SaveYour.Town
Welcoming new residents means dealing with those members of your community who are not so open to new people moving in. Practical step 1: Magnify stories of people…
One of my longtime friends in Oklahoma, Melyn Johnson from micropolitan Guymon, Oklahoma, told me a cool thing they do at a local event: they do a parade…
Who knows what trends will affect small and rural communities in 2022 and beyond? Not many trends pieces cover rural places. These trends are specifically about rural and small…
Our 2022 focus for you is fairness. Throughout last year, we helped you build community and unify diverse groups in your small town. You can read more about…
Lots of small towns are facing major issues with their swimming pools. Should they invest the funds in more repairs? Should they build a whole new pool or…
Tionesta, Pennsylvania, picopolitan: population 300, had a big empty lot that they tried for years to get a developer to rebuild. Finally, they gave up on that and…
If you set up entrepreneur training, you want to reach as many potential entrepreneurs as you can. When only a handful sign up and even fewer show up and some drop out before the…
How many people have traveled every single street in their town? When I was in Caldwell, Kansas, several people talked about a particular street of run down houses.…
By Becky McCray I’ve been thinking lately how many large challenges we face as a society that come down to not thinking from other people’s perspectives. Our communities…
Too often, planning starts from what we lack. Try a strengths assessment instead. 6 questions to kick off your thinking.
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