SaveYour.Town
Before you hire someone to walk your downtown, read this One of the best things that Deb Brown and I do for communities is a walk-through or a drive-through.…
Why Idea Friendly is happening now In 2016, my cofounder Deb Brown and I were on a working retreat when the Idea Friendly Method was still fairly new.…
This is a summary of the “Finding More Volunteers” workshop and discussion led by Becky McCray at the December 2025 International Association of Fairs and Expos Convention in Denver.…
It’s the antidote to “I wish I’d known about that!” Ever found out about an event or project in your town only after it was happening? Ever wish…
Building Community and saving your town can be overwhelming when you try to do it all alone. This year our focus is helping you along the way. You…
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…
We’re living through a shift in power, to one that is more open to participation by people outside of our formal organization. For local leaders and officials, it’s…
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…
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…
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