Special Update: We created a new position available for Latino outreach in St. Paul – now through Dec. 15, 2011. Apply as instructed below by September 15. This position will focus primarily on the West Side of St. Paul. Are you excited? We are. With the support of four foundations, including year two funding [...]
Now is the time gather thousands more across St. Paul and Minneapolis (and beyond) like you who want to connect two-way with their neighbors and build strong vibrant communities. From schools and crime to parks and “free stuff,” it is time to unleash the power of neighbor to neighbor communication online. Today E-Democracy.org hosts over [...]
While our marketing lacks flash, we have a surplus of substance. We’ve simplified the main page for our Christchurch, New Zealand Neighbours.cc collection of neighbours forums. We’ve also gathered testimonials from members and Forum Managers about the value they receive and we now have a simple list of what actually happens across our forums (one [...]
As the role of social media generates headlines from Cairo to Christchurch, I have some bad news for you. The “Like” culture of Facebook is extremely lightweight when it comes to creating the deep bonds required for sustained local community building. The 140 character exchanges on Twitter create a surface sense among the most extroverted [...]
Editors Note: This Inclusive Social Media update is from Boa Lee, our Community Outreach and Information Leader focused on Frogtown. By Boa Lee, Community Outreach and Information Leader, Greater Frogtown Neighbors Forum This year, E-Democracy intensified outreach to two Twin Cities neighborhoods – Cedar-Riverside in Minneapolis and Frogtown in St. Paul. This blog post marks [...]
Editors Note: The other month we received an invitation to have a booth in the “sandlot” at the Community Matters conference. Because I’ve been in occasional contact with the head of the Orton Family Foundation, I suggested that we could step that up and also host a virtual round of introductions. The exchange, using our [...]
A three-in-one post with neighborly goodness … MeetYourNeighborsOnline.com Week Did you you know 7% of American adult Internet users are members of neighborhood e-mail lists or forums? That is over 10 million people. That’s great, but why not 20 million? The Locals Online community practice we host is exploring a “Meet Your Neighbors Online Week.” [...]
Editor’s Note: Below is a post by our awesome volunteer Sara Bergen. Powderhorn Park is demonstrating how important it is for every community to start a neighbors forum now before you really need it. They really need it right now. It was humbling when the organizers of the vigil mentioned below thanked the forum we [...]
Editors Note: This Inclusive Social Media update is from Boa Lee, our Community Outreach and Information Leader focused on Frogtown. By Boa Lee, Community Outreach and Information Leader, Greater Frogtown Neighbors Forum A post appeared on the Minneapolis citywide issues forum in mid-March 2009. The poster, Jay Clark, the director of the Minnesota Center for [...]
Editor’s Note: This Inclusive Social Media update is from Julia Opoti (pictured on right), our Community Outreach and Information Leader focused on Cedar Riverside. In related news, we’ve been experimenting with Facebook advertising and now in addition to the 275 full forum members we now have close to 750 followers on Facebook (many younger residents). [...]
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