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All the information on this CD will do no good at all unless you can
use it effectively to achieve your goal of bringing change (or preventing
it!) in Kalamazoo County. To that end, we've gathered information from
active members of the community to help you achieve your goals.
How to be effective
There are three key parts to successfully bringing your issue to the
attention of local governing bodies: being informed, working with others,
and making your voice heard. In this section, you will learn how to do
all three.
| Be Informed |
This section contains documents containing data collected by the
Convening Our Community Survey from 1999-2000. These contain scientifically-gathered,
uninterpreted survey statistics and data that may help you determine
if your issue has support in your community. (More on our data
sources.) |
| Work With Others
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This section lists local groups currently working to bring change
on various topics of local interest. By combining your efforts with
others, your topic will gain more attention and your job will be easier. |
| Make Your Voice Heard |
This section contains advice from effective community leaders. Read
text and see video of what the experts have to say about the best
way to bring attention to your issue. |
| Contact us to Participate in
Convening for Action |
Convening Our Community continues with Convening for Action, a follow-up
project that will focus primarily on land use issues in Kalamazoo
County. |
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