For years, community leaders have been turning to outside help to fix local problems. The process begins by looking at the community's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, better known as ...

A highlight of last week’s Neighborhoods USA (NUSA) conference, for me, was a presentation by community asset mapping guru John McKnight. McKnight proved to be one of the most engaging speakers at the ...

Westmoreland County has its fair share of parks, schools, churches, nonprofits, historic sites and entertainment venues. Now, people are able to see at a glance how close they are to such points of ...

Communities across the world have been transformed through Asset Based Community Development (ABCD), a strength-based approach to change. ABCD builds community from ...

As the new Community Asset Mapping Intern here with the Twin Cities Media Alliance, I have taken on the responsibility of speaking with business owners regarding our Community Assets directory. We are ...