We’ve moved to Substack!
I decided to migrate The Answer is Community to Substack. Here’s the link to…
Who’s responsible for strong communities?
And how do organizational missions drive engagement choices? (Reading Time: About 5 minutes) ***…
Who are the Engagement Deciders?
Community engagement is not community building. And, as we discussed last time, the most…
Community Meetings are Still on Top…For Now?
How we engage matters. While some approaches are efficient at soliciting input, others are…
Survey Insights: How much Community Building are We Doing?
Community engagement has incredible potential. In our time of deepening social fragmentation, it can…
Across the Great Divide: Clark Anderson of Community Builders
For this post we have a special treat from you. You have may have…
Beyond Authentic and Equitable: A New Trajectory for Engagement
In the 1970s, a growing environmental awareness fueled a radical transformation of the built-environment…
Motivating Communities to Overcome our Civic Blerches
We’re approaching the 2024 calendar page turn, so let’s get a jump start on…
The Neighborhood is the Unit of Change
During a recent ride on my local Metro bus, I noticed an advertisement encouraging…
Announcing the Launch of the Community Engagement Survey!
I took a few months off from writing this summer to focus on family,…