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Hidden Assets

The movie Hidden Figures tells the story of three African-American women who made a significant difference to the US space industry.  Their untold, until recently, story has many lessons for those engaged in community change.  How many times do we join a collaborative table thinking that our share efforts will transform the community only to get disappointed that we were not included or that our skills and expertise were not leveraged?  It took a crisis to bring forward the Hidden Figures but collaborative tables can uncover hidden assets early on with the Personal Asset Inventory Tool.

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The Future of Citizen Engagement is Vinyl

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Deep Dives, or Long Drags

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Data is More Than Just a Four-Letter Word

I recently spoke with a very experienced, very frustrated community organizer. She had just come back from a meeting with a funder who repeatedly admonished her to provide measurable evidence that her project is making a difference. 

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Trust and Time

What if we had all the time in the world?  Would we use this time to build trust or would we fill the time with all the things that we do now, and still be no further ahead?

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Creating a More Inclusive and Positive Online Community

Earlier this week, I was browsing through the Globe and Mail and stumbled upon this interesting article by Amira Elgawaby. After reading, I took a moment to think about the impact that technology has had on the concept of community. 

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