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Want People to Care About Your Work? Start With a Story
Discover how a clear, powerful story can motivate you, attract supporters, and expand the impact of your civic project or cause.
6 Ways You Can Make a Positive Change in Your Community
By thinking locally, you can take immediate and significant actions, big or small, that benefit you and the people in your town or city.
The Art of the Ask: How to Get People to Join Your Cause
Get strategies for making meaningful, effective asks that inspire people to join your project or cause and create real change.
Your “Why” Is Your Leadership Superpower
Find out why great leadership always starts with your own story. Your “why” can guide your choices, build your power, and help you stay focused.
Which Public Office Should You Run For?
Would you make a magnificent mayor? Or are you destined for your local school board? Take this quiz to find out.
The First Spark: How 8 Women Turned Small Acts Into Big Change
Big change starts small. Learn how 8 remarkable women, from Fannie Lou Hamer to Tarana Burke, took first steps that grew into world-changing movements.
How to Use Power Mapping to Create Real Community Change
Learn how to use power mapping to identify influence, find allies, and make real change in your community, starting today.
3 Ways to Get Involved in Local Government
Not all politics happens at the national level! Find out how you can get involved in local government to make a difference in your community.
6 Ways to Make Every Vote Count in 2025 and Beyond
Take action now to protect democracy. Here are 6 practical steps to ensure every vote counts in the upcoming elections.
6 Ways to Prepare Your Community for a Disaster
Disasters demand leadership from all of us. Learn 6 practical ways to prepare yourself and your community for disasters.
8 Ways to Fight for the Environment at Home
Climate action isn’t one big step. It’s lots of small ones, taken together, over time. And the most important work happens right where we live.
Now is the time to act locally
Yes, acting locally still matters. In fact, it’s the only thing that does. We won’t fix this with a single headline or hero. We fix it by reconnecting, rebuilding, and refusing to give up on each other.