“Many challenges faced by communities are complex and resist easy solutions. Across the nation, communities of all sizes are grappling with challenges that fit neither a single solution nor a single organization. Too often, we try to assign to a single organization the burden of developing and implementing solutions that are beyond its grasp alone. Making a single agency solely responsible for a complex, hot issue is often a sure-fire way to dissipate community energy or to unite community energy against that organization.”
The March issue of International City/County Management Association‘s PM (Public Management) Magazine ran an article that offered a number of suggestions designed to encourage and harness participation of community residents in meeting challenges facing the community.
To access this article, please visit:
ICMA: PM Magazine: Harnessing the Power of Community Collaborations (March 2012)
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