This significant guide puts the tools of democracy into everyone's hands. Based on the best of Blandin Foundation's 20-year experience in developing community leaders, it gives community members-like yourself-the tools to bring people together to make changes.

Here are some of the useful resources you'll find:

• Identifying Community Assets
• Community Problem Analysis
• Accessing Community Data
• Appreciative Inquiry
• Translating Vision to Action
• Interpersonal Communication for Leaders
• Managing Interpersonal Conflict as a Leader
• Building Social Capital Across Cultures
• Network Mapping: Locating Your Social Capital
• Stakeholders Analysis
• Building Coalitions
• Building Effective Community Teams
• Recruiting and Sustaining Volunteers
• Getting the Most from Your Meetings