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Passion-Driven Engagement for Social Change

This entry was contributed by Shawn Colvin, on November 30th, 2015 at 12:48 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Innovation, Uncategorized.

When people find a purposeful passion for an issue, they are more likely to engage in matters related to that issue, both socially and politically.

As communities become more competent and public awareness is raised, there are moments when there becomes a need to create programs that challenge public policies perceived to marginalize the disadvantaged.

I recently read a book by Leonard Jason, Principles of Social Change, where he provides five principles for social change that transform passion into action which include:

-Determining the nature of the change desired

-Identifying the power holders

-Creating coalitions

-Learning patience and persistence

-Measuring your success

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This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen engagement, Citizen participation in local government, Citizen trust, Civic Engagement, coalition building, community coalitions, community collaboration, Leonard Jason, Principles of Social Change, social change

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Resources: School of Government

  • Public Participation
  • Guide for local government officials - public outreach and participation
  • Citizen Academies
  • International Association for Public Participation

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