7. Community members, nonprofit leaders, and city agencies embarked upon year-long assessment of possible solutions.
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9. Communities moving online 22% of all adults receive alerts about local issues. 20% of all adults used digital tools to talk to their neighbors about community issues. Nearly in 1 in 10 social network users (8%) joined an online group focused on community issues in the past year Individuals who don’t know neighbors by name are as likely to keep up with community events online Pew Internet: http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Neighbors-Online.aspx
10. Technology-aided barnraising ACTion Alexandria brings together neighbors and organizations to exchange ideas, coordinate efforts, and solve problems in our community.
17. How it works Urgent Community Needs Take an action Start an action Long-term Community Challenges Solve a challenge Suggest a challenge Sponsor a challenge
18. How it works - Citizens Creating Opportunity Take an action Start an action Solve a challenge Suggest a challenge Post events Submit content Support local orgs
19. How it works - Organizations Creating Infrastructure Start an action Sponsor a challenge Post events Submit content Gain supporters
20. Results since launch As of February 7th 280 registered members 6 featured actions, 12 community actions 117 individual actions taken* 40 organization pages 3 community sponsors 4 contributing community bloggers *This count is much smaller than the number of people who have actually completed an action launched by ACTion Alexandria
21. Results since launch (2) Actions Carpenter’s Shelter $1495 raised ALIVE! 30 bags/2,476 people fed Community Lodgings 2,500 diapers ANHSI’s Pediatric Clinic 320 single servings Pedialyte Friends of Guest House $1,000 raised *20-30% new donors Challenges 901 votes in Quality of Life Indicators Challenge