Updates and Information
A Robust Community Engagement Policy: why it matters
12-04-2018 Community Engagement, Public PolicyFrom a headline in today's Minneapolis Star Tribune: "Scuffle, harsh words upend Minneapolis City Council public safety forum." So what happened here? In part, this is what happens when you don't have a robust community engagement policy.
Neighborhood Organizations where “All voices are heard & represented”
04-04-2018 NeighborhoodsAnother important finding addressed in the Summary of Findings from the Neighborhoods 2020 Cafes
was the expectation of participants that “all voices are heard & represented” in neighborhood organizations. This post discusses the issues around diversity on neighborhood organization boards. The City has routinely criticized neighborhood organization boards as not being diverse enough and not fully
How Neighborhood Organizations Create a Sense of Place
01-04-2018 NeighborhoodsYet another finding published in the Neighborhoods 2020 Summary of Findings that was ignored in the NCR RoadMap is the role of neighborhood organizations in "building community, establishing relationships and easing community tensions, as well as place-making."
