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To all of our Indiana partners: Please consider making your voice heard in Indiana’s next State Plan for Volunteerism and Service! Serve Indiana is collecting input from Hoosiers across the state to drive increased community engagement and volunteerism to help Hoosiers work together to solve community challenges. This survey takes 10 minutes to complete, and your input will help chart the course for service and volunteerism in Indiana for the next three years. https://bit.ly/3V0SDLT

Reminder: when you become a member of the NCDA, you gain a national voice to protect program funding and advocate for housing and community development issues. Learn more about the benefits of membership here: https://lnkd.in/dZs_DmTb

📣 Are you all about preserving affordable housing (duplex, triplex, etc) while building community wealth? Then check out the Community Ownership Program with @Hope Community! This is your shot to dive into asset-building and community empowerment ✨ 🔹 Who’s it for? - Aspiring Owner-Occupants of small multi-family buildings - Community members 🔹 How to apply? - Check out their website (https://lnkd.in/eGCz8f6Q) and the flyer below for more information

Don't ignore the power of community engagement! Building strong ties within the community is essential for charter schools to grow and thrive. Yet, many leaders overlook the significance of community engagement in their enrollment strategies. Collaborating with local organizations, hosting community events, and fostering relationships with neighborhood real estate agents can significantly boost enrollment numbers. Need help organizing your community outreach efforts? Download our FREE Community Outreach Planner: https://lnkd.in/eZSym3qE #CommunityEngagement #CharterSchools #EdLeadership

📢Announcing Kootenay news! Aron Burke joins Columbia Basin Trust as a Community Liaison. See the original post for more info! 👇 #news #newsrelease #pressrelease #announcement #communitynews #basinnews #kootenaynews #kootenaylife #kootenaybc

Since our launch in 2019, Más Allá  has joined movements such as Community-Centric Fundraising and Just Transition and use the principles of Grassroots Organizing, Asset-Based Community Development, Power, Belonging, Justice, and others so we can be in solidarity with partners. Why have we joined this movement and begun modeling more liberatory, caring, and just ways of working? Because we too believe in being intentional about strengthening our democracy, creating inclusive and caring economies, upholding relationships based on care, advocating for more equity in our systems, and one in which our planet is healthy and regenerative. And we know that how we think about ourselves in relation to people, money, power, and governance is a big part of being in this movement. Want to know how we do this work? Our 2023 Impact Report is now available! Check it out now at: https://lnkd.in/g8-yiXsX

Re-Villaging Our Communities — Chapter 9, Part 2. (FREE) "Fractal community empowerment is about releasing the literal power of Love that flows through us into a tangible, gentle community-building network framework that connects the dots between people and organizations -- that can break through everywhere simultaneously... "Our neighbor-to-neighbor movement is living proof that activating a functional “global village” starts by re-empowering local villages – in this case, the neighborhoods and whole communities where we live – connecting at a “human scale.” https://lnkd.in/gU2ZCy87

On this World Habitat Day, let's reflect on the importance of safe and adequate shelter for everyone. Together, we can make a difference! Want to elevate your community engagement? Tell us how in the comments today!!

Unlike most rating systems that are prescriptive, #JustCommunities is a process and outcome-based certification, designed around five commitment areas (Belonging, Opportunity, Wellbeing, Mobility & Environment) and four implementation phases (Groundwork, Governance, Roadmap & Implementation) that are responsive to a community’s most pressing #priorities, #opportunities, and #challenges. Just Communities is the world’s most rigorous #equitable and #regenerative development framework designed to help resident leaders, community-based organizations, developers, and municipalities build a common vision, governing structure, and workplan to guide future growth and development over time. Partnership for Southern Equity

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