One
of the hallmarks of strong communities is the ability of
residents to organize to get things done. Effective
community organizing involves identifying community assets
and relationship building. For the past 18 years the Community
Building Institute has taught and worked along side local
residents to implement these key tenants.
Our
experience in communities and neighborhoods has taught us
unique techniques and strategies for engaging residents
and creating mutually beneficial partnerships and collaborations
that help to accomplish a shared community vision.
We
would like to share our experience with you as well as learn
about all the great things you are doing to organize your
community. Feel free to contact us if you are interested
in connecting with the Community Building Institute on community
organizing efforts in your neighborhood.
Contact
us today and learn more about the Community Organizing
services
that we
can offer you.
Recent
CBI work in Community Organizing
EVANSTON
NOW!
The
community of Evanston wanted to figure out a way to get
more residents active and engaged in the revitalization
of the neighborhood. The Community Building Institute worked
with residents to create EvanstoNow!, a neighborhood-led
movement dedicated to connecting the gifts, skills and talents
of Evanston residents to exciting volunteer opportunities
in the neighborhood. In three months, residents recruited
more that 100 volunteers.
DO
RIGHT CAMPAIGN
The Center for Closing the Health Gap and the community
of Walnut Hills wanted to launch a new health initiative
in the neighborhood. They partnered with the Community Building
Institute to create the Do Right Campaign, a neighborhood
effort to reduce obesity. The campaign involved the creation
of small working groups that would conduct research on obesity
issues in the neighborhood and use these findings to create
responsive programming. The campaign was such a success
in Walnut Hills that the model was adopted by a neighboring
community.
Current
Projects
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