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Trends, insights and thought leadership on community matters by Wilder staff, volunteers, supporters and partners
Engaging Community to Prevent Crime and End Police Violence
Everybody deserves to be safe from violence, including police violence. Research shows community engagement is a key mechanism to both prevent crime and end police violence. Lindsay Turner explains.
What Does It Take for Community Leaders to Lead from Within?
Take a look around you. You, me, all of us have the capacity to be leaders, no matter how old or young we are. Now, imagine what our collective leadership, driven by purpose and values, can do for… Read more »
3 Lessons About Authentic Leadership
Wilder takes leadership development seriously, and not only because we offer distinct leadership programs for youth, community members, experienced professionals and executives. Values-based and… Read more »
Key Takeaways from the Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment Conference
Three Wilder Research staff share their takeaways on intersectionality and culturally responsive evaluation after a national conference.
5 Things to Watch for in Minnesota’s 2019 Legislative Session
Tuesday, January 8, 2019 marked the beginning of a new state legislative session. Since Minnesota runs on a two-year budget cycle, our state government is constitutionally required to pass a balanced… Read more »
Using a Framework for Community-Engaged Research
In this post, Melanie Ferris describes how using a framework can help your organization be intentional and transparent in how you work with community.
How Meetings and Gatherings Benefit From the Shared Human Experience
Who we are and how we see the world is heavily influenced by our lived experience, which ultimately gets expressed in a wide range of individual perspectives and worldviews. Nonetheless, there is… Read more »