1. Gene L. Theodori, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Extension Specialist for Community Development, & Associate Department Head Program in Rural Sociology & Community Studies Department of Recreation, Park & Tourism Sciences Texas A&M University Moving From Vision To Action

2. CuteUgly Smart Dumb 1 2 3 4 Individuals

3. ActiveNot Active Conscious Not Conscious Communities 1 2 3 4

4. ActiveNot Active Conscious Not Conscious Communities 1 2 3 4

5. Community: a place-oriented process of interrelated actions through which members of a local population express a shared sense of identity while engaging in the common concerns of life. Working Definition of Community

6. Elements of a Local Society A geographic dimension physical space Human life dimension people living there Relatively complete organization institutions and patterns of behaviors that cover the broad range of human interests

11. Social Fields Process of social interaction Actions Associations Actors the projects, programs, activities, and/or events the formal organizations and informal groups the leaders and other persons participating in associations and actions

12. Education Government Environmental protection Economy Faith-based Recreation

13. Faith-based Education Recreation Economy Action Generalization Government

15. Faith-based Education Recreation Environmental protection Economy Action Generalization Government Community is not a given. Community is a variable.

16. Community Development Community development: a process of building and strengthening the community.

17. Community Development Purposive Positive Structure oriented Exists in efforts of people

18. Community development is purposive. It is the intentional consequence of actors engaging in associational actions to initiate and maintain community. Community Development

19. Community development is positive. The purposive intentions of the actors revolve around a shared commitment to improving their community. Community Development

20. Community development is structure oriented. The purposive and positive actions of actors are direct attempts to establish and/or strengthen the community as an interlinking and coordinating structure of human relationships. Community Development

21. Community development exists in the efforts of people and not necessarily in goal achievement. Simply stated, community development is purposive action undertaken with positive intentions at improving community structure. Community Development

22. Development in community Development of community - Task accomplishment - Structure building

23. Principles of Community Development The long-term theme of community development should be to develop the community as a human relationship structure, rather than to develop things in or through the community.

24. Community development must reflect and express the values and wishes of the local population. Principles of Community Development

25. Community development requires a commitment on the part of special interest groups to align their efforts with those of other groups. Principles of Community Development

26. Community development requires that attention be given continuously to problems and needs in all areas of local life. Principles of Community Development

27. Sustained community development requires an organizational structure. Principles of Community Development

28. Community development requires communication. Principles of Community Development

29. Community development requires a commitment beyond selfish gain, at least by a small number of people in any community who can really make it work. Principles of Community Development

30. Kenneth P. Wilkinson. 1968. “The Community: Its Structure and Process.” Pp. 86–90 in Eileen Zuber, Steve Nelson, and A.E. Luloff, 1998, Community: A Biography in Honor of the Life and Work of Ken Wilkinson. University Park, PA: The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development. Credit for “Principles of Community Development”

31. Stages of Community-Based Planning 1.Initiation 2.Organization of sponsorship 3.Visioning, goal setting, and strategy formation 4.Recruitment 5.Implementation 6.Evaluation

32. Involves generating widespread consciousness of an issue among various fields of interest in a community. Initiation

33. Involves the formation of multi-interest networks and inter-organizational linkages to coordinate and integrate actions within and across the various social fields. Organization of Sponsorship

34. Involves developing a vision, short-term and long-range goals, and strategies that transcend the special interests of particular social fields. Visioning, Goal Setting, and Strategy Formation

35. Involves building cohesion, encouraging participation, developing new leaders and leadership skills, and coordinating actions. Recruitment

36. Involves building, strengthening, and maintaining the structure of the community field. Implementation

37. Involves identifying and celebrating specific outputs and/or outcomes of the process. Evaluation