METHODOLOGIES AND

APPROACHES IN
COMMUNITY ACTION
Learning Outcomes
01 02
Explain the Apply
Methodologies Systematic
and Methods of
Approaches in Community
Community Actions in
Actions. Understanding
Community.
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 THINK ABOUT THIS...

• What contibution(s) have you offered to your

community?

• Are you curious on the different developments

happened in your own community?

• Do you engage yourself in the project being

implemented in your community?
• Humans are part of the community.
• We are made to live, protect, and wrok together
to achieve a common goal for the common
good.
• We should participate in the different activities
and projects in our own community.
• Problem, issues, and challenges arise. Thus,
members and leaders of the community should
work: Initiative, Cooperation, Communication
and Planning.
Methodologies and Approaches in
Community Action
1. Community Profile
2. Community Needs Assessment
3. Building Partnership
4. Resource Mobilization
5. Leadership Development or
Participatory
6. Social Action
7. Evaluation
 COMMUNITY PROFILE

• Is the process of developing and

undestanding of the people and
describing the detailed picture of the
target community. Profiles could include
information about the diversity withinb
the community, their history, social and
economic characteristics, and what
social and infrastructure services are
provide.
 COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT
• Is a systematic process for determining
and addressing needs or gaps between
current conditions or wants. It also
measures the strengths and resources
available in the community to meet the
needs of the children, youth, and
families. SWOT Analysis , force field
analysis and focus group discussions are
important tools in conducting the
community needs assessment.
 SWOT ANALYSIS MAPPING GUIDE:
• Strength- These are the standout characteristics of your community
in political, economic, socio-cultural, and environmental aspects.
• Weaknesses- What does your community lack or need in the status
quo? It may also include facets of your community that you think
need to be addressed or improved.
• Opportunities- It may include the different aspect of community
that are ripe for intervention and aid to solve and counter the
weaknesses you have included.
• Threats- It may include problems, issues and concerns within your
community such as crime, poverty and other aspects which may
threaten your community.
 FORCE FIELD ANALYSIS MAPPING GUIDE:
• Driving Forces- These are factors drive positive
change.
• Retraining Forces- These are factors that impede or
obstacles for positive changes.
• Desired State- These include your own vision on what
should the community, state, and individuals do to
contribute driving forces and overcome these
restraints.
 BUILDING PARTNERSHIP

• Partnership refers to a group

of organizations with a
common interest who agree
to work together towards a
common goal.
 COORDINATION
Different
Methods in COOPERATION
Building
Partnership in COLLABORATION
the Community
PARTNERSHIP
 RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
• Is a process where we identtify the
resources essential for the
development, implementation, and
continuation of works for achieving
the organizations mission. Resource
Mobilization is not just about funds
and raising funds, but it is focused on
the relationships with resource
providers, the skills, knowledge and
capacity for proper use of resources.
 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & PARTICIPATORY PLANNING

-Is another important part of the

community action. Leaders emanate from
selected group, volunteers, or ivdividuals
known as the core working group.The
leaders ensure that the essential task,
roles or reponsibility, goals and objectives
are accomplished. Participatory planning is
an approach to designing active, livable
cities which makes urban planning
accesible, community- driven and fun.
 SOCIAL ACTION

-It can be done by one or more

persons in such a amnner that
his or her action is intended to
influence others and perform
the action to act or face some
social situation.
ELEMENTS OF SOCIAL ACTION BY: (TALCOTT PARSONS)
A. THE ACTOR - It is the individual who performs.
B. THE GOAL- These are the aims or objectives
for which the action was done.
C. SOCIAL SITUATION- The actor performs his
or her role in the presence of some social
institution.
D. NORMATIVE ORIENTATION- It is performed on
some social pattern., custom. All these forms are
called norms of society.
E. ENERGY- This requires energy for its
performance. Physical energy and training are
essential for an act.
 EVALUATION

-It is conducted in the middle

and at the end of the
scheduled completion of the
community action plan to
evaluate the effectivity and
success of the project.
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