Community Building Initiative Pillars
Engagement of
Community
Residents
Development of
Community
Leaders
Engagement of
community residents
in decision making,
including identifying
an issue of concern,
mobilizing to take
appropriate action,
and providing
support for ongoing
involvement in their
communities;
Development of
resident leaders
who have the
capacity to assume
leadership roles in
their communities
and to represent
their communities
to external decision
makers;
Collaboration
among
Community &
Organizational
Partners
Collaboration among
community and
organizational
partners, to work
together and with
community residents
to develop and
implement a work
plan for the project;
Bridge-building
with External
Decision
Makers
Bridge building with
external decision
makers (such as city
council members,
school board
members), to develop
relationships and
interest to support the
community’s
approach to
addressing the
identified problem.
Phases of Work
CBI Pillars
EVIDENCE
Community Building Initiative Model
Community
Problem
Selection
Process
Engagement of
Community
Residents
Plan for
Implementation
Development of
Community
Leaders
Collaboration
among
Community &
Organizational
Partners
Implementation
Bridge-building
with External
Decision
Makers
Community Problem Selection Process (CPSP)
Four steps:
Community
Assessment
Identification of
1-2 problems
for further
analysis
Problem
Analysis for
1-2 problems
Selection of
one
community
problem for
the CBI
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Plan for Implementation
Activities
Strategy 1
Goal
Strategy 2
Strategy 1 Measure
Activities
Strategy 2 Measure
(Statement of
the Goal)
Activities
Outcome
Measure
Strategy 3
Strategy 3 Measure
(Measure of
the Goal)
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