Blog Highlights 2015 – a Sampler from the Community Engagement Blogging Team

We have gained many followers since the blog began in December 2014. In the spirit of looking back at this time of year, here is a “holiday sampler” of blog posts – many of which were authored early in the blog’s existence.

Happy holidays, and enjoy the “nibbles” of ideas, viewpoints, and challenges from the CELE blogging team.

Dan Bagley     Turn to the Creative Conquerors

Michelle Bir  Homeless Challenges: Magnanimity and Responsibility increases Effective Engagement

Brian Bowman     Assessing Free Online Civic Engagement Tools – Three Examples

Shawn Colvin   Active Engagement for a Common Cause

Cate Elander      Resident Representation and Power: More than Just a Seat at the Table

Emily Edmonds     Engaging farmers: A Neglected Aspect of the Local Food Movement’s Community Engagement Strategy

Traci Ethridge Dare to Think Differently

Katy Harriger   The University as Community Partner

Stephen Hopkins   Partners Against Crime: Hard work in Durham for true citizen ownership

Rick Morse   More Engagement Than We Give Credit For: The Case of Citizen Co-Producers

Jennifer Phillips Variety is the Spice of Government: Diversity & Inclusion

Kevin Smith Creating Sustainable Civic Participation

John Stephens Is there a sharp line between political protest and civic engagement?

Melody Warnick Three Reasons Why It’s Hard to Vote in Local Elections—and Why I’ll Vote Anyway