Tool: Grow Connection
This is one of 15 civic engagement tools to Shift the Country.
Quick Overview: Grow Connection
Connection and relationships are critical for engagement. Community, groups, and alliances are keys to building power and require connection skills. Poor communication/connection can damage engagement action. This tool is about the basics of fostering connection and doing it well for engagement and teamwork: authenticity, vulnerability, openness, presence, empathy, listening, respect, etc.; and finding shared clarity and focus on mission, priorities, and execution.
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Details on how to use this and the other 15 civic engagement tools are under construction as we're a brand-new nonprofit, created in the summer of 2020 to deal with multiple crises in the US. More information on this tool is coming ASAP!
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More details, discussion, and examples on how to use this tool in the tagged resources below. Some of the resources below show how you can combine the 15 civic engagement tools, and/or how they can be applied to the 10 structural areas.
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