Australian Community Development Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-14231632008-05-27T18:29:46-07:00Bringing You the Best of the Best in Australian Community DevelopmentTypePadtypepad/bowers/australian_community_devehttp://feedburner.google.comCommunity and Organisational Change Workshop in Australiatag:typepad.com,2003:post-504854282008-05-27T18:29:46-07:002008-05-27T18:29:46-07:00If you are interested in community development change, this could well be a once in a lifetime opportunity. The best way that I know of to effect change in communities (and organisations) is large group structured meetings of the 'whole...Joe Bowershttp://communityblog.distil.com.au/2008/05/community-and-o.htmlSole Parents Daytag:typepad.com,2003:post-471250322008-03-20T23:13:00-07:002008-03-20T23:13:00-07:00One of the thing that Ronald Reagan did while President was to appoint 21 March as sole parent day. I'm not sure if we celebrate it in Australia but if we don't, we should. So, as a sole parent myself,...Joe Bowershttp://communityblog.distil.com.au/2008/03/sole-parents-da.htmlThe Facilitatortag:typepad.com,2003:post-438089082008-01-07T14:23:01-08:002008-01-07T14:23:01-08:00Happy New Year to All. Since every community leader is also a facilitator, I thought you might be interested in The Facilitator online magazine. There are also some that I just came across free resources on the site.Joe Bowershttp://communityblog.distil.com.au/2008/01/the-facilitator.htmlAustralian Future Search Networktag:typepad.com,2003:post-432828922007-12-26T15:32:26-08:002007-12-26T15:32:26-08:00I'm proud to announce the new Australian Future Search Network which has been created to facilitate Australian organisations and communities towards greater success and sustainability through the use of the Future Search method and principles. The website currently includes information...Joe Bowershttp://communityblog.distil.com.au/2007/12/australian-futu.htmlCommunity Engagement - Some Resourcestag:typepad.com,2003:post-431637462007-12-22T18:48:56-08:002007-12-22T18:48:56-08:00Here's a list of some great resources on community engagement provided by the Queensland Government's Online Learning Program. A Merry Xmas to all. And may 2008 be a great year for all Australian communities.Joe Bowershttp://communityblog.distil.com.au/2007/12/community-engag.htmlSEO Mistake by Community Based Organisationstag:typepad.com,2003:post-428538142007-12-14T15:52:00-08:002007-12-14T15:52:00-08:00Many NGOs and community based organisations don't have a deep understanding of Search Engine Optimisation. For the basics of SEO, see the recent post Small Business SEO Strategy on my Australian SME Marketing Blog. (The same principles apply to any...Joe Bowershttp://communityblog.distil.com.au/2007/12/seo-mistake-by.htmlGetting the Whole System in the Roomtag:typepad.com,2003:post-419459382007-11-26T18:38:00-08:002007-11-26T18:38:00-08:00Regular readers of this blog know what an advocate I am for large group meetings and the idea of getting the 'whole system' in the room. Here's a systematic approach for doing that - best done with a couple of...Joe Bowershttp://communityblog.distil.com.au/2007/11/getting-the-who.htmlAn Australian Saviour?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-419453962007-11-23T18:07:29-08:002007-11-23T18:07:29-08:00The day of a Federal election is probably a good time to express a personal view related to politics. Is it just me, or is anybody else sick of politicians and political parties who have there own interests ahead of...Joe Bowershttp://communityblog.distil.com.au/2007/11/an-australian-s.htmlBizGateway - Reducing the Burden of Red Tapetag:typepad.com,2003:post-409582802007-10-31T23:43:21-07:002007-10-31T23:43:21-07:00This is an important initiative for those interested in economic and small business development. The BizGateway is a wonderful new initiative that is being managed by DSBN with funding from AusIndustry and supported by approx 40 councils that aims to...Joe Bowershttp://communityblog.distil.com.au/2007/10/bizgateway---re.htmlCommunity Development - A Definitiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-399092202007-10-28T21:49:00-07:002007-10-28T21:49:00-07:00For those who like definitions, here's one to ponder over from the Community Development Exchange. "Community development is about building active and sustainable communities based on social justice and mutual respect. It is about changing power structures to remove the...Joe Bowershttp://communityblog.distil.com.au/2007/10/commnunity-deve.html