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Community Engagement Trends for 2025

Social Pinpoint

This also matches the theme for next year’s Global Community Engagement Day, on January 28. It highlights the importance of trust-building in community development. More Compensation for Participation Involvement In recent years, compensating participants for their involvement in community engagement has gained traction.

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How Did We Get Here? Affordable Housing Policy with Andy Toy

Iron Sharpens Iron

Andy’s policy and advocacy work has included efforts to ensure everyone has a voice in their community. He founded United Voices for Philadelphia and still engages in voter registration and voting advocacy. Andy’s policy and advocacy work has included efforts to ensure everyone has a voice in their community.

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Wizards and Capitals teams staying in DC after all and the failure of the mansion tax referendum in Chicago have one thing in common: failure to take the time to build consensus

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Georgia introduced a new way to create transportation districts, then expected people to vote up or down in less than a year (" Failure of the transit-roads sales tax measure in Metro Atlanta ," 2012). Let alone vote on it. I wrote a bunch about failures of transit referenda in Tampa Bay and the State of Georgia in the 2010s.

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She Wears Many Hats: Block Leadership and Civic Engagement with Jen Devor

Iron Sharpens Iron

Episode Transcript Here: [link] Jen Devor is a South Philly block captain, committeeperson, public school advocate, voting enthusiast, and a published author on civic engagement. Currently, Jen serves on the Community Advisory Boards of WHYY, DiSilvestro Recreation Center and Vote16USA, a national nonpartisan effort to lower the voting age.

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She Wears Many Hats: Block Leadership and Civic Engagement with Jen Devor

Iron Sharpens Iron

Jen Devor is a South Philly block captain, committeeperson, public school advocate, voting enthusiast, and a published author on civic engagement. Currently, Jen serves on the Community Advisory Boards of WHYY, DiSilvestro Recreation Center and Vote16USA, a national nonpartisan effort to lower the voting age.

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Tempe referendum fails to support Phoenix Coyotes hockey complex

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Photo from " Tempe voters reject Coyotes Arena – “No” votes on Props 301, 302 and 303 ," Northeast Valley News.

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How Did We Get Here? Affordable Housing Policy with Andy Toy

Iron Sharpens Iron

Andy’s policy and advocacy work has included efforts to ensure everyone has a voice in their community. He founded United Voices for Philadelphia and still engages in voter registration and voting advocacy. Andy’s policy and advocacy work has included efforts to ensure everyone has a voice in their community.

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