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Introducing Power Shift: Part 1 Self-Guided Course Offering
We are excited to announce the launch of a new Power Shift Part 1 Self-Guided course. If you are new to Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) and want to learn more but are unable to join one of our facilitated group offerings, this course is for you! The course has five modules…
2023 YEAR IN REVIEW
Embrace’s mission is to strengthen communities from the inside out. We do this by training, coaching, and connecting community cultivators through regional, national, and international learning cohorts, communities of practice, workgroups, and networks. 2023 Summary: …
2022 A Year of Network Weaving
2022 Year in Review Over the past year Embrace has seen tremendous growth in the number of ABCD practitioners who are not only learning ABCD principles and practices through our learning opportunities but an increasing number who are finding on-going support they need to successfully implement…
Fall 2022 - Power Shift Learning Cohorts
The Empowered Communities Network is hosting this Power Shift - Foundations Series Training event through multiple learning cohorts. Some cohorts will be hybrid and others will be entirely virtual. All cohorts will begin with a Virtual Launch Party on September 14th from 6:00-8:…
Rural ABCD Community of Practice 2022 Update
There are some exciting developments happening in the Rural ABCD Community of Practice! Below are some of the developments happening for the group in the new year.In the January meeting, the group will be revisiting its group covenant together to make any necessary adjustments for the new year.…
Embrace Communities 2021 Year in Review
2021 OutcomesThis past year has been filled with new opportunities that have helped us forge new relationships and deepen existing ones. In total during 2021, roughly 300 individuals participated in training opportunities, 60 individuals got connected to peers through networks and communities of…
Our Gift to You: Our Favorite Learning Conversations of 2021
This year, we were gifted many opportunities to gather virtually to share our stories, bring new friends into our network, and fuel the ABCD movement across the globe alongside some amazing collaborators. We are always astonished by how much there is to learn from one another and by how much wisdom…
Power Shift: Supplemental Training Videos
Participating in an upcoming Empowered Communities Network sponsored Power Shift learning cohort?The videos below are referenced in the Power Shift training guide in the order they appear below. Hillside Story: As told by Lindsay Gullette-LeeBrookland Park Story: As told Laverne Winfree (aka…
Coaching: A Bridge from Knowledge to Practice
Has this ever happened to you? You come across a new way of doing something that resonates with you, and you want to make the change. Then, you take a training on it, or maybe, you read all the books and articles on it that you can find. The more you learn, the more excited you are about the impact…