Commons Good: Stewardship and Starting Points

Mason City, Iowa sits in the top third of the state, almost directly at the center off I-35. A town of just over 28,000 and the boyhood home of playwright and author Meredith Wilson, creator of the Music Man. This city has continued to invest in the arts as an essential ingredient in their civic life.The pandemic and calls for racial justice created a hard stop and opportunities—opportunities to get creative about how to support the unique needs of small businesses and grow the number of minority owned businesses as the community seeks to maintain momentum; opportunities to dialogue about what it looks like to be a place where all are welcome; and opportunities to reimagine what is needed when people are free to choose where to call home because they can work from anywhere. Listen in as the City Manager, Aaron Burnett shares how they’re thinking about 2021 and beyond.The All-America City awards celebrates and recognizes neighborhoods, villages, towns, cities, counties, tribes and regions that engage residents in innovative, inclusive and effective efforts to tackle critical challenges. Mason City, Iowa is all All-America City 2020 finalist.

Logansport sits at multiple crossroads—the confluence of two rivers, the east-west railways of the Wabash, and the first North/South road in Indiana. As the railways have quieted across the rural landscape, they’ve transformed rails to trails -- where community members gather sun or snow, wheels and walking. A treasure, made even more valuable by a pandemic.Logansport’s ability to reimagine and adapt has confirmed one thing—a good solution is likely to solve more than one problem. Listen in and learn more about how renewable energies are growing community and business budgets—and how expanding affordable housing is raising home values for all.The All-America City awards celebrates and recognizes neighborhoods, villages, towns, cities, counties, tribes and regions that engage residents in innovative, inclusive and effective efforts to tackle critical challenges. Logansport, IN is all All-America City 2020 finalist.

The Commons Good podcast team is sitting down with the All-America City/County (AAC) 2020 finalists to learn more about the work and the individuals helping to steward it forward. In this episode of the AAC podcast mini-series we have the opportunity to connect with Annie Martinie (Danville Regional Foundation) and a few days later to learn more from Maggie Richardson (The Health Collaborative). The All-America City/County awards celebrates and recognizes neighborhoods, villages, towns, cities, counties, tribes and regions that engage residents in innovative, inclusive and effective efforts to tackle critical challenges.

The Commons Good podcast team is sitting down with the All-America City/County (AAC) 2020 finalists to learn more about the work and the individuals helping to steward it forward. In this episode of the AAC podcast mini-series we have the opportunity to connect with Tab Brockman and Chris Jung from Hopkinsville, KY.The All-America City/County awards celebrates and recognizes neighborhoods, villages, towns, cities, counties, tribes and regions that engage residents in innovative, inclusive and effective efforts to tackle critical challenges.

David Gibbs joins us to talk about racial equity and the role of our systems and structures as key drivers of the persistent inequities communities and community members face. He introduces Stock and Concealed stories and their role in maintaining our commonly held narratives and the status quo. Then David walks us with him into South Fulton, Georgia to meet the community partners setting the table and working together to begin to create community led solutions to housing and behavioral health.Racial Equity: http://www.communitycommons.org/collections/Black-Lives-MatterTransforming Systems: http://www.communitycommons.org/collections/Transforming-Systems-for-Well-Being-and-EquityEngaging People with Lived Experience: http://www.communitycommons.org/collections/Engaging-Lived-Experience-ToolkitCommons Good Podcast with Michael McAfee of Policy Link: http://www.communitycommons.org/collections/Commons-Good-Michael-McAfee

The Commons Good podcast team is sitting down with the All-America City/County (AAC) 2020 finalists to learn more about the work and the individuals helping to steward it forward. In this episode of the AAC podcast mini-series we have the opportunity to connect with Alice Keene of Pitt County, North Carolina.The All-America City/County awards celebrates and recognizes neighborhoods, villages, towns, cities, counties, tribes and regions that engage residents in innovative, inclusive and effective efforts to tackle critical challenges.

The Commons Good podcast team is sitting down with the All-America City (AAC) 2020 finalists to learn more about the work and the individuals helping to steward it forward. In this episode of the AAC podcast mini-series we have the opportunity to connect with Alexandro Simental, El Paso, Texas.The All-America City awards celebrates and recognizes neighborhoods, villages, towns, cities, counties, tribes and regions that engage residents in innovative, inclusive and effective efforts to tackle critical challenges.

The Commons Good podcast team is sitting down with the All-America City (AAC) 2020 finalists to learn more about the work and the individuals helping to steward it forward. In this episode of the All-America City podcast mini-series we have the opportunity to connect with Erica Lewis-Huntley and David Eoff of Rancho Cucamonga, California.The All-America City awards celebrates and recognizes neighborhoods, villages, towns, cities, counties, tribes and regions that engage residents in innovative, inclusive and effective efforts to tackle critical challenges.

The Commons Good podcast team is sitting down with the All-America City 2020 finalists to learn more about the work and the individuals helping to steward it forward. In this episode of the All-America City podcast mini-series we have the opportunity to connect with Mindy Tate of Franklin Tomorrow and Mayor Ken Moore of Franklin County, Tennessee.The All-America City awards celebrates and recognizes neighborhoods, villages, towns, cities, counties, tribes and regions that engage residents in innovative, inclusive and effective efforts to tackle critical challenges.

100 Million Healthier Lives is working to advance a shared ecosystem for health, well-being and equity that connects people, organizations, and networks around the world. Listen in as Shannon Welch and Tricia Zahn share their experiences using the Community of Solutions Framework to create a culture of health and well-being; building capacity for measuring progress; spreading and scaling proof points; and connecting technology and other supports to navigate to the things that work and adapt as needed.100 Million Healthier Lives: https://www.100mlives.org/Community Health Improvement Leadership Academy (CHILA): http://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/Publications/100-Million-Healthier-Lives-Community-Transformation-Resources.aspx100 Million Healthier Lives Change Library: http://www.communitycommons.org/entities/ac745b94-1b33-4143-acc3-6df3e0217b3cCommunity of Solutions Skills Framework: http://www.communitycommons.org/collections/Community-of-Solutions-Framework-Skills-for-Change-Making?utm_source=Community+Commons+News&utm_campaign=f2ba07977a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_09_16&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f2849a0057-f2ba07977a-166989769Engaging Lived Experience Toolkit: https://www.communitycommons.org/collections/Engaging-Lived-Experience-ToolkitHealth and Well-being Measurement Approach and Assessment Guide: https://www.communitycommons.org/entities/98c89a3f-b906-46cb-bbf6-e29469f010a3