A fundamental principle of community organizing is to start where the people are. The closer you engage people to where they live, the more likely they are to get involved. You should be able to get successively larger turnouts for gatherings at the neighborhood, city, state and national levels, but the percentage of the population engaged will most likely be the highest at the street, block, building or floor level.
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They say, “a picture is worth 1,000 words.” This is certainly true of an exciting new photo exhibit – Together, When We Are Engaged – hosted by Tamarack in Waterloo Ontario. With a series of bold, vibrant images, this exhibit captures the passion and impact of community engagement and action.
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It’s quite a trek from the Caribbean to Waterloo, Ontario, but last week a documentary film crew found its way here to capture some views of community-building.
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This is an excerpt of an article Tapping a Troubled Neighborhood's Inner Strength originally published in the New York Times, republished here with generous permission of David Bornstein.
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Sense of Belonging – this was a recurring phrase I heard while listening to the webinar Homecoming, Gifts and Rootedness: Coming home to the wonder of a place based world.
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It is not uncommon for business leaders or entrepreneurs to suggest that charities need to behave more like business. Of course non-profit operations should be based on sound financial and management principles and practices, but I suggest blanket statements like “be more like business” ignore some fundamental differences between private and non-profit sector organizations. As well this default position of many business leaders is a tad insulting.
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