1. Capacity-Based Approaches to Civic Engagement for Colleges and Universities John Hamerlinck, Associate Director Minnesota Campus Compact john@mncampuscompact.org

2. Civic Engagement: identify and address Individual and collective actions designed to identify and address issues of public concern

5. Asset-Based: discovers gifts & talents in the community right now Internally-Focused: Relies on community’s strengths, not on outside resources Relationship-Driven: Seeks to connect local people, associations and institutions

6. We all have assets and deficits.

7. Needs Based Focus on deficiencies People are consumers of services Residents observe as issues are being addressed Asset Based Focus on effectiveness People are producers Residents participate and are empowered

8. A capacity-based approach... reinforces core principles of social justice and equity; develops respect for community and its individuals; helps shift from a charity to an investment model; and shifts from research-driven and funder- driven, to community-driven outcomes.

9. Assets Individuals Everybody! Associations Social Assets Institutions Public, private, nonprofit Physical Assets Buildings, natural assets Exchange Financial transactions and other exchanges

11. Associations & Institutions ConsensusControl CareProduction CitizensConsumers Capacities Needs

12. DEMOCRACY = VOTING + ASSOCIATIONS

13. Is Democracy the Goal? Nations with Strong Institutions & Weak Associations...

14. What can campuses do? Capacity Inventories What skills, gifts, talents, etc. do individuals, associations and institutions bring to the table? Connect these “assets” Help to identify low hanging fruit and “strange bedfellows” Support an association of associations Expand civic space Put a community lens on every aspect of the school’s business

15. VisionSkillsIncentivesResources Action Plan Change= Adapted from Knoster, T. (1991) Presentation at TASH Conference, Washington DC (Adapted by Knoster from Enterprise Group Ltd.)

16. SkillsIncentivesResources Action Plan Confusion= VisionIncentivesResources Action Plan Anxiety= VisionSkillsResources Action Plan Resistance= VisionSkillsIncentives Action Plan Frustration= VisionSkillsIncentivesResourcesTreadmill= Adapted from Knoster, T. (1991) Presentation at TASH Conference, Washington DC (Adapted by Knoster from Enterprise Group Ltd.)

20. John Hamerlinck Associate Director Minnesota Campus Compact john@mncampuscompact.org Phone: 651-603-5091 Fax: 651-603-5093 Web: www.mncampuscompact.org Blog: http://mncompact.wordpress.com http://cdce.wordpress.com Twitter: mncompact