Insights from Engaging Frontline Civic Leaders
We recently completed a nationwide questionnaire of frontline civic leaders from libraries, United Ways, foundations, nonprofits, and faith institutions across the country. Over 300 frontline civic leaders shared valuable insights on what they’re wrestling with, their role in the community and their aspirations for moving forward. In July, Rich Harwood hosted a webinar on what we heard and what their responses mean for your work in communities.
Clips
Rich spoke with Von Gordon, Youth Engagement Manager at the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, and Beth Willett Jones, Program Officer of the Greater Clark Foundation, to break down the insights and what they mean for your work.
Bridging Divides in Jackson, MS
Community leaders and residents in Jackson, MS are rebuilding a can-do spirit in the face of COVID-19 and systemic racism. Von Gordon, Youth Engagement Manager at the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, shares how people in Jackson, including the youth, are coming together and stepping forward.
Stepping Forward Together in Winchester, KY
In Clark County, KY, over 60 organizations come together every week to figure out shared responses to COVID-19. Beth Willett Jones, Program Officer of the Greater Clark Foundation, speaks about how their community is bridging divides to tackle shared challenges.
Continue the Conversation: Join 2020 Virtual Regional Roundtables
For the first time ever, The Harwood Institute is hosting 5 virtual regional roundtables to bring together its network of public innovators who are committed to finding a more hopeful, inclusive path forward.
These virtual sessions will be 90-minute interactive discussions led by Rich Harwood, President and Founder of The Harwood Institute and author of the Amazon bestseller Stepping Forward.
Resources
Stepping Forward: A Positive, Practical Path to Transform Our Communities and Our Lives
In these times, our communities need people stepping forward now more than ever. Stepping Forward, the Amazon best-selling book, provides a critical roadmap for how you and your community can move forward effectively. It’s a hopeful, practical read with countless examples of people stepping forward even in the most difficult circumstances.
Report: A New Civic Covenant - Jackson Ready to Step Forward
In the summer of 2019, The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, in partnership with the Community Foundation for Mississippi, interviewed 25 community leaders to learn about their aspirations and concerns for the city, and then convened these leaders for a daylong meeting at The Two Museums.
This report details the outcomes of our interviews and the convening and provides the roadmap showing how the people of Jackson must step forward to forge new and stronger relationships and a can-do spirit.
Report: One Step at a Time - Winchester and Clark County Seizing the Moment
It has been nearly three years since the release of The Harwood Institute report, Waving the Community’s Flag, an in-depth look at how community members view Winchester and Clark County. At that time, in 2017, residents talked movingly of their abiding love for Winchester and Clark County, hailing it as a great place to live, filled with a spirit of generosity, small-town atmosphere, strong sense of belonging, and rich history. But they also described deep challenges.
One Step At A Time is a progress report, highlighting the many stories of action now taking root and the spreading of new productive ways of working together in the community. It is a roadmap for how to grow this progress over time.
