New York City neighborhoods alive and ready for summer!

Share your ideas: The White House wants to know how to improve public participation in federal government

We hear a lot that community engagement is really about trust-building. But what is Trust, exactly, and how does it work? Find out:

Why do we feel a sense of loss when a favorite (and sometimes iconic!) local business closes? The familiar faces, the personal attention, the thought of shared experiences in the neighborhood? Community culture = small businesses, and we need & crave them #culturemeansbusiness

In celebration & recognition of Lincoln's birthday, we invite you to join us for a brief Look Into Our Name - (inspired by Lincoln's quote) weaving together perspectives from a few other noble minds (@nhannahjones) about our history & national healing

Empathy helps build stronger communities. But it can also exhaust us. Instead, @AdamMGrant suggests Compassion. "When you see others in pain, instead of causing you to get overloaded & retreat, compassion motivates you to reach out & help."

“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because & only when, they are created by everybody” We agree, Jane Jacobs! Here’s that in action w/ co-design session with @GrowHouseNYC ! #ValuesBasedDesign @Weeksville @PPD @IfeomaEbo @UDFNYC @liminalsp

To all the typography aficionados out there, the inspiration for choosing Bureau Grotesk Condensed, Cushing Standard & Monument Grotesk in our new brand was simple: We wanted something “Strong but Approachable,” like good community leaders around the world. Hope you enjoy!

Sharing this great upcoming, free webinar from our friends at @Cities4Everyone: "Reclaiming Your Community: Nobody should have to move out of their neighborhood to live in a better one" with @majoracarter and @Penalosa_G. Register here >>

A rare agenda lineup that needs more airtime like this! #buildingcoalitions #communityengagement #communityleadership - different NYC neighborhoods, same capacity-building goals. ⁦@UDFNYC⁩ ⁦@GrowHouseNYC⁩

Quick note on our new look, with illustrations designed by @jamesdelaneyie. Fully inspired by our people-centered approach, these illustrations have the kind of high energy that reminds us of our humanness. We want to jump right into the sketchbook and live in these places!

Community Spotlight: Estela, Brooklyn, NY. Estela has owned & operated @jamesweirflorist for over 20 years. The joy she creates with her community plantings and @nyc_dot #OpenStreets activities makes her a #communitypillar of BK Heights and we're thankful to know her!!

Excited to share inspiration behind our brand-new look! Colors: Bright, Friendly, and Optimistic - just like a good neighbor ;) Big thanks & credit to: @PortraitDesign - Identity Design & Website; @MilesReilly - Illustrations; @jamesdelaneyie - Web Dev 👏

Excited to announce our new online home is here! Come check out the cutting-edge work our community partners are doing to make engagement more inclusive and constructive for residents and those who serve them >> #inclusiveengagementequitableimpact

RT @COPOUSA: Be Heard! Vote in your language! Thanks @NYCCEC for this PSA explaining the right to vote in your language. Go out and #voteto…

@SuzanneDikker @AtheniaRodney @BrooklynWATE

RT @NYCCEC: Good morning check-in from team #DemocracyNYC! 🌞 Our outreach staff is leading volunteers for our community canvass in all fiv…

🌟PS - Sharing a few other ideas for government leaders from the notebooks of our community organizers:

Excited to share ideas & insights with @wef from our team in Brownsville, Brooklyn demonstrating how local governments can work with residents to build more equitable programs using inclusive community data #buildbackbetter #codesign

RT @MyFirstMove: Absolutely LOVE this mapping exercise from the Times about names and geographies of NYC neighborhoods: