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Looking for recommendations: What are we all reading in the networks, coalitions/collaboratives, community change, or complex systems spaces these days? Here are a few of my recent reads: - The Connected Community by Cormac Russell and John McNight - Networks for Social Impact by Michelle Schumate and Katherine Cooper - Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown - Holding Change: The Way of Emergent Strategy Facilitation by adrienne maree brown What is stimulating your thinking in these domains? I'd love some recommendations! #communitypsychology #socialnetworks #socialimpact #communitydevelopment #abcd

🇺🇸What a beautiful night in DC, talking about advancing equity at scale with two #changechampions - Dr. Dominic Mack if Morehouse School of Medicine National Center for Primary Care and Mike O'Brien of America's Promise Alliance ✨ . Aside from making 50+ new friends, we had an illustrative chat that reminded change makers about the intentionality of the following to facilitate enduring community change — in any context: ✨Listen deeply and build trust with partners and community members ✨Create community buy-in by creating something of value to them — how are they wanting the gap to be addressed? ✨Funnel resources back into the community you serve ✨Develop a clear vision and build a good team/infrastructure that is ready to build and implement ✨ Plan ahead for the resource cliff— how are we thinking about sustaining change? ✨Develop a policy agenda to mobilize for lasting change— what is the “so what” of the change effort? . . #change #equity #changemakers #dc #weouthere

On the latest episode of Community Possibilities, Nonet Sykes and I discuss how the Atlanta BeltLine is not just shaping the city's skyline but also promoting job creation, driving economic development, and safeguarding affordable housing. We tap into the often ignored social determinants of health and how projects like Atlanta Beltline are transforming transportation, housing, healthcare, and food access. https://lnkd.in/dP9tqkt

How are we using public infrastructure to build a more equitable and inclusive Atlanta? Our Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer Nonet Sykes joined Ann Price to talk just that on the latest episode of Community Possibilities. #EquitableDevelopment #AtlantaBeltLine

🌟 Not just #PeopleOfAction, but also #PeopleOfStrategy, we're set on a deliberate path to extend our #REACH, forging new connections and nurturing community ties. 🤝✨ 🧭 With a strategic map in hand, our journey to impact more lives is guided by thoughtful planning and a clear vision for the future. 📈 🔗 It's about crafting meaningful relationships and building networks that thrive on cooperation and shared goals. We're expanding not just our presence but our essence. 🌍 #RotaryHalifaxHarbour 🎥 Discover our strategy-driven quest to widen our circle of influence. Watch as we unveil our plans to unite communities and spark transformation, one step at a time. 📽️

Innovative course alert! Community Organizing for Health Equity applies Jesuit ideals of caring for the whole person and solidarity with the marginalized. The course unites students from Gonzaga, Washington State University, and the University of Washington. Available in both Fall and Spring, you can expect to learn about how "Community organizing is fundamental to effective change whether we want to increase access to healthcare, act on climate change, address institutional racism or learn to work with inter-professional teams."

LinkedIn asks "What do you want to talk about?" Community building - until I'm blue in the face. Yet the time for talk is long past. It's time for action. It's time for leaders in any capacity to learn how to build community and build it with their groups. Talk to me! Let's schedule a Zoom visit to talk about how you can get started. #Community #CommunityConsciousness #CommunityBuilding #lonelineee #lonelinessepidemic https://lnkd.in/gJsgUGCC

Our partners at Northern Illinois Community Initiatives have introduced the first of the three key pillars that drive and underscore the work at Northern Illinois Community Initiatives (NICI): Economic Mobility.  Read more about what economic mobility looks like in action! Tovah McCord #NICI #YWCA #economicmobility

When community organizing is your superpower, you get a LinkedIn 'top voice' badge. 👀 I am not surprised that this is where I land. Honestly, community organizing is at the core of how I work - every day. I started my journey at the intersection of public health, immigrant rights, and racial justice as a Community Health Worker. It wasn't easy. Even being from the very same communities that I worked in, I had to learn how to sit back, be patient, and move in ways that were different - and sometimes uncomfortable. Here are the lessons I learned. 💡 It is always about relationships. 💡 Be willing to lean into the process. 💡 Challenge yourself. 💡 Folks are different and that's a good thing. 💡 Longevity demands vulnerability. 💡 Community "know-how" is transformational. 💡 Lead with system and policy change. Periodt. (yes, with the 't') 💡 Be accountable. 💡 It is always about relationships. These are lessons that are central to how I aim to live (because life is always about growing). And essential to how I work with leaders and organizations to facilitate group processes unraveling challenges and creating collective action. Thank you, LinkedIn for gifting me the opportunity to reflect. P.S. What's your superpower? __________________________________________________________________ Interested in effective facilitation strategies to do community engagement with intention and leverage partnerships for greater impact? Let’s talk 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ep6RbPMg

NEW #TuesdayTips! This week, a quick primer on building community; org partner relationships, outreach, co-promotion, and working toward common goals. A good example of community building across sectors is in healthcare with hospitals partnering with social support orgs like food banks and family housing/shelters for Social Determinants of Health with the shared goal of improving the quality of life for their patients. How do you create community building relationships? It takes trust, transparency in communication, and a shared goal. Tell me in the comments how your community building efforts have gone, and any other tips to share!