Catherine Marriott’s Post

I just completed my community engagement course. The summary of this course is:- Community engagement is the cornerstone of sustainable change. By actively listening, valuing diverse perspectives, and fostering collaboration, we build stronger, more resilient communities. Let's invest in genuine connections and empower every voice to create a brighter future together. Community engagement is more than just an initiative—it's a commitment to understanding and uplifting every voice in our neighborhoods. When we engage with authenticity and respect, we tap into the collective wisdom and strength of our communities. Together, we can tackle challenges, celebrate successes, and drive meaningful change. Let's prioritize empathy, transparency, and collaboration in all our community efforts. I would like to recommend this course to all my fellow mates.#CommunityEngagement #CollectiveImpact #BuildingStrongerCommunities

This is a wonderful course. If you work within the community, understanding the importance of engaging your community is key. We all want to establish partnerships to leverage our work - but please carefully consider your partnerships and how you can help each other out. You want to identify your key stakeholders and understand how you can co-create with them. When we engage with our community, we can identify authentic challenges and opportunities that may have not materialized if we had continued working in a silo. Community engagement should be ethical, meaningful, and, ultimately, sustainable. #communityengagement #michiganx #edx #collaboratingforchange

This post is proposing something VERY different and hopefully fun and valuable…if you like the idea of “Community Day at a Theme Park,” then I invite you to read it and take the survey! #community #cmgr #communitymanagement

As you prepare to ride out for the weekend, I'd like you to consider the words of Chiwuike (Chi-Chi) Owunwanne, sharing that "Within the Corporate Responsibility realm, a community engagement officer is a convener, a connecter, a conduit, and a resource." To continue the alliterative thought I'd also suggest that community engagement officers are collaborators, communicators and contributors to the improvement of the community. Stay conscious and carry on.

Learn how strategic plans and campus coalition building supported a successful Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement application, and gain inspiration for applying in the 2026 cycle. https://ow.ly/kOEu50QFoSn

A heartfelt thank you to My HR Pros, Fort Smith Regional Alliance, and City of Van Buren, Arkansas for supporting my participation in Community Development Institute (CDI) Central this week! I wanted to share 10 of the most impactful things I learned in Year 1: 1. A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader. A great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves! 2. People don’t want to work where they don’t want to live. 3. Everyone has a voice and everyone has a role in their community.  4. Collaborative problem solving + respectful dialogue + diversity of opinion = transformative change  5. Data gives your story strength.  6. Your downtown is what your community thinks of itself. 7. 3 critical, often missed steps in volunteer management: increase responsibilities and growth opportunities, recognition and celebration, and exiting volunteers gracefully.  8. If my community is above average I can expect to live above the average lifespan. 9. Every leader needs to know 5 good things about their community. 10. What can you repurpose in your community to give you an advantage? Our keynote speaker was from the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute! She shared that moving to Petit Jean was the sunrise of Rockefeller’s dreams. I relate to that so much! I strongly encourage every community leader to consider participating in CDI. If you have any questions about the nationwide program, please let me know!

In honor of Global Community Engagement Day, we're shining a spotlight on you, our Good Neighbors throughout the DMV. How are you engaging and making a positive impact in your local community? Whether through a local group, your workplace, or personal initiatives, your efforts make our community strong. Share your story in the comments. #globalcommunityengagementday

Learn how strategic plans and campus coalition building supported a successful Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement application, and gain inspiration for applying in the 2026 cycle. https://ow.ly/kOEu50QFoSn

Learn more about applying for the Community Engagement Exchange Program!

Corporate business should value community development and workability at the same time corporate businesses secretly thrive on community productivity as we engage each other through business we see serous growth in business and expansion in vision for corporate entities. Normally we should understand that corporate businesses affect the standards of human life and ways so we should not play with inter corporate communities and interactions. Facebook communities help business LinkedIn communities help companies, corporate business thrive on inter corporate communities..