If Mat Dryhurst ran the world, they would:
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help cash-poor communities make things happen through good will & action
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plant more school and community gardens
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use storytelling to personalize issues and the impact of our work
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help people join forces to make things happen in their communities
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identify tangible ways to leverage resources the community already possesses to improve everyone's lives
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help nonprofits market and deliver programs through social media
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improve the lives of children
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create a sense of belonging, meaning, and place in every community
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connect businesses to social initiatives and vice versa
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help start or encourage involvement in a faith based initiative in every community
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mobilize support for refugees as they resettle into our communities
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open up government, engaging with it as an interactive service
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measure and promote the real impact of our work
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inspire, equip, and mobilize volunteers
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make libraries the foundation of community empowerment
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use higher education to promote civic responsibility amongst college students
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act on all ideas that further civic engagement
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build leadership capacity in communities that are experiencing demographic change
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source tools for leaders and businesses to use to further social justice.
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create a wikipedia-like resource for interpreting government data
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