Orbis’
4 Stages of Community Development Capacity™

~~Understanding a Community’s Civic Energy~~

At Orbis Group, we believe in a model that identifies Four Stages of Community Development Capacity™:

	Apathy
	Awareness
	Action
	Alliance

Every community is at one of the four stages, and it defines the willingness and the ability of community leaders to implement a civic agenda for their community.

The stage of the community remains fluid over time, and can increase or decrease depending on a variety of factors such as leadership, community unity, economic conditions, and the willingness of community leaders to subordinate themselves to the greater cause of community.

By presenting the model to community leaders and representatives, Orbis Group plays a facilitating role in a non-threatening environment, and serves as a catalyst to increase community development capacity.

Specifically, community volunteers will:

	Understand the model and the four distinct stages
	Understand the win/lose dynamics of each stage
	Understand the focus of the community’s civic energy
	Understand the specific conditions to evaluate the community development capacity

Most importantly, the conditions will be improved for a community to reach its capacity to achieve the vision it has set for its future.