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Six Trauma-Informed Practices That Build Trust and Shift Power in Community Engagement

By |2026-08-13T13:39:27-04:00July 31, 2025|Community Engagement and Power Building|

Last month, we partnered with Washington State's Department of Ecology to deliver a workshop on trauma-informed practices for transformative community engagement. The session brought together more than 60 Ecology staff across programs, and the energy was palpable. Participants were engaged, asked powerful questions, and shared a strong desire for continued learning. Many reflected on how the tools we shared helped them think differently about building trust, navigating harm, and showing…

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Scaling Community Power for Lasting Systems Change: Insights from ONE Schenectady

By |2026-08-13T13:50:35-04:00October 25, 2024|Community Engagement and Power Building|

Discover how ONE Schenectady is pioneering sustainable systems change through strategic community power-building. Supported by the Schenectady Foundation and guided by Community Science, this evolving initiative is reshaping local engagement and collaboration by fostering a culture of empowerment, building community capacity, and forming a dedicated funders' alliance. Through quick-win strategies and adaptable support systems, ONE Schenectady has set a blueprint for transforming local governance and addressing systemic inequities. Join our upcoming webinar to learn how to scale these strategies for lasting impact.

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Essential Ingredients for Building Intergroup Relationships and Bridges

By |2025-08-25T13:44:15-04:00June 6, 2024|Community Engagement and Power Building|

In the last issue of The Change Agents, we talked about the Strength of Community Framework and the role of a sense of community. The framework proposes expanding the boundaries of community to be more inclusive so that more and more people see themselves as part of a larger and growing community. A stronger sense of community enables them to become more inclined to view someone else's triumphs, concerns, and…

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Achieving Equity By Building Community: Why Community and Why Now?

By |2024-04-05T10:30:14-04:00April 4, 2024|Community Engagement and Power Building|

There are few words tossed around as much as “community” without requiring further definition or exploration by community leaders, public officials, researchers and evaluators, and others. Yet, there isn’t any other idea more fundamental to the human experience.

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