By John Hamerlinck, 2021-09-10
“There is one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life -reciprocity.”
-- Confucius
In the world of community-building there may be no concept more important than...
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By John L. McKnight, 2021-09-07
One form of community organizing involves local citizens in collective action focused on issue. Issues emerge from tensions and contentions. They reflect the dissatisfaction or anger felt by...
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By Bruce Anderson, 2021-08-02
Say ‘Yes’ Five Times to Gifts
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Bruce Anderson • Core Gift Institute
On the surface, it’s such a simple act to give a gift to another. We might lend a...
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By John L. McKnight, 2021-07-20
In order to respond to demands for police reform, local governments across the United States have created special committees to develop new policies to eliminate police abuse and misconduct....
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By John L. McKnight, 2021-07-15
In my lifetime, I have met two public officials who had an incredibly different vision for their organization. The first was Jerome Miller who was responsible for the Massachusetts Juvenile...
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By John L. McKnight, 2021-06-15
During the first year of the Covid pandemic, many neighborhood organizations and block clubs stopped their traditional face-to-face meetings. Nonetheless, in many locations these groups...
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“It is more blessed to give than to receive,” said Jesus. Most of us have experienced that truth. In giving, not only do we feel blessed, but we gain a deeper sense of self-worth. Ideally, we...
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By Robert Francis, 2021-05-31
A Case for Reparations – Tulsa Oklahoma**
May 30, 2021
One hundred years ago this month marked the worst assault on a Black community in the history of the United States. The...
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By John L. McKnight, 2021-05-13
Sal Alinsky, one of the Godfathers of neighborhood organizing, enjoyed asking people, “What is a leader.” Usually, no one gave the answer that he had in mind and he said, “A leader is somebody...
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By John L. McKnight, 2021-04-07
In a neighborhood, people are empowered by the work they do together. Often, they use this power to confront institutions and advocate for the neighborhood’s self-interest. In this kind of...
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By richholmes, 2021-03-11
Job Opportunity: I will soon be moving on to a new role, which means Gloucester Community Building Collective are looking for a new Exec Director. If you are passionate about #abcd and...
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By John L. McKnight, 2021-03-04
Many current programs, policies, plans and initiatives are described as fostering “community” engagement, “community” participation, “community” co-production, “community” coalition, “community”...
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By Adam Barlow-Thompson, 2021-03-02
The Neighboring Movement in Wichita, KS is cultivating community through the practices of neighboring and Asset Based Community Development. We are searching for a coordinator of the Good...
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By Alan Pakaln, 2021-02-07
I believe there is a relatively simple, easy, and practical way to help local public libraries survive, or if you prefer, to thrive – and – at the same time, improve the general health of local...
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By John L. McKnight, 2021-02-04
“Agency” is a rather obscure word used in some circles in society. To better understand the word, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary translates in more popular language as meaning “the capacity,...
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By Allison Lourash, 2021-01-21
Hello—I am currently looking for volunteer participants for a research study titled “Exploring Practitioners’ Strategies for Social Inclusion of People with Disabilities.” This study has the...
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By John L. McKnight, 2021-01-12
Throughout America, communities are establishing task forces to respond to police abuse and the murder of Black citizens. These task forces have variously recommended cuts in police budgets...
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By John Hamerlinck, 2020-12-21
“Happy accidents are real gifts, and they can open the door to a future that didn’t even exist. It’s kind of nice sometimes to set up something to encourage or allow happy accidents to happen.”...
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By John L. McKnight, 2020-12-08
He was a corporate leader in a big city, well known for his progressive views on corporate responsibility. Indeed, he had led the corporate community in efforts to achieve equity and engage...
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By Alan Blackshaw, 2020-12-01
My father kept an old family Bible in his wardrobe. This wasn’t kept for religious observance but because it contained information about our forbears and a family tree. He would, on occasions,...
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