10 Things To Help In This Moment

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The combined 10 Things can help people and groups increase connection, grow community, build resilience, & empower people to work through problems together in a time of instability.

These are 10 Things that can help with community and civic engagement in this era of disruption and change.

Put any of these together for any kind of action, at any level. Do one. Do some. Mix it up. You don’t have to do all of these! Do what works and what resonates.

The 10 Things —

Get connected to more people in more ways.
Be part of communities.
The 3 Cs – do more collaboration, coordination, & coalitions.
Be strategic & creative.
Focus action with vision, values, & moral courage.
Do activities that get people talking, inspired, & paying attention.
Involve a mix of people, groups, & entities from across communities.
Work from a place of grounding, resourcefulness, & empowerment.
Take responsibility & ownership when it’s needed.
Build resilience & flexibility in every area.

These Are Tools To Help

These 10 Things are really just tools for people and groups to use to coordinate, to connect, and to act.

Get creative. This is for livingrooms, for coffee shops, for party meetings, or for anything you can imagine.

Of note, these 10 Things go well with the ”10 Critical Parts of Society” as an extra reference or tool to get started. It can all work together.