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Four Ways We Want to Serve Community Leaders Now
Navigating unprecedented federal changes, our team is offering peer conversations, data-driven insights, and support for community leaders.
Rich Overmoyer
Mar 273 min read


Four Thoughts to Inspire Civic Leadership in 2023
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” —...
Rich Overmoyer
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Three Considerations for Developing Your Outreach and Engagement Strategy
Equitable community engagement is an essential component of building and maintaining strong communities. It involves creating...
Sally J. Guzik
Mar 2, 20232 min read


Four Skills for Civic Leadership
What a long strange trip it’s been -Jerry Garcia Jerry wasn’t around to experience these past months, and I doubt any of us want to live...
Rich Overmoyer
Jul 23, 20214 min read


No One Size Fits All: Organizing Around Equitable Development
Equitable development takes on many forms in communities and organizations across the country, and it depends entirely on the community.
Fourth Economy
Dec 12, 20193 min read


6 Characteristics of An Effective Network Leader
The challenges that our communities face outstrip the capacity of any one organization to solve. Blight, generational poverty, growing...
Rich Overmoyer
Oct 10, 20192 min read
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