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Three training modules will be offered over a 2-3 month period. Residents representing the NBN pilot neighborhoods will have registration priority. Classes will start March, 2012.

Neighborhood Revitalization Leadership Development
NBN will provide the training neighborhoods need to lead the development and implementation of their community action plan.

Core Concepts:

  • Leading and visioning neighborhood change
  • Learning practical methods and techniques to become stronger collaborators, communicators, executors and community partners
  • Applying leadership principles and best practices to transform neighborhoods
  • Developing neighborhood action plans
  • Data collection and analysis techniques
  • Inspiring and enabling teamwork, commitment, diversity and inclusiveness

Organizational Development and Improvement
NBN will assist residents with developing the fundamentals and principles of effective community organizing and engagement, which is essential to program effectiveness.

Core Concepts:

  • Setting goals
  • Reaching out to neighbors; inclusiveness
  • Recruiting community volunteers
  • Organizing and promoting neighborhood meetings
  • Establishing agendas
  • Meeting facilitation
  • Retaining members

Neighborhood Revitalization for Youth
To be successful, it is important that residents of all ages be involved. To encourage youth involvement, NBN will offer a specially designed curriculum for youth on leadership and community building. The course will teach youth that they can achieve what they believe if they work hard, never give up and try to help others.

Core Concepts:

  • Leadership, teamwork and community service
  • The role of local government, neighborhood leaders, residents, buisnesses and other community stakeholders
  • Environmental stewardship
  • Working together for community change and improvement
  • Anatomy of neighborhoods

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 



 

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City Departments

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How to Get Involved

Community Enrichment

Bureau of Community Enrichment

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