In last week’s post, I likened Community Engagement to growing my vegetable garden in the front yard of my house. Instead of showing the community only your organization’s well-manicured fait accompli, Community Engagement invites members of your community to become an integral part of the work itself, engaging their hearts, their minds, and their hands… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: October 2007
Community Engagement – Gardening in the Front Yard
My black Lab, Hallie, owned our back yard. She would dig. She would run deep grooves into the grass. Garden after garden fell to Hallie’s exploits. Finally, I dug up a plot next to the driveway. And I planted my vegetables in the front yard. That was twenty years ago – two houses ago, a… Continue Reading
A Monday Challenge: Ask for Help
My friend Gloria has challenged you and me to ask for help this week. Can we meet that challenge? Can we get past our pride and ask for help? Here’s how Gloria learned to ask for help: Her husband has an illness that will likely take his life in the next few years. With so… Continue Reading