TY - BOOK N2 - "Communities around the world are entering a new era of community building. Whether improving economic conditions and reducing poverty, re-energizing citizens and social programs, reducing crime, or revitalizing a troubled neighborhood, they are engaging people from all sectors as never before to work together as equals to improve their quality of life. N2 - At the heart of this engagement are community conversations, in which common goals are embraced by a diverse array of people with different backgrounds and needs, and influencers are drawn from multiple sectors, including community organizations, the various levels of government, and businesses big and small. N2 - Full of informative and inspiring examples of collaboration, Community Conversations captures the essence of creating such conversations and offers ten practical techniques to host conversations in your community."--Pub. desc. AB - "Communities around the world are entering a new era of community building. Whether improving economic conditions and reducing poverty, re-energizing citizens and social programs, reducing crime, or revitalizing a troubled neighborhood, they are engaging people from all sectors as never before to work together as equals to improve their quality of life. AB - At the heart of this engagement are community conversations, in which common goals are embraced by a diverse array of people with different backgrounds and needs, and influencers are drawn from multiple sectors, including community organizations, the various levels of government, and businesses big and small. AB - Full of informative and inspiring examples of collaboration, Community Conversations captures the essence of creating such conversations and offers ten practical techniques to host conversations in your community."--Pub. desc. T1 - Community conversations :mobilizing the ideas, skills, and passion of community organizations, governments, businesses, and people / DA - 2012. CY - Toronto : AU - Born, Paul. ET - 2nd ed. CN - HN49.C6 PB - BPS Books, PP - Toronto : PY - 2012. ID - 1380518 KW - Community organization KW - Poverty KW - Economic assistance, Domestic KW - Community development, Urban KW - Organisation communautaire KW - Pauvreté KW - Aide au développement économique régional KW - Développement communautaire urbain KW - Community development, Urban. KW - Community organization. KW - Economic assistance, Domestic. KW - Poverty. SN - 9781927483152 SN - 1927483158 TI - Community conversations :mobilizing the ideas, skills, and passion of community organizations, governments, businesses, and people / ER -