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Organizing Your Neighborhood
The Basics Of Neighborhood Organizing
A neighborhood organization is a resident-controlled self-help group that works to improve the quality of life for all neighborhood residents. Residents decide if an organization is needed - residents decide what issues to tackle - and residents take responsibility for getting things done.
The City of Roanoke is eager to work with all residents and neighborhood organizations to help them achieve their goals and encourage their participation and engagement in the decision-making processes that may affect them.
Find out how to get started and become recognized as an active neighborhood group by the Office of Neighborhood Services.
A neighborhood organization is a resident-controlled self-help group that works to improve the quality of life for all neighborhood residents. Residents decide if an organization is needed - residents decide what issues to tackle - and residents take responsibility for getting things done.
The City of Roanoke is eager to work with all residents and neighborhood organizations to help them achieve their goals and encourage their participation and engagement in the decision-making processes that may affect them.
Find out how to get started and become recognized as an active neighborhood group by the Office of Neighborhood Services.
Reason To Organize
People are willing to work hard to make a neighborhood organization effective if they have a good reason. People are busy and they don't have time to come to meetings just for the sake of meeting. but they will get involved if there are important and specific issues to resolve - whether it's cleaning up streets, alleys and vacant lots, eliminating crime, getting new housing built, or keeping a good neighborhood strong.
People are willing to work hard to make a neighborhood organization effective if they have a good reason. People are busy and they don't have time to come to meetings just for the sake of meeting. but they will get involved if there are important and specific issues to resolve - whether it's cleaning up streets, alleys and vacant lots, eliminating crime, getting new housing built, or keeping a good neighborhood strong.
Structure
You need issues to organize around but issues alone are not enough. If your group is going to exist beyond the resolution of an initial crisis or controversy, the group needs:
You need issues to organize around but issues alone are not enough. If your group is going to exist beyond the resolution of an initial crisis or controversy, the group needs:
- A mechanism for handling any funds raised
- Organizational structure
- Rules to govern the proceedings of the organization
- Ways of communicating with your neighbors
- Ways to divide up the work among the people participating