Hello David

I realise that you have written extensively about this topic, and looked to see if you had referenced this paper, but I could not see that you had:

MacLellan-Wright, M. F., Anderson, D., Barber, S., Smith, N., Cantin, B., Felix, R., & Raine, K. (2007). The development of measures of community capacity for community-based funding programs in Canada. Health Promotion International, 22(4), 299-306.

http://heapro.oxfordjournals.org/content/22/4/299.full

 In the discussion section, there is a link to the ‘The Community Capacity Building Tool’ now archived.

http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/canada/regions/ab-nwt-tno/downloads-eng.php

 This link displays a shortened version (A tool for planning, building and reflecting on community capacity in community-based health projects), but the full version is also available in either word or pdf to download.  

However, I’m not sure if this is what you were looking for,

Mary

Hi Mary. Thank you very much for your detailed answer. I will look into this info. Appreciate it!

Hello David (and Mary),

Interesting question. From my own field of research I know Lowndes et al. (2006) have developed the CLEAR framework on 'Diagnosing and Remedying the Failings of Ofcial Participation Schemes'. This might be of use, but it is more focused on citizen participation, not so much on citizen or community capacity (but they certainly mention some important factors). Perhaps more interesting in this respect is Paredo's and Chrisman's article 'Toward a Theory of Community-Based Enterprise', in which they address and relate different factors (such as social capital), developing a theory as a strategy for sustainable local development in poor populations. However, I don't know whether this theory is tested.

I hope this provides some additional and useful material (or perhaps search engines). If you find a really nice contribution on this topic, could you let me know? My recent research is on community-based urban regeneration, so perhaps we could share some material in this respect.

Best wishes,

Ingmar

Hi Ingmar,

Thank you for your response. Appreciate it. From what I am finding in my search your response is on one of the tracks. That is, some studies have created a composite measure of the construct (community capacity). These are typically long questionnaires with different items for each one of the dimensions of the construct (e.g., participation, social capital, etc.). Some other studies have focused on measuring only one or two dimensions. I guess there is a third tract that I am starting to uncover which is more of "observational" or anecdotal measures in which researchers conclude that the community has a high capacity given how much they can get done (but not necessarily measure dimensions of the construct, just the outcomes). I hope this makes sense. I am writing a paper in which I am reviewing community capacity and other community measures. I will let you know when it is ready. Me and my co-authors still have a long way to go. Thanks again!

Hi David,

The review you are working on sounds interesting (and highly relevant). I recognize the different tracks you mentioned.  Thanks, looking forward to it!

Thanks Ingmar. We are hoping to make a good contribution by providing clearer conceptual definitions and comparisons between the different community notions out there. A lot of work, but hopefully will be useful to put some order in the literature. Have a great week Ingmar!

I can imagine that is a lot of work, but certainly of added value. Good luck and have a great week too!

Hi David,

I recently found the following article by Glickman and Servon (2003): 'By the Numbers: Measuring Community Development Corporations’ Capacity' . I guess you already know this one. Anyway, it certainly fits your question and is relevant for your review study.

Laverack, G., Hill, K., Akenson, L. and Corrie, R. (2009) Building capacity towards health leadership in remote indigenous communities in Cape York. Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin. Vol 9(1): 1-11.

Laverack, G. and Thangphet, S. (2009) Building community capacity for locally managed ecotourism in Northern Thailand. Community Development Journal. 44 (2): 172-185.

Laverack, G. (2008) Health Promotion: How to Build Community Capacity. In Jirojwong, S. and Liamputtong, P. (eds) Population Health, Communities and Health Promotion. London. Oxford University Press. Chapter 11.

Laverack, G. (2007) Building the capacity of Fijian communities to improve health outcomes. Journal of Clinical Health and Community Medicine for the Pacific. Vol. 14 (2): 95-100.

Laverack, G. (2006) Evaluating Community Capacity: Visual representation and interpretation. Community Development Journal. 41 (3) 266-276.

Gibbon, M. Labonte, R. Laverack, G. (2002) “Evaluating Community Capacity”.  Health and Social Care in the Community. 10(6) 485-491.

Labonte, R. Bell-Woodard, G. Chad, K. and Laverack, G. (2002) “Community capacity building: a parallel track for health promotion programs”. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 93(3): 181-2.

Labonte, R. and Laverack, G (2001) "Capacity Building in Health Promotion, Part 1: For Whom?  And For What Purpose?" Critical Public Health 11(2): 111-128.

Labonte, R. and Laverack, G (2001) "Capacity Building in Health Promotion, Part 2: Whose use?  And with what measure?" Critical Public Health 11(2): 129-138.

David - thanks for asking the question and to all for responding.  Clearly an area of interest but limited products, so to speak.  A few years ago I published a paper on the political and policy implications of a community capacity rating scale resulting from a contract with Robert Wood Johnson.  We didn't develop a scale, but talked about the implications of the use of such a scale.  If anyone is interested it's:  

Burdine, J., Felix, M., Wendel, M., and Somachandran, S. (2003). The political and policy implications of a rating system of community capacity to improve population health. Family and Community Health, 26 (4): 254-267.  PMID: 14528132

Thanks again for the tread.    Jim

Dear David, these might be helpful too:

Minkler, M., Vasquez, V. B., Tajik, M. & Petersen, D. (2008). Promoting environmental justice through community-based participatory research: the role of community and partnership capacity. Health education & behaviour, 35(1), 119-137. 10.1177/1090198106287692.

Cargo, M. & Mercer, S. L. (2008). The value and challenges of participatory research: strengthening its practice. Annual review of public health, 29, 325-350.

Best of luck!

Also:

Assessing Community Coalition Capacity and its Association with Underage Drinking Prevention Effectiveness in the Context of the SPF SIG

By: Flewelling, Robert L.; Hanley, Sean M.

PREVENTION SCIENCE Volume: 17 Issue: 7 Pages: 830-840 Published: OCT 2016

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Using Communities That Care for Community Child Maltreatment Prevention

By: Salazar, Amy M.; Haggerty, Kevin P.; de Haan, Benjamin; et al.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY Volume: 86 Issue: 2 Pages: 144-155 Published: MAR 2016

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Assessing Sustained Effects of Communities That Care on Youth Protective Factors

By: Kim, B. K. Elizabeth; Oesterle, Sabrina; Hawkins, J. David; et al.

JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR SOCIAL WORK AND RESEARCH Volume: 6 Issue: 4 Pages: 565-589 Published: WIN 2015

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Building Local Infrastructure for Community Adoption of Science-Based Prevention: The Role of Coalition Functioning

By: Shapiro, Valerie B.; Hawkins, J. David; Oesterle, Sabrina

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Mixed Picture of Readiness for Adoption of Evidence-Based Prevention Programs in Communities: Exploratory Surveys of State Program Delivery Systems

By: Spoth, Richard; Schainker, Lisa M.; Redmond, Cleve; et al.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY Volume: 55 Issue: 3-4 Pages: 253-265 Published: JUN 2015

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Reframing Coalitions as Systems Interventions: A Network Study Exploring the Contribution of a Youth Violence Prevention Coalition to Broader System Capacity

By: Bess, Kimberly D.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY Volume: 55 Issue: 3-4 Pages: 381-395 Published: JUN 2015

Thanks a lot Charlotte!

have a look at the following papers

Chazdon, Scott A.; Lott, Stephanie

Ready for engagement: using key informant interviews to measure community social capacity

Informa UK (Taylor & Francis)

Community Development

Year:2010

Month:

Day:

Volume:41

Issue:2

First page:156

Last page:175

Lovell, Sarah A.; Gray, Andrew R.; Boucher, Sara E.

Developing and validating a measure of community capacity: Why volunteers make the best neighbours

Elsevier

Social Science & Medicine

Year:2015

Month:05

Day:

Volume:133

Issue:

First page:261

Last page:268

Oetzel, J.; Wallerstein, N.; Solimon, A.; Garcia, B.; Siemon, M.; Adeky, S.; Apachito, G.; Caston, E.; Finster, C.; Belone, L.; Tafoya, G.

Creating an Instrument to Measure People's Perception of Community Capacity in American Indian Communities

Sage Publications

Health Education & Behavior

Year:2011

Month:06

Day:01

Volume:38

Issue:3

First page:301

Last page:310

Anderson-Lewis, C.; Cuy-Castellanos, D.; Byrd, A.; Zynda, K.; Sample, A.; Blakely Reed, V.; Beard, M.; Minor, L.; Yadrick, K.

Using Mixed Methods to Measure the Perception of Community Capacity in an Academic-Community Partnership for a Walking Intervention

Sage Publications

Health Promotion Practice

Year:2012

Month:11

Day:01

Volume:13

Issue:6

First page:788

Last page:796

Griffin, S. F.; Reininger, B. M.; Parra-Medina, D.; Evans, A. E.; Sanderson, M.; Vincent, M. L.

Development of Multidimensional Scales to Measure Key Leadersʼ Perceptions of Community Capacity and Organizational Capacity for Teen Pregnancy Prevention

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer) - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Family & Community Health

Year:2005

Month:10

Day:

Volume:28

Issue:4

First page:307

Last page:319

Hargreaves, M. B., Verbitsky-Savitz, N., Coffee-Borden, B., Perreras, L., White, C. R., Pecora, P. J., ... & Hunter, R. (2017). Advancing the measurement of collective community capacity to address adverse childhood experiences and resilience. Children and Youth Services Review, 76, 142-153.

Hi David, I have published extensively on the measurement of CC and community empowerment which as a process are essentially the same. Pse see my contributions in RG or email me for papers.