The Comprehensive Community Development Process According to Jim Capraro CapraroConsulting

Inventory of Community Leadership Citizen/resident leaders Leaders of agencies, organizations & institutions Government leader Private sector leader

Engagement of Leaders Intentional/deliberate relationship creation Identification of individual leader self-interest

Accumulation & Distillation of Learnings Analysis Reporting

Gathering Leaders Recruiting new leader presenters Relational exercise Reporting findings Open discussion of meaning (including economy) Plan/commitment for creation of common vision

2nd round of Deliberate Relationship Creation Newly engaged leaders – engage others

Visioning Session Citizen/resident, organizational, government, private sector leaders come together Creation of long term community vision: “What do we want the neighborhood to be when it grows up.” Creation, and endorsement of a communal vision statement

Convene Smaller Planning Body Create plans that will, over time, accomplish the vision Recruit leaders/sponsors to implement the plans elements Begin to seek sources of support Implement early action projects – “planning while doing” – proving it is more than just talk.

Make the Plan Public Community celebration Public Rollout Assembly: Gather the “who's who” of government officials, funders, and corporate actors to fill the seats as an audience for the community’s presentation

Implement, implement, implement…