Our 2010-11 Inclusive Social Media pilot funded by the Ford Foundation built a foundation for taking our inclusive online engagement work to the next stage. “Knowing” what we are experiencing requires a reflective evaluation. Today, we are sharing the executive summary from our “participatory evaluation” (below) and publishing the entire 60 page review (PDF). [...]
A blog post on Harvard’s Saguaro Seminar by Tom Sander caught my eye because it outlines exactly what I see being bolstered by critical mass very local neighbor connecting online: Robert Putnam and I had always focused on information-flows as the key mechanism. So these social networks: enable individuals to access valuable information: how to get something done, hear of [...]
THIS POSTING IS NOW CLOSED. Feel free to send your resume for consideration in future outreach rounds. Also, we may have additional opportunities for those who can assist us with outreach to the Karen community in St. Paul as well as native Spanish speakers who reside in South Minneapolis. Contact us per the information [...]
We are seeking members for our St. Paul Outreach Advisory Group from all background and walks of life in the city. With our “Be Neighbors” outreach campaign we will bring in thousands of new online Neighbors Forum over the next three years. Our outreach team (hiring now) will be all over the place this summer. [...]
As a new Knight Foundation grantee, we were excited to get started with the lesson sharing portion of our Inclusive Community Engagement Online grant. Part of our strategy is to leverage Knight’s amazing work with community foundations on news, information, and engagement. We specifically sought to plant seeds of interest in our upcoming training webinars (fall 2012) via [...]
Cross-Posted on the Knight Foundation Blog Quick Links: St. Paul Press Release, Project Info, Locals Online Community Do you have a “go to” place online where you connect with your neighbors? A place where you can get to know people who live near you with incredibly different backgrounds, cultures and interests? Isn’t it awesome? [...]
Full Project Details – PDF Version – National Press Release (Pending) New campaign will connect St. Paul’s diverse communities online Knight Foundation awards E-Democracy $625,000 for community-engagement effort to bring together 10,000 culturally diverse people across St. Paul neighborhoods February 15, 2012 (St. Paul, Minn.) — A new campaign aims to bring together St. [...]
Give to the Max Day was a big success. We’ve doubled our number of donors to over 150 total on GiveMN.org, with 76 donors contributing on or near Give to the Max Day. We raised $2,215 which earned our local “Leader’s Challenge” match of $1,000. That means we now have $3,215 in 2012 to support [...]
Cross posted from CityCampMN. E-Democracy.org as a co-host of this event and Steven Clift was the “convener.” We will have a more detailed review of CityCampMN soon. For now, here are some news articles, blog posts and other items. The City Camp “Unconference”: Rewiring the System [...]
Over 40 donors giving over $1300 US can’t be wrong – join them now through Midnight Central: DONATE on Nov. 16 starting at midnight Central time U.S. Donations from E-Democracy.org supporters from the world accepted and encouraged! The third annual Give to the Max Day is Wednesday, November 16. More than 42,000 donors logged [...]
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