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Community Outreach

Are you wondering how to reach out to the community to get them excited and involved in the mission of your host site?  Use the tools below to learn about how to become part of a community and then get community support for your projects and mission!

Videos


​From the Grassroots: Community Organizing:
Grassroots organizers from the U.S. and abroad share inspirational perspectives about organizing as a tool for creating community change.  "From the Grassroots: Community Organizing" was produced by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

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​20 Principles for Successful Community Organizing:
This article features a list of take-away lessons and principles, a sort of manifesto for today’s community organizers that you can use for community outreach!
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What is Community Engagement Exactly?:
​Different industries, professions, organisations, business units within a single organisation, and even people within those business units will have different understandings of what constitutes “community engagement”. This article breaks down what is at the heart of "community engagement."
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Community Engagement Matters (Now More Than Ever):
Data-driven and evidence-based practices present new opportunities for public and social sector leaders to increase impact while reducing inefficiency. But in adopting such approaches, leaders must avoid the temptation to act in a top-down manner. Instead, they should design and implement programs in ways that engage community members directly in the work of social change.

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Planning a Community Meeting:
If you're in charge of planning a community meeting, how do you ensure the meeting goes well? This two part VideoCast will help! Part 1 covers identifying the purpose of the meeting and creating the agenda, while Part 2 looks at who to invite, where and when to hold the meeting, and how to publicize it.

Documents

Solving Problems
File Size: 135 kb
File Type: pdf
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Community Canvassing Tips
File Size: 507 kb
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Concrete Strategies for Impacting Wealth
File Size: 203 kb
File Type: pdf
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One to One Talking Points
File Size: 20 kb
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  • About
    • AmeriCorps VISTA
    • Contact
    • FAQs
  • Blogs
    • Blogs
    • Blog Schedule
  • VISTA Resources
    • Program Calendar
    • Important Documents
    • VISTA Toolkits
    • Program Webinars
  • Supervisor Resources
    • 2018 Supervisors' Orientation
    • 2018 Recruitment Webinar
    • 2019 Supervisors' Orientation
    • 2020 Supervisor Orientation
  • Human-Centered Design
  • Photo Gallery