NEK Community Builders Program
The Northeast Kingdom Collaborative has always worked to connect the people who define our region. Through the Community Builders Program, we hope to plug the people who want to bring change into the networks, resources and ideas that get them there.
What IS the Community Builders Program?
The NEK Community Builders Program is a year-long collective learning program accessible to community builders of all kinds, whether you’re working, studying, volunteering or none of the above! Builders will gather every other month for facilitated collective learning. Between gatherings, Builders will conduct self-guided projects and research, engage and share learning with their own communities, and receive one-to-one coaching from experts across the NEK.
What would I do, as a Community Builder?
The experience of being a Community Builder has two sides: Practice and Understanding. As Builders, you will be conducting self-guided projects of a wide variety; a Builder could just as easily arrange a parade as they could restore a local landmark. Anyone who undergoes a project as a Community Builder can expect to:
Learn and practice collaborative leadership and community engagement skills
Build deep, lasting connections with a diverse group of people across the Northeast Kingdom, and
Be compensated for their time and work!
Am I a Community Builder?
The short answer is: YES! Every single community in the Northeast Kingdom is different, and needs different Builders. This is why being a Community Builder can mean a lot of different things! If you:
Want to make or strengthen impact in your community
Are curious, and want to connect to and learn from others in the NEK
Have lived experience you want to draw upon or share with others
Have or want ties throughout the Northeast Kingdom
Then you’re already a candidate in our book!
If what you have read so far interests you, we want to hear from you- directly! For questions, ideas or nominations for someone you think would make a good community builder, we want you to email our Executive Director here at the Collaborative, Jen Carlo: Jennifer@NEKCollaborative.org→
This program is made possible by funding from the Tillotson Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and the Vermont Community Foundation.
