Journal Article

Resident Engagement: Effective Strategies for Community Building

Abstract: Community-building initiatives bring together a number of stakeholders to set goals and implement activities to revitalize neighborhoods. As part of this process, organizations seek ways to incorporate resident input and increase resident engagement. Intermediaries and technical assistance organizations such as the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) provide strategies and best practices to solicit resident ideas and to encourage residents to participate in the process of building a community. According to the LISC Institute for Comprehensive Community Development, ?The work of building a community begins with old-fashioned organizing, sophisticated relationship building and a diverse ?big tent? approach to achieve lasting personal commitments to neighborhood action

Keywords: community; development;

Bibliographic Information

Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Part of Series: Cascade

Publication Date: 2016-01

Volume: 4

Order Number: 94