by Jennifer Prophete | Jul 21, 2026 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, How-to, Pursue the Common Good, Uncategorized
I took a walk around my neighborhood early this morning. It was before 7:00am, so I was surprised to find a neighbor in a backyard that didn’t belong to him. He took a big gulp of an energy drink and waved at me. Puzzled for a minute, wondering if...
by Pam Rempe | May 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
(Originally published on the We Are Neighbors blog.) The votes are in from the 2026 Tournament of Neighboring offered in partnership with the Hopeful Neighborhood Project and National Good Neighbor Day. The brackets are closed but, after a month of...
by Jennifer Prophete | Apr 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” — Nelson Mandela About seven years ago, I had the opportunity to help launch a public charter school. After a decade of serving in municipal government, I left that sector to...
by Jennifer Prophete | Sep 22, 2025 | Fundraising, Imagine the Possibilities, Pursue the Common Good, Uncategorized
What we learned from our neighborhood gathering experiment in Charlottesville – and how you can host a gathering of your own through our new $50 microgrant. Original newsletter posted on September 17th, 2025 in The Connective Tissue newsletter written by Sam Pressler....
by Pam Rempe | Aug 27, 2024 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, Uncategorized
Moving is hard, especially moving to a city you have no connection to. When I made the move from Durham, North Carolina, to Philadelphia, it was a massive culture shock. But one that I’m glad I experienced, because it taught me how to be more connected to my...
by Jonathan Carone | Jan 24, 2024 | Pursue the Common Good, Uncategorized
This blog post is the first in a three-part series by Dr. Mary Manz Simon. Mary met Fred Rogers while writing an article about the famous television personality, and they developed a long-distance friendship in the following years. She wrote these posts to share his...
