Community Commons: Powering Change-makers

Copyright: 2018
Published Date: 06/26/2018
Published By: Community Commons

As we embark on a new journey, we will continue to be the place where data, tools, and stories come together to inspire change and improve communities. We asked our users to help us to prioritize content for the Commons and put a finger on the pulse of what’s happening in communities across the country. Here’s what we learned.

THE COMMONS

TEST COMMUNITY SURVEY

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2018

We're on a mission to power community change-makers. Every year we run a survey. We're finding out what's going on in communities, and how to seed positive change.

1,200

1,000

survey about users
+ their communities

NON-PROFIT

29%

GOVERNMENT agencies

23%

hEALTH-
CARE

13%

HIGHER EDUCATION

12%

something else

24%

respondents

representing

communities

participated in Community Commons'

from these sectors...

and these communities...

55% of respondents described improvements in their communities and momentum for change

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How are communities changing?

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Community engagement was the most
frequently described improvement.

Community Engagement

Economy

Food

Health

Transportation

Education

Neighborhoods

Environment

Housing

Communities for which improvements
were described (Percentage)

Things are getting better - downtowns, main streets, parks, food systems, transportation systems, healthcare.

There is broad-based support and momentum to improve communities.

Communities are confronting challenges and wicked problems.

Communities are overcoming crises, and rebuilding for resilience.

Collaborative efforts are getting stronger and yielding improvements.

Community voices are more engaged in decision-making and drawing attention to needs.

There is increased attention to equity, and much work ahead to close equity gaps.

Themes

learning

doing

moving from

By now you have probably heard that we're shifting gears. The new Community Commons will spend more time lifting up the best of what's going on across the nation, and helping you connect with it.

We are continuing to learn what is needed to create positive change, so we can continue to support change-makers like you.

Thanks for sticking with us. There is so much more to come because, as always, it's all of us together for the common good

Survey of Community Commons users, May 2018

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