Community

The War of Online Vs. Offline

Steve Ressler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

Read More: Nasa, Tweetup, Offline, Buzzroom, Govups, Online, Government, Foursquare, Gov 2.0, Social Innovation, Twitter, Tweetups, Civic Engagement, Community, Technology News

I often see this debate in the new media space: Print is dead. Online is king. Traditional in-person meetings are out. Online communities are the future. Well, guess what? You need both.

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Jobs, Tax Cuts and Community Investment

John Flerlage | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Infrastructure, Mike Coffman, Brics, Flerlage, Investment, Bonds, Tax Cuts, Community, Jobs, Municipal Bonds, Politics News

Creating jobs while transforming our economy into one that emphasizes production and investment over consumption and debt is essential to the long ter...

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Boulder Fire Stokes Community Through Social Media

Brett Greene | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

Read More: Social Media, Twitter, Four Mile Canyon Fire, Boulder, Community, Boulder Fire, Youtube, Forums, Fire, Facebook, Denver News

Tragedies are never easy to weather, but hopefully the prominent role social media has taken in our lives will be one additional way to help, heal and maybe even save lives, when disaster inevitably strikes.

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Handyman Inspires Website Bringing Communities Together To Lend A Hand

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Read More: NBC Nightly News Making a Difference, Community, Helping Neighbors, Lending a Hand, Handyman, Dave Zillion, Davezillion, Video, Impact News

A Connecticut man, who inspired his community as a generous neighborhood handyman, is now inspiring Americans across the nation. Although the website'...

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Overcoming Conflict: How to Get Along With Believers You Disagree With

Rev. Peter M. Wallace | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

Read More: Lgbt, Community, Church, Denominations, Conflict Resolution, Church Conflict, Religion News

Churches can be hotbeds of controversy. In these times of troubling differences on fundamental issues involving faith, theology, and life, there's no telling how people who disagree will treat each other.

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Community Supports Family Of Iowa Soldier Matt Strasser

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Read More: Community, National Guard, Matt Strasser, National-Guard-Deployment, Afghanistan, US Soldiers, Supporting the Troops, Video, Impact News

As 35-year-old Matt Strasser prepares for his second deployment to Afghanistan, there is one thing he can be certain of -- that his wife and two boys ...

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How Sharing My Stuff on NeighborGoods.net Made Me a Better American

Micki Krimmel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Read More: Sharing, Neighborgoods, Community, Democracy, Neighborhoods, Borrowing, Impact News

For the first time ever, I feel connected to where I live. I feel engaged with my neighborhood and my city. Through NeighborGoods, I have become a more active local citizen.

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A Review of Donald Glover's Debut Rap Album, "Culdesac"

Abe Schwartz | Posted 09.07.2011 | Entertainment

Read More: mp3s, Hip Hop, 30 Rock, Rap, Album Reviews, Community, Free Downloads, Tina Fey, Donald Glover, Nbc, Entertainment News

It becomes clear from listening to "Culdesac" that Glover thinks he's on the highest creative level possible, a la Tupac, and maybe in his own way he is.

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Village Green: Using a Weekend Street Fair to Change a Neighborhood

F. Kaid Benfield | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Read More: Sustainability, Community, Neighborhoods, Urban Planning, Dallas, Green News

The concept: take a portion of a neighborhood that has unrealized potential, recruit volunteers, business people and civic officials to transfor...

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Civil Society is the battleground for New Politics in the UK

Indra Adnan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

It's a puzzling time for politics in the UK. All the familiar fault lines have fractured to create new patterns of connection between old enemies, lea...

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"Getting" Social Media Before Jumping on the Bandwagon

Amy Chan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Read More: Dialogue, Foursquare, Twitter, Brand Building, Brand, Community, Media, Business, Facebook, Social Media Marketing, Blogs, Social Media, Advertising, Marketing, Branding, Understanding Social Media, Blogging, Business News

If you're a company that's riding on the social media bandwagon, make sure you have the people in place who have creativity, an understanding of new media, and a voice and tone that is inviting to a broad audience.

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55 Actions for Animals

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Pets, Citizen Lobbyist, Shopping, Training, Legislators, Community, Animals, Legislation, Politics, Humane Society of the United States, Volunteering, Volunteer, Donations, Events, Animal Protection, Parents, Impact News

A list of potential action items for those who want to become more involved in animal protection and the work of The Humane Society of the United States.

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Opportunity in Disguise: Why Urban Spaces Don't Need to Remain Vacant

Hisham Wyne | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Community, Reuse, Dubai, Cultural Goods, Space, Buildings, World News

Space is an asset that does not depreciate with use. Rather, turning it to alternative relevance will assure return in reputation and brand recognition, if not outright rents.

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Walking the Slum Side of Bangalore (AUDIO)

Christopher Lydon | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Brinda Adige, India, Bangalore, Social Entrepreneurship, Activism, Radio, Community, Development, Christopher Lydon, Brown University, Domestic Violence, Slum, Human Trafficking, World News

BANGALORE -- Brinda Adige, a self-starting social activist, in yellow sari, is our guide to the slum side of Bangalore and the virtual canyon betw...

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Little Give: Can Your Job Help You Make a Difference?

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

Read More: Poverty, Youth, Charity, Oprah, Community, Careers, Employee Engagement, Meaningful Work, Giving, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News

Thinking of your job as a way to simply make a living is so last week. The smartest organizations have cottoned onto the fact that people like us want meaning along with money.

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Matt Osborne | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

If Robert Gibbs had walked around Las Vegas last week talking to the professional left, he would have learned what I did: that progressives, liberals, and Democrats are as diverse as the day is long.

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Front Porch Forum: Connecting Strangers in the Neighborhood

Michael Wood-Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

Read More: Vermont, Knight News Challenge, Community, Burlington, Neighbor, Neighborhood, Front Porch Forum, Technology News

In dozens of Vermont towns, residents are using the web to connect with their back-fence neighbors.

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Living City Block: Will Lodo Go Green?

The Denver Voice | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

Read More: Living City Block, Community, Environmentalism, Lodo, Green, Sustainability, Denver, Architecture, Denver News

LCB's Goal is to retrofit a block in Lower Downtown Denver, so that by 2014 the buildings and businesses will be creating their own energy with no waste, and two years later will be creating more energy than they use.

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Truth (or Conscience Quenches)

Steven Weber | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Religion, Community, Civil Society, Civility, Xenophobia, Psa, Politics News

It's as if the U.S. has aged into a jittery, paranoid xenophobe who only acts charitably if spurred by the promise of profit or the threat of violence. What the hell happened to America's conscience?

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Who Wins When the U.S. Restricts Religious Freedom?

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion

If terrorists are able to not only attack us physically but get us to judge our neighbors by labels rather than the content of their character, turn our back on the Constitution and then restrict the religious freedom of other Americans, we all lose.

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Aesthetics and the City: Building Commuinity

Dylan Kendall | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles

Read More: Arts, Community, Aesthetics, Education, Play, Diversity, Culture, Los Angeles News

Only until we expand the threshold for aesthetic possibility in our cities will we see creative possibility in our minds and truly create social cohesion.

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Angelenos Can Help Local Startup NeighborGoods.net Win $50k!

Micki Krimmel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles

Read More: Sharing, Startup, Opportunity Collaboration, Neighborgoods, Community, Technology, Business, Los Angeles, Los Angeles News

Before I get to begging for votes, I have to say thanks to our amazing members and Los Angeles community! With your support, our recent national lau...

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Chelsea Clinton's Wedding Might Be Excusable

Kate Fridkis | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

Read More: Marriage, Chelsea Clinton Wedding, Charity, Community, Moral Responsibility, Expensive Weddings, Personal Finance, Donations, Manhattan Wedding, Clinton Wedding, Chelsea and Marc, Marc Mezvinsky, Rhinebeck, New York News

The Clinton wedding reveals more than how many friends and how much money the two families involved have. It speaks to the way that many people approach weddings in general.

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From Garage Startup to Knight Grant Recipient

Tom Grasty | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Read More: Knight News Challenge, Community, Participitory Media, Online Video, Editing, Future of Journalism, The Future of News, User Generated Content, Technology, Stroome, Media News

For many, receiving a grant from the prestigious Knight Foundation is a capstone achievement for a long and distinguished career in journalism. Stroome, the collaborative online video editing community won the Knight 2010 News Challenge.

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