Examples of other communities' aspiration statements include:

•        Decatur and Macon County will be one of the most educated communities in Illinois

•        Working together in new ways to make Shelby County the community where people
learn, live and invest.  (Indiana)

•        Ready to learn. Ready to work.  Ready to succeed.  Sangamon County Community
Partnership.  (Illinois)

Resources for community leadership & engagement:

The Collaboratory for Community Support

Tamarack: An Institute for Community Engagement
We love Tamarack's on-line audio seminars!  Listen to seminars on leadership,
collaboration, transforming community etc. here.

Turning to One Another: Simple Conversations to Restore Hope to the Future

The Berkana Institute
What ever the problem, community is the answer!  Check out their wonderful resources
and examples of citizens positively changing their communities around the world.

Making Change at the Chronicle of Philanthropy
Listen to the inspiring 30 minute interviews of leaders speaking about addressing
working for the common good.  

Books:
Walk Out and Walk On, Margaret Wheatley and Debra Frieze (2011).  Read how citizens
are effecting positive change in their communities from Columbus, OH to Zimbabwe.  
Listen to an interview with the authors here.  
Read From Hero to Host, A Story of Citizenship in Columbus, Ohio - based on the
Cincinnati chapter in this book.

The Abundant Community: Awakening the Power of Families and Neighborhoods, John
McKnight & Peter Block (2010) Listen to Peter Block & John McKnight here.

Raising the Global Floor: Dismantling the myth that we can't afford good working
conditions for everyone, Jody Heymann & Alison Earl (2010)  

Community: The Structure of Belonging, Peter Block ( 2008)

The Power of Collective Wisdom and the trap of collective folly, Alan Briskin, Sheryl
Erickson, John Ott, Tom Callanan.  (2009) Listen to John Ott here.

Finding Our Way: Leadership for an Uncertain Time, Margaret J. Wheatley

Community Visions, Community Solutions: Grantmaking for comprehensive impact,
Joseph "Jay" Connor & Stephanie Kadel-Taras.  Listen to Jay here.  Jay is the community
coach who has been working with Carroll County United.

Better Together: Restoring the American Community, Robert D. Putnam & Lewis M.
Feldsten (2003)

Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell ( 2008)

The Cathedral Within: Transforming Your Life by Giving Something Back, Bill Shore
(2001)



           Resources we like
Working together to make Carroll County a place
where all generations can live, work & thrive