Successful community builders will be those who understand the importance of having a plan to inspire and motivate action by helping determine vision, values, outcomes, and goals and how they are going to be achieved. Despite this importance, planning is often neglected and rarely taught. Yet, in a world that is constantly changing, planning is becoming increasingly critical as we face more issues and demands and resources that may be declining. This session will be especially interesting to those wanting to apply a community developing approach to planning.
• importance of planning
• planning approaches (social action, social planning, community development)
• principles of planning using a community development approach
• types of plans
• terms of reference
• a 10 step planning framework that uses a community development approach