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Trends, insights and thought leadership on community matters by Wilder staff, volunteers, supporters and partners
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Using a Framework for Community-Engaged Research
In this post, Melanie Ferris describes how using a framework can help your organization be intentional and transparent in how you work with community.
How Meetings and Gatherings Benefit From the Shared Human Experience
Who we are and how we see the world is heavily influenced by our lived experience, which ultimately gets expressed in a wide range of individual perspectives and worldviews. Nonetheless, there is… Read more »
What Can We Do Together That We Can’t Do Alone?
The diversity of our communities and our organizations means that almost any time we come together, we do so across difference. That's where this research and practice-based collaboration resource… Read more »
Talking Terms: When Community Engagement and Research Intersect
Researcher Amanda Hane explores how developing a clear understanding of these terms can help your organization be more intentional about why and how you engage communities.
Reimagining Knowledge, Power and Experience for Community-Driven Change
At some point, many of us have heard the phrase, “knowledge is power,” but how many of us have actually taken that phrase literally? For many years, my understanding of knowledge was based on a '… Read more »
Reducing Pregnancy and Birth Risks for African Americans with Integrated Community Care
Pregnancies and birth outcomes among African Americans nationally and within Minnesota are disparate when compared to expecting White mothers and babies. Both the infant mortality rate and the… Read more »
Finding Balance through an Integrated Model of Service
We live in complex and challenging times. Ads on TV, the internet and radio remind us of it constantly. They showcase ways for us to slow down, to step away from the daily hustle, to take a moment to… Read more »