Gauging Your Community's Capacity to Solve Problems and Thrive

摘要

What makes some communities better able than others to solve tough social, political, economic or physical challenges? The National Civic League set out to answer this question over 30 years ago. Founded in 1894, the National Civic League's mission is to advance civic engagement to create equitable, thriving communities. Our experience working in communities revealed a set of factors that we call "civic capital" - the formal and informal relationships, networks and capacities that communities use to make decisions collaboratively and solve problems.