About Neighborworking
Why Community Engagement?
Value Neighborhoods Bring
- Develop Leaders
- Events (fun community events, volunteer projects, community dialogues)
- Help with navigations
- Information and Referral
- Forums and gatherings
- Networking
- Education
- Communications (newsletters, websites, listservs, social media, etc)
- Amplify community voice
- Donations / financial support
- Advocacy support
- Support and partner with other community organizations
- Share knowledge and best practices
Why Neighborhoods?
Portland, Oregon New 2025 City Council District Updates
Neighborhood News
News affecting neighborhoods in Portland, Oregon and around the world
50 Years of Informed, Grassroots Public Involvement
Part II: Celebrating Portland’s Community Engagement Program By Paul Leistner PhD, Policy Analysis and Community Engagement, Portland State University [Ed. Note: This is the second in the series of articles to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Portland’s nationally and internationally recognized community engagement system.] What does it take to create
Participatory Democracy in Portland: 1974 – 2024
Participatory Democracy in Portland: 1974 – 2024A Half Century of Neighborhood Empowerment February 7th marks 50 years since the City of Portland adopted its nationally-recognized system of community engagement. It’s time to celebrate this important milestone!Emerging from an era of political turmoil and a surge in grassroots activism, a novel
Neighborhood Guides
Neighborhood Yard Sales
Examples of neighborhoods that organize yard sales and how they do it
Utility Pole Banners
Examples of neighborhoods that have put up banners and how they did
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Disability Actions
How to work on disability improvements
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History Projects
Examples of neighborhood history projects
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Placemaking
Creating placemaking projects
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Neighborhood Identifiers
Murals, monuments, sign caps, signs and other ways neighborhoods mark themselves
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Advocacy 101
How to have a voice and get traction on issues that matter to your neighborhood
Fundraising
Ways that Neighborhoods Fundraise
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Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility: IDEA
Neighorhoods are for everyone
Neighborhood Resources
Resources for neighborhoods
Newsletter Repository
A repository of neighborhood -based newsletters and articles
District Coalitions
Coalitions of neighborhood associations
Anatomy of a Neighborhood Association
* Board of Directors
* Members
* Bylaws
* Community Agreements
* Orientation & Training
* City integration
* District Coalition
* Website
* Digital Newsletter
* Physical Newsletter
* Committees
* Events
* Fundraisers
* Grantwriting
* Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility
* Cleanups
* Outreach
* Social Media
* Zoom and hybrid meetings
Anatomy of a District Coalition
* Board of Directors
* Members
* Bylaws
* Community Agreements
* Orientation & Training
* City integration
* Neighborhoods
* Website
* Digital Newsletter
* Physical Newsletter
* Committees
* Events
* Fundraisers
* Grantwriting
* Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility
* Outreach
* Social Media
* Zoom and hybrid meetings
Oregon Cities
How different Oregon cities organize neighborhoods and districts
Portland, Oregon
Open Map Portland’s District Coalitions Link to city coalition page Central Northeast Neighbors East Portland Community Office Neighbors West-Northwest North Portland Neighborhood Services Northeast
Eugene, Oregon
City of Eugene, Neighborhood Association Program https://www.eugene-or.gov/4495/Neighborhood-Association-Program
Salem, Oregon
https://www.cityofsalem.net/community/neighborhoods/neighborhood-associations
Milwaukie, Oregon
Milwaukie has seven neighborhood district associations (NDAs). You can find more information about the NDAs and lots of resources at: https://www.milwaukieoregon.gov/citymanager/neighborhood-nda-training-manual
Beaverton, Oregon
Currently, the City of Beaverton has 11 recognized Neighborhood Association Committees (NACs). The NACs are great forums to identify community needs and to develop
Gresham, Oregon
The City of Gresham’s neighborhood program is part of the City of Gresham’s Community and Neighborhood Engagement Program. Neighborhood Associations: https://greshamoregon.gov/Neighborhood-Associations/ Community and Neighborhood Engagement:
Lake Oswego, Oregon
https://www.ci.oswego.or.us/planning/neighborhood-association-program
Astoria, Oregon
https://www.astoria.or.us/Neighborhood_Associations.aspx Map links: https://www.astoria.or.us/Public_GIS_Maps.aspx
Hermiston, Oregon
https://www.hermiston.or.us/commdev/page/how-form-neighborhood-association 2040 Hermiston community vision action plan .
Canby, Oregon
https://www.canbyoregon.gov/dev-services/page/neighborhood-associations#:~:text=Canby%20has%20four%20neighborhood%20Associations,%2C%20Northeast%2C%20Southwest%20and%20Southeast.
US Cities
How different US cities organize neighborhoods and districts
World Cities
How different world cities organize neighborhoods and districts