The Change Engine
Foundation/Grantmaker
Healthy Places by Design
Healthy Places by Design advances community-led action and proven, place-based strategies to ensure health and well-being for all. Launched in 2002 as Active Living by Design, our organization envisions a nation of healthy, equitable communities where everyone reaches their full potential.
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Healthy Places by Design advances community-led action and proven, place-based strategies to ensure health and well-being for all. Launched in 2002 as Active Living by Design, our organization envisions a nation of healthy, equitable communities where everyone reaches their full potential.
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3Social Connection Community Building ServicesThis organization helps communities fight loneliness and build stronger connections between people. They offer workshops, planning help, and resources to community groups, nonprofits, and funders. Their services include the Socially Connected Communities Network with webinars and discussion groups, strategic planning meetings, custom workshops about social connection, and narrative training. They help organizations learn how to bring people together and create healthier communities where everyone feels connected and supported.
Collaboration Lab Training for Community LeadersThis is a 10-month training program that teaches community leaders how to work better together. The program helps people from different organizations learn skills like teamwork, planning, and including everyone in decisions. Leaders meet regularly to share ideas and practice new ways to solve community problems. The training focuses on three main areas: working with people, following good processes, and making solid plans. This helps create stronger partnerships between organizations to tackle issues like mental health, food access, and helping older adults.
Community Collaboration Training ServicesHealthy Places by Design helps communities work better together to solve problems like health issues and social injustice. They offer different types of training including their main Collaboration Lab course, one-on-one coaching, workshops, and learning events. These services teach leaders how to build trust, share power, and create solutions that work for everyone in the community. The training is for nonprofit groups, funders, and community leaders who want to learn better ways to collaborate.
Smile, breathe, and go slowly.
Thich Nhat Hanh