ABCD-Training-of-Trainers-Tools-July-2013

• Request for CLF should not be considered, if the requesting groups appear not to be governed by
ABCD principles (for examples of ABCD principles, see page….)
Activity 2: Opportunity Statements
This activity will only work if you went through some of the ABCD tools presented above and came up
with an action plan.
Instructions
Ask participants to go back into the same groups where they practiced some of the ABCD tools and
came up with an action plan. Give each group one piece of flip chart paper and some markers. Tell
them that you are a potential investor in their action plan and would like an opportunity statement
about the community where the action plans are being undertaken (NOT a problem statement as you
would usually find in project proposals). Tell them to convince you on this one page flip chart that they
are a worthy investment for leverage funding. Hint: It is helpful to review all of the asset maps done
previously and to highlight the resources and capacities of your community. For example, participants
may want to talk about the strength of their associations, leadership and organizational skills. They may
want to talk about their vision for the future and the range of local assets they have to contribute to it
(natural, physical, social, financial and individual). Remind participants that this is more of an
introductory paragraph to your community so they do not need to talk about their action plans again.
Tell participants to be careful about the language they use (e.g. if you are trying to entice someone to
invest in you, would you focus on your deficiencies?)
Once everyone is finished, have each group post their opportunity statement on the wall and circulate
the room to hear each group present. Ask participants to judge the statements: Are they convinced to
invest in this community?
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