My reinterpretation of a Social Science tool from the 80s teaches us what we need to build a lasting community. — Community professionals are often drawn to the industry because we consider ourselves to be “people people.” Empathy and understanding for the people in your community are valuable skills while demonstrating and defining success for your community work can be a more daunting challenge. …

After almost ten years of building co-working spaces and communities, I joined my very first co-working space today! This new experience as a co-working customer got me thinking — now that I’m a paying customer, am I automatically part of a community? If the WeWork story taught us anything it’s…

Finding a Way to Alleviate the Isolation of Motherhood — “Why is parenting so hard” “Why is parenting so exhausting” Why is parenting so lonely” Google search results that both affirmed how I feel and further depressed me. Parenting IS hard and it IS lonely and if Google is telling the truth, many of my fellow parents feel the same…

For four years, I worked to build a big, branded, and imperfect community for women. That whole time, and in the months since, I’ve been reflecting on what it takes to build a vibrant and sustainable community organization. By trying my own hand at hyper-local grassroots organizing and engaging with…