Who We Are
We are the leaders in strengths based development in the UK and Ireland. Our practitioners have the knowledge and skills to maximise the impact of community building efforts in areas of economic development, central and local government, health, safety, environmental protection and social inclusion. We achieve this through facilitation, training and mentoring.

We help people and agencies (including central and local governments) to intentionally start from a place of strengths/assets in order to build healthier, safer, more prosperous societies where citizens are in the driving seat.

We are able to demonstrate the lasting benefits and distinctive value of what we do, and to compare the benefits to those of more traditional approaches. Our supports offer excellent value for money, yielding a high social return on investment. We place a strong emphasis on assessing and demonstrating impact.

Our Team

• Cormac Russell, CEO Nurture Development; international faculty member of the ABCD Institute
• Jim Diers, author of ‘Neighbor Power, Building Communities the Seattle Way’; faculty member of the ABCD Institute and architect of the world renowned Department of Neighbourhoods in Seattle
• Martin Simon, founding advisor, Timebanking UK, author of ‘Your Money or Your Life: Time for Both’

Our Approach
We use Strengths Based Approaches such as Asset Based Community Development, Timebanking, Appreciative Inquiry etc. Strengths Based Approaches focus on different ways of thinking about how to work for change – starting from a place of possibilities, strengths and capacities as opposed to problems and deficiencies.

Our Areas of Expertise

Policy Development
Strengthening Civil Society   
Promoting Active Citizenship
Building Grassroots Social Inclusion
Community Policing and Community Safety strategies

Social Inclusion
Aging Well Strategies that engage real people in actionable change
Strengths Based Youth Development
Strengths Based approach to Probation and Juvenile Justice

Health
Assets approach to addressing Health Inequalities
Health Promotion through ABCD
Sport as an Asset for Community Building

Facilitation
Facilitating local social and economic planning, vision making
Facilitating the establishment of Timebanks

Local Government
Building practical models to promote localism and coproduction
Highly acclaimed strategies for community building, citizen empowerment, and participatory democracy
Developing citizen centred systems of local government
Building strong partnerships with partner agencies and citizens
Local economic development

ABCD
Asset Based Community Development Workshops
Asset Mapping
Community Organising training

Who We Work With

• Central Government
• Local Governments
• Think tanks
• NHS Trust/PCTs
• Community Foundations and Trusts
• Faith Communities
• Community & Voluntary Organisations
• Sporting Organisations
• Communities

Contact Us
We would be happy to discuss how wecan add value to your endeavours.  If you are interested in discussing potential commissions, please contact:
Cormac Russell on +353 (87) 928 0998 or cormac@nurturedevelopment.ie