What is…? | Sustaining Community Engagement 03/19/2014

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• What is…? | Sustaining Community Engagement
  A series of posts on "What is….?" which are about concepts and practices relevant to working with communities written by Graeme Stuart, of Sustaining Community Engagement, whose work has been featured on the this blog a couple of times. Sustaining Community Engagement is also one of the blogs followed by this blog.
  Tags: community engagement, sustainable communities, sustainable partnerships, Article
  • - By Brian G. Dowling

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NatCAN - National Community Activists Network and Loughborough Junction Action Group (LJAG) | Loughborough Junction Action Group 03/18/2014

• NatCAN - National Community Activists Network
  Welcome to NatCAN, the National Community Activists' Network.Join us to get advice and support with anything you're trying to do to make the world, or just your part of it, a better place.Meet other people trying to get things done in your area by joining your Regional Discussion Group.
  Tags: community empowerment, community engagement, community activists, change agents, networking
  • - By Brian G. Dowling
• Loughborough Junction Action Group (LJAG) | Loughborough Junction Action Group
  The Loughborough Junction Action Group, or LJAG, is an independent group of people who live or work in Loughborough Junction in south-east London. We share the common aim of regenerating and improving the area and the lives of the people who live there.We are embedded in our diverse and vibrant neighbourhood and hold festivals, street parties and monthly gatherings, literary and film events and organise arts activities in local schools. Our members work with many local organisations, such as tenants’ and residents’ associations, community initiatives such as Building Communities in Coldharbour and the Big Local, which are working on projects designed to empower local people, improve community cohesion and enhance neighbourhood facilities.
  Tags: neighborhoods, community building, community empowerment
  • - By Brian G. Dowling

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American Sustainable Business Council, NCVO, and Connecting Across Age and Culture

• American Sustainable Business Council
  The American Sustainable Business Council family of organizations includes American Sustainable Business Council, which runs public information campaigns that educate and inform the public and policy makers about specific opportunities to create a more vibrant, just and sustainable economy, and American Sustainable Business Council Action Fund, organized under IRS code 501(c)(4), which focuses on legislative and regulatory advocacy. The Council spans a growing network of over 60 business associations across the United States, representing over 200,000 businesses and 300,000 business executives, owners, investors, and others.
  Tags: business, sustainability, environmental, sustainable economy
  • - By Brian G. Dowling
• NCVO - Home
  NCVO champions and strengthens volunteering and civil society, with over 10,000 members, from the largest charities to the smallest community organisations. There are thousands of voluntary sector organisations in the UK. There are millions of volunteers. Every day, across the country, people give their time, energy and money. And for over 90 years, NCVO has brought the voluntary sector's people together: to solve problems, address root causes, and inspire each other.
  Tags: volunteer, social cultural, civic engagement, civil society, civil society organizations
  • - By Brian G. Dowling
• Connecting across Age and Culture
  An initiative involving a series of Art-Dialogue Community Workshops in both St. Catharines and Fort Erie exploring ways to deepen connections across Age & Culture. Many thanks for the Ontario Trillium Foundation for funding this project.
  Tags: Art, community art, social capital
  • - By Brian G. Dowling

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Open Government Data: The Book by Joshua Tauberer 03/14/2014

• Open Government Data: The Book by Joshua Tauberer
  This book is the culmination of several years of thinking about the principles behind the open government data movement in the United
  Tags: Open Gov, data, transparency, Open Data
  • - By Brian G. Dowling

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Changeology Enabling Change 02/28/2014

• Changeology Enabling Change
  Changeologists everywhere: people who are focused on making change happen in their communities, workplaces, and organisations. It's about "what works" in enabling change in fields like sustainability, health, road safety, natural resource management and emergency management. The focus is on ways of thinking that challenge our assumptions, on innovative tools, products, and resources, and on new processes, especially those for facilitating highly diverse groups. It's a rapidly changing field, with plenty to be inspired about, and always something new.
  Tags: change management', change agents, change
  • - By Brian G. Dowling

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Natural Capital Business Hub 02/22/2014

• Natural Capital Business Hub
  Pioneers in such efforts are sharing their practices on a new website. The Natural Capital Business Hub, launched Wednesday at the 2014 GreenBiz Forum, is a joint effort of The Nature Conservancy and the Corporate EcoForum. It showcases the natural capital efforts of some 40 companies — from Alcoa to Lockheed Martin to YES Bank — representing $1.4 trillion in revenues. Nonprofits involved include BSR, Trucost and World Wildlife Fund (WWF). "There’s more going on in this field than people expect, and it’s really boomed in the last couple of years," said Michelle Lapinski, senior advisor, Businesses Valuing Nature, at The Nature Conservancy. The hub's core tool is a database of case studies, which you can search by industry, geography, benefit, approach or ecosystem. Supporting articles introduce visitors to the basic concepts of valuing natural capital, with categories offering to help you "make the case, benchmark, implement and connect" your own efforts.
  Tags: sustainability, natural capital, environmental, environmentalism, business
  • - By Brian G. Dowling

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Streetmix 02/20/2014

• Streetmix
  About Streetmix. Design, remix, and share your street. Add bike paths, widen sidewalks or traffic lanes, learn how all of this can impact your community. A side project by Code for America 2013 fellows:
  Tags: streets, transportation, community building, community planning, Code for America
  • - By Brian G. Dowling

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