DOI
10.9707/1944-5660.1443
Key Points
The act of transforming community outcomes requires diverse stakeholders across an array of settings to become actors of change. While this movement to action lies at the heart of effective community change, it also remains one of the most challenging aspects of collective work.
Drawing from the ABLe Change Framework systems-change model, this article presents four processes used in numerous communities across the United States to effectively engage diverse stakeholders in taking actions to improve local systems. These processes prioritize the voices of the most disadvantaged within communities and engage them as key actors in the change process.
This article introduces the ABLe Change Framework tools, which are used to promote these action-oriented habits, and then discusses how foundations can use them to create the conditions that promote inclusive community change
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Recommended Citation
Foster-Fishman, P., & Watson, E. (2018). Creating Habits for Inclusive Change. The Foundation Review, 10(4). https://doi.org/10.9707/1944-5660.1443
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