{"title":"Tom Borrup","description":"\u003cp\u003eTOM BORRUP, Ph.D., is a planner, educator, and nonprofit arts leader with over twenty-five years of experience consulting with cities, foundations, and nonprofits across the United States and internationally. His books include \u003cem\u003eThe Power of Culture in City Planning\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Creative Community Builder’s Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorrup holds a Ph.D. in Leadership and Change from Antioch University, an M.A. in Communications and Public Policy from Goddard College, and a B.A. in Liberal Arts from Goddard College. He is Senior Lecturer and Director of Graduate Studies for the University of Minnesota’s Master of Professional Studies in Arts and Cultural Leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing, Borrup leads Creative Community Builders, the consultancy he founded. He previously served as executive director of Intermedia Arts, a multidisciplinary, multicultural community arts center in Minneapolis, from 1980 to 2002.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom lives in Minneapolis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Borrup’s books are published by Fieldstone Alliance, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-creative-community-builders-handbook-how-to-transform-communities-using-local-assets-arts-and-culture","title":"The Creative Community Builder's Handbook: How to Transform Communities Using Local Assets, Arts, and Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePut the power of arts and culture to work in your community\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart 1 of this unique guide distills research and emerging ideas behind culturally driven community development and explains key underlying principles. You'll understand the arts impact on community well-being and have the rationale for engaging others. Find inspiration and ideas from twenty case studies Part 2 gives you ten concrete strategies for building on the unique qualities of your own community. Each strategy is illustrated by two case studies taken from a variety of cities, small towns, and neighborhoods across the United States. You'll learn how people from all walks of life used culture and creativity as a glue to bind together people, ideas, enterprises, and institutions to make places more balanced and healthy. These examples are followed in Part 3 with six steps to assessing, planning, and implementing creative community building projects: 1. Assess Your Situation and Goals; 2. Identify and Recruit Effective Partners; 3. Map Values, Strengths, Assets, and History; 4. Focus on Your Key Asset, Vision, Identity, and Core Strategies; 5. Craft a Plan That Brings the Identity to Life; 6. Secure Funding, Policy Support, and Media Coverage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetailed guidance, hands-on worksheets, and a hypothetical community sample walk you through the entire process. Each section includes additional resources as well as an appendix listing books, web sites, organizations, and research studies. By understanding the theoretical context (Part 1), learning from case studies (Part 2), and following the six steps (Part 3), you'll be able to build a more vibrant, creative, and equitable community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0940069474\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780940069473\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Tom Borrup","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41667011575995,"sku":"9780940069473","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":42527721423064,"sku":"9781630264451","price":43.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780940069473_fc_mockup_v2_1623782172_38baf425-c4b1-4440-ae50-40a10e203cfe.jpg?v=1790971518"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-tom-borrup.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}