Part 2: Community Information and Engagement Projects

This chapter will examine five of 10 types of news and information projects. Each type of project will be defined and  a real-life example will be provided. These examples will include interviews and anecdotes from community foundations, including Black Hills Area Community Foundation, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, Minnesota Community Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, and Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta.

The main content includes five of the 10 news and information projects of this module:

1. Community Archives
2. Action Centers
3. Contests
4. Mobile Engagement
5. Civic Data

Links cited in this chapter:

• Black Hills Knowledge Network
• Thoughtbox Charlotte
• GrowWNY
• Park City Green
• Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
• Minnesota Community Foundation
• Minnesota Idea Open
• Voto Latino
• Silicon Valley Community Foundation
• Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta