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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.
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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
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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