Community: The Structure of Belonging
“Community offers the promise of belonging and calls for us to acknowledge our interdependence. To belong is to act as an investor, owner, and creator of this place. To be welcome, even if we are strangers. As if we came to the right place and are affirmed for that choice.”
“People will be accountable and committed to what they have a hand in creati
The Business of Belonging: How to Make Community your Competitive Advantage
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Belonging gives us the confidence to take care of ourselves, others, our planet, and all the members of our ecosystem. Knowing this, it becomes clear that building a community is one of the most important, generous, and creative acts a human can aspire to.
Radha Agrawal • Home - BELONG: Find Your People, Create Community, and Live a More Connected Life
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Home - BELONG: Find Your People, Create Community, and Live a More Connected Life
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Because members share values, the community helps answer three important questions for members in some way: Who am I? How should I act? What do I believe?
Charles Vogl • The Art of Community: Seven Principles for Belonging
In this book, I define a community as a group of individuals who share a mutual concern for one another’s welfare. It’s distinct from a group whose members may share ideas, interests, proximity, or any number of things but lack concern for one another.