This is not a candidate diary, but a post for Kossacks who are involved in small-d democracy - community organizing, local governance, etc. Thanks for reading! And if you yourself blog about small-d democracy topics, please contact me via email to jfanselow at everyday-democracy dot org. Together with other organizations, we are building a national network of bloggers on public engagement issues, and we'd like to know what you are doing.
We’re hearing and reading a lot about hope this year. Rich Harwood of The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation recently published an essay – Make Hope Real: How We Can Accelerate Change for the Public Good– that offers five succinct guidelines on how civic leaders and community organizers can nurture the new national impulse for involvement and change. Read below the flip to see these ideas and get a link to download the full essay.
