and leveraginglocalresourcesandnetworks to findlocalsolutions, and ultimatelyfosterdevelopment.

  6. New Role fortheCommunityDeveloper OLD WAY: Thetraditionalwayof “doing” communitydevelopmentwas to focus on mobilizinglocalresources to addresscommunityneeds, with a communitydeveloperbringingthetechnicalskillsneeded to executetheplans. He or sheformedgrassrootsorganizations, mediatedcommunityconflicts, builtinfrastructure, attractedfirmsintothecommunity, and wrotegrants to fundservices. NEW WAY : A catalyticcommunitydeveloper, in contrast, helpsmanyindividualsworktogether in a looselycoupledway. The role ofthecommunitydeveloperisnot to do thework or controlthesystembut to helpallparticipantstake part in theprocess.

  7. CharacteristicsofCatalyticCommunityDevelopment Catalyticcommunitydevelopmentcanbecharacterized by sixfeatures : • CapacityBuilding • Empowerment • Collaboration • ExpandedLocusofActivity • OpenAcces to Information • Comprehensive, NotCategorical

  8. Capacity-Building Capacity-buildingiscertainlynot new in communitydevelopment. Whatis new in this model isthemuch-expandedmentionofcapacity. Whereasleadersstillneedknowledge and organizationalskills, theymustlearn to actwithin a muchbroadernetworkofindividuals and resources.

  9. Empowerment Effectivecapacitybuildingrequiresparticipation by a more diverse set ofresidents. Mereattendanceatmeetingsisnotenough. Givingcitizensanauthenticvoice in thedecisionmaking and themeans to achievegoalsisimperative. Empowermentalsospringsfromlocalownershipofcommercialenterprises, and communityinvolvement to preservethisownership, canbeimportant to civil success.

  10. Collaboration Collaborationis most importantwhenproblemsexceedthecapacityofonecommunitydevelopmentorganization. Collaboration in a catalyticenvironmentmovesbeyondmerelycommunicatingaboutactivities and interestswithotherorganizations to formingnetworks and cooperativerelationships. Catalyticdevelopmentdemands new waysofmakingdecisions and managingprojects. Italsoproducesformalstructuresthatalloworganizations to recognize and managetheirinterdependence. Finally, itinvolvestheconsciousattempt to createlinksbetweenactions and actorswithdifferentinterests.

  11. ExpandedLocusofActivity Meanscooperationofsmallcommunitynetworkswithothers, botonlyfromthelocalregion. In thesenetworkedclusters, smallfirmswithlocalownership, regionaltradeassociations, and localentrepreneurs, localchurches, and socialassociations, are veryimportantforcommunitydevelopment.

  12. Open Access to Information Often state and federalgovernment, universities, and nonprofitorganizationshaveimportantinformation, butcommunities are unawareofit or have no access to it. More developmentisneeded to makethisinformationaccessibletoruralcommunities. Effectivedeploymentofbroadbandtechnologyisanimportantstarting point

  13. Comprehensive, NotCategorical Finally, thedevelopmentalactivitiesmustbecomprehensive, notcategorical; thatis, notsingularlyfocused on onecategoryofspending or policyarea. Progress or lackofit in onearea (housing, forexample) oftenaffectsotherareas..

  14. NeededPolicyActions EliminateCategoricalFunding- Effectiveruralpolicymustwork to stimulatecatalyticdevelopmenttochangetheapproachtofundingcategoricalprograms. Althoughblockgrants and similarfundingstreams are a positive step in program funding. PromoteBroadCollaboration-Policiesmustalsosupportcomprehensive, self-organizedefforts to collaboratebroadly. TheCommunityDevelopmentCorporations (CDCs) and CommunityActionAgenciesofthepastwere more successfulthanbelievedatthetime, and theseformsofcollaboration are evenveryeffectivetoday. CreateSustainableFunding -Finally, policyshouldshiftitsfocusfromshort-termgrantsforspecificprojects to more sustainableprojects.

  15. THE END Thankyouforyourattention

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