Community Building Publications

• Resident Centered Community-Building---What Makes it Different? A Report from the Connecting Communities Learning Exchange, by Anne C. Kubisch, Patricia Auspos, Thomas Dewar, and Sydney Taylor. San Diego, CA: Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation, 2013.

• Performance Management in Complex, Place-Based Work: What It Is, What It, Isn't, and Why It Matters, by Patricia Auspos and Anne C. Kubisch. Washington, D.C.: The Aspen Institute, 2012.

• Listening to Voices from the Field III- Implications for Place Based Giving: Transcript from Council on Foundations Annual Conference 2011. Washington, D.C.: The Aspen Institute, 2012.

• Using Neighborhood Survey Data to Understand Neighborhoods and Improve Practice in Comprehensive Place-Based Change Efforts, by Patricia Auspos. Washington, D.C.: The Aspen Institute, 2012.

• Developing and Using Data and Evidence to Improve Place- Based Work: Proceedings from a Meeting Convened by The Aspen Institute Roundtable on Community Change with Support from The Annie E. Casey Foundation, by Patricia Auspos. Washington, D.C.: The Aspen Institute, 2012.

• Voices From the Field III: Lessons and Challenges for Foundations Based on Two Decades of Community-Change Efforts, by Anne Kubisch, Patricia Auspos, Emily Buck, Tom Dewar, and Prudence Brown: Foundation Review, 2011.

• Community Change Initiatives from 1990-2010: Accomplishments and Implications for Future Work, by Anne C. Kubisch, Patricia Auspos, Prudence Brown, and Thomas Dewar : Community Investments, 2010.

• Voices from the Field III: Lessons and Challenges from Two Decades of Community Change Efforts, by Anne C. Kubisch, Patricia Auspos, Prudence Brown, and Tom Dewar. Washington, D.C.: The Aspen Institute, 2010.

• Living Cities and Civic Capacity: Leadership, Leverage, and Legitimacy, by Patricia Auspos, et al. Washington, D.C.: The Aspen Institute, 2008.

• Our Shared Fate: Bridging the Rural-Urban Divide Creates New Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity, by Anne C. Kubisch, et al. Washington, D.C.: The Aspen Institute, 2008.

• The Community Builder's Approach to Theory of Change: A Practical Guide to Theory Development, by Andrea A. Anderson. Washington, D.C.: The Aspen Institute, 2005.

• Building Knowledge About Community Change: Moving Beyond Evaluations, by Patricia Auspos and Anne Kubisch. Washington, D.C.: The Aspen Institute, 2004.

• Theory of Change as a Tool for Strategic Planning: A Report on Early Experiences, by Andrea A. Anderson. Washington, D.C.: The Aspen Institute, October 2004.

• Community Change: Theories, Practice, and Evidence, edited by Karen Fulbright-Anderson and Patritia Auspos. Washington, D.C.: The Aspen Institute, 2004.

• Voices From the Field II: Reflections on Comprehensive Community Change, by Anne Kubisch, et al. Washington, D.C.: Aspen Institute, 2002.

• New Approaches to Evaluating Community Initiatives: Volume 2 - Theory, Measurement, and Analysis, edited by Karen Fulbright-Anderson, Anne C. Kubisch, and James P. Connell. Washington, D.C.: The Aspen Institute, 1998. (Available for purchase only).

• Voices From the Field: Learning From the Early Work of Comprehensive Community Initiatives, by the Aspen Institute Roundtable on Comprehensive Community Initiatives for Children and Families. Washington, D.C.: The Aspen Institute, 1997. (Available for purchase only).

• New Approaches to Evaluating Community Initiatives, edited by James P. Connell, Anne C. Kubisch, Lisbeth B. Schorr, and Carol H. Weiss. Washington, D.C.: The Aspen Institute, 1995. (Available for purchase only).

Working Papers and Reports:

• Community Change Initiatives from 1990-2010: Accomplishments and Implications for Future Work,  by Anne C. Kubisch, Patricia Auspos, Prudence Brown, and Tom Dewar.The Aspen Institute, 2010. (French).

• Community Building and Civic Capacity, by Susan Saegert, 2005.

• The Contribution of Community Building Project: Crosscutting Issues and Lessons, by Patricia Auspos. 2005.

• Contribution of Community Building to Achieving Improved Public Health Outcomes, by Edith C. Kieffer and Janis Reischmann. 2004.

• Finding Out What Works: Building Knowledge About Complex Complex Community Change Initiatives, by Anna Coote, et al. London: King's Fund, 2004.

• Opportunities for Juvenile Justice Reform, by Robert G. Schwartz. 2003.

• Reforming Public School Education Systems, by Marion Orr. 2003.

• Youth in the Child Welfare System: Goals, Recent Reforms, and Barriers to Further Improvement, by Matthew W. Stagner. 2003.

• Recommendations on Human Services Policy for the Next New York City Mayor and Council, by Jack Krauskopf. The Aspen Institute. 2001.

• Community Involvement in Partnership With Educational Institutions, Medical Centers, and Utility Companies, by Karen Fulbright-Anderson, et al. The Aspen Institute. 2004.