ABCD National Tour - Meander Valley, Tasmania

Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) is a powerful approach to community development that focuses on discovering and mobilizing the resources that are already present in a community.

When a group of people discover what they have they join together in new connections and relationship they build power. When people become more productive together, they exercise their power to address problems and realize dreams. Together we are better.

This approach recognizes that people learn best how to build “community partnerships that work” successfully by learning from their own experience, by having clear principles of practice, and by learning from the experience of other community builders.

Each workshop is designed for continuous participation over the 2 days through 3 learning phases; step in, step up and step out. 

The workshops will explore and discuss how we intentionally introduce asset and strengths based work as a legitimate and important part of community work. 

Through the workshop participants will learn by: 

• Discussing the principles and philosophy of ABCD 

• Learning practical strategies to find and engage community assets 

• Exploring principles of community organising 

• Exploring how agencies and communities can work together more effectively 

• Building an ABCD community partnership 

Participants will also walk away with multiple, effective participatory tools, practices and processes such as: 

• Asset Mapping 

• Learning Conversations 

• Needs versus Strengths 

• Co-Design & Ideas to Action 

• Angry Hamburger 

• ABCD Power Ladder 

• This session will be run as follows:

  • A team of 2-3 trainers from the training team will be at each event 

  • Wear comfy clothes; this is active and immersive learning in action 

  • Reach out if you need financial, accessibility or interpretation support 

  • Each session will be emergent and subject to change based on participant’s feedback 

  • Be prepared to share stories, learn from each other and have loads of fun! 

  This workshop is for anyone who wants to explore the power of collective creativity and collaboration with each other and within their communities: 

  • Community development workers and engagement leaders, department policy officers and program managers 

  • Business leaders, social entrepreneurs, community and not for profit leaders, community organisers, and their teams 

  • Next generation leaders and other young activists 

  • NDIS directors, team leaders, planners

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The Jeder Institute is proud to partner this event with Meander Valley Council & Northern Employment Business Hub:

An important learning is honouring the diversity of economic factors that encourage people to join us. All costs are per person. Booking fees apply at checkout.
Please reach out if finances are an issue. If you are passionate about joining, we want you there!

Your hosts for this session are:

Fiona Miller - Fiona is a creative conduit with a diverse back ground that includes community development, creative & visual arts, early years, education, bushfire recovery, inclusion, community houses, community gardens and more. Having worked within a variety of organisations/agencies and local governments she has a broad understanding of the diversity of organisational structures.

As a facilitator, graphic harvester or community member, contributing to community for making great places and participating in community led projects that are sustainable are her focus. She loves nothing more than watching people and projects grow and uses creative arts, ABCD and strengths based practices as platforms for discovering and exploring community futures.

Supporting our young people to explore their own place within community is something she sees as particularly important. Everyone deserves to feel safe and be included and we can build relationships and have fun while we do it.

Steph Bitter is a young and enthusiastic individual, passionate about supporting people to realise and express the most authentic version of themselves. With a background as a writer, performing musician and songwriter, they studied a Diploma of Community Services to align their passion for rights and social justice with a love of connecting with people. Steph blends Asset-Based Community Development, Participatory Community Development, and Person-Centred practices to support individuals and communities to find belonging and create authentic meaning in their lives.