Consortium for Service Innovation’s Post

This Thursday we're hosting the 'Community Everywhere' webinar. Sign up here: https://buff.ly/3OIXbBN In this webinar, I'm going to cover: 👉 What makes the ‘Community Everywhere’ era unique from what came before 👉 What you need to change to thrive in the ‘Community Everywhere’ era. 👉 The best examples of the ‘Community Everywhere’ approach today. 👉 A framework to check you’re following the right approach for your community type and size. 👉 How to manage internal change in the Community Everywhere Era. 👉 How to measure success in the Community Everywhere era. Whether you’re new to building communities or have over a decade of experience, this webinar will equip you with the resources, scripts, and actions you need to thrive in the new era of community building. Join us here: https://buff.ly/3OIXbBN

This Thursday we're hosting the 'Community Everywhere' webinar. Sign up here: https://buff.ly/3OIXbBN In this webinar, I'm going to cover: 👉 What makes the ‘Community Everywhere’ era unique from what came before 👉 What you need to change to thrive in the ‘Community Everywhere’ era. 👉 The best examples of the ‘Community Everywhere’ approach today. 👉 A framework to check you’re following the right approach for your community type and size. 👉 How to manage internal change in the Community Everywhere Era. 👉 How to measure success in the Community Everywhere era. Whether you’re new to building communities or have over a decade of experience, this webinar will equip you with the resources, scripts, and actions you need to thrive in the new era of community building. Join us here: https://buff.ly/3OIXbBN

What gives people a sense of community? As I work on helping a client run their 4-week live cohort program, we've seen a lot more community engagement for this cohort as compared to previous ones. This is obviously great because community is super important with a live course and it hasn't been easy at all to try to figure out. So, as I read more into the science of community, I came across 4 key factors inherent in developing a strong sense of community (as articulated by McMillan and Chavis) If you're building a course powered by community, your community has to work! So, here is what to focus on to make that happen.

Researchers: Interested in learning more about considerations and strategies for engaging in the participatory research processes with community members and organizations? CEACR brought experts together from North Carolina CEAL's Regional Team, Westat, and the Alliance for Community Engagement – Climate and Health (ACE-CH) to discuss: ✍ Effective strategies for establishing partnership structures, processes, and agreements 💬 Approaches to establishing bidirectional community involvement, feedback loops, and reciprocity 🤝Examples of community engagement planning and tools to promote and sustain trust and meaningful engagement Check out the latest CEAL newsletter to access this informative webinar: https://bit.ly/3xPuCy3

Discover the profound impact of effective software on community development programs in our 'NCSHA Compliance Demo Days' Webinar. Learn about our collaborations with Habitat for Humanity in Fresno and Rhode Island, where we helped leverage the strength of streamlined application management, simplified processes, and comprehensive reporting. Watch Now: https://hubs.la/Q023ylFc0

Curious about Communities of Practice? Are you interested in a deep, but also practical, conversation about Knowledge Management within a CoP? Check out this free (but super valuable) webinar recording! #communityofpractice #communityplatform #knowledgemanagement

Communities of Excellence 2026 (COE 2026) is an initiative that seeks to improve the quality of life for residents in various communities by utilizing the #CommunitiesofExcellenceFramework. This framework is adapted from the #Baldrige Excellence Framework, a systems framework designed to empower organizations to achieve their goals and enhance results. The framework is revised every two years based on expert input and leading-edge practices. The #COE2026 Framework includes several core components such as community leadership, strategy, focus on residents and customers, measurement and analysis, people resources, community operations, and results. These components encourage communities to approach improvement in a systematic manner, including evaluating and enhancing key processes, deploying these processes consistently, and integrating them to address current and future needs. The framework emphasizes collaboration across various sectors, including health, education, economic vitality, and quality of life, and stresses the importance of systematic collaboration among stakeholders in a community. It is not a simple overnight project but a long-term journey that requires commitment, planning, measurement, and systematic collaboration. Communities of Excellence 2026 is significant for communities, companies, governments, and individuals because it provides a structured approach to addressing community challenges and improving outcomes. By using this framework, communities can become more deliberate and systematic in their improvement efforts, engage more people, and measure progress effectively. It also facilitates the development of strong relationships and trust, promotes more intentional, data-based decisions, and helps communities leverage their unique strengths and assets. Additionally, the framework has gained recognition and support at the national level. Congress has authorized "communities" to be eligible to apply for and receive recognition for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, indicating the importance and effectiveness of systematic community improvement efforts. Learning about and adopting the COE Framework can help communities, companies, governments, and individuals work together more effectively to improve community outcomes, ensuring a stronger, more vibrant community for current and future generations.

We are hosting a webinar for members of the American Planning Association on May 3rd to provide input to shape our: A Guidebook to Measure Community Connections. This new tool and resource developed with Polco, our community engagement and analytics solutions partner, is for local decision makers and residents to make more informed decisions that strengthen their communities. Cities will be better able to assess how they are doing in the important area of community connections and social capital, key metrics that impact vibrancy and the ability to thrive. https://bit.ly/4a19TEG

COE principles are highly aligned with PNW values of collaboration and innovation. Want to better optimize resources in your community? Attend this upcoming session!

Are you interested in exploring how community foundations across Europe facilitate citizens' participation in community decision-making and the different ways they foster community engagement? Do you want to deep dive into practical tools and examples from practitioners around the continent?     Then our latest guide "Engagement and participation. What, who and how. A guide for community foundations" is the perfect reading for you!     Drawing from the Spectrum of Community Engagement to Ownership, developed by Rosa González of Facilitating Power in partnership with Movement Strategy Center, the publication delves into how community foundations inform, consult, involve, collaborate with, and defer power to their communities, the challenges they face and the results they have achieved.  You can find the whole publication here:   https://lnkd.in/enVahC4W Porticus