"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.

Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has"

Margaret Mead, Anthropologist
(used with permission)



"If you don't like the news .... go out and make some of your own !!"

Wes "Scoop" Nisker, Newscaster



INTRODUCTION

Government is a slow and tedious process. While it often includes citizen and neighborhood involvement, non-governmental, private organizations have created movements and interesting groups which can create positive change in our cities and towns.

I am fascinated by the way groups are created and how they influence public decision making. This blog merely recognizes them and forwards the description of these groups from their own websites.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Neighborhow

Location: Nationwide

Website: www.neighborhow.org

Try Googling clean up my block or have a block party or start a neighborhood watch for your city. You probably won't find what you're looking for… What you really need is probably right next door: the lessons learned from your neighbors for what works (and what doesn't). But Google searches can't help you find those.

Brought to you by Code for America and the City of Philadelphia, Neighborhow is a place to collect and share citizen knowledge about urban improvement projects like starting a blood drive or designing a mini-park.

A Neighborhow Guide can be about anything you think would be useful to other people in your community. Maybe that's how to organize a block party. Maybe it's how to get a free backyard tree from the city. Or how to track blighted properties in your neighborhood.

If it's something you know how to do, it's probably something other people want to know how to do. So share your Neighborhow!
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