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Tried-and-true ideas from community builders across the country. Read how they did it, then bring it to your community.
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Deadline Dash
10 Steps Campaign
The last day to register, turned into a block party.
Early Voting Happy Hour
10 Steps Campaign
Vote early, then celebrate it. Turn the first day of early voting into the best block party on the calendar.
Kids' Corner at the Polls
10 Steps Campaign
Crafts and games for the little ones so parents can actually vote in peace.
Neighborhood Rides to the Polls
10 Steps Campaign
A full tank and a plan to make sure that the hassle of voting isn't the reason someone stays home.
Voter Registration Potluck
10 Steps Campaign
Bring a dish, bring a friend, leave verified and registered.
Refuse Refuse's Neighborhood Cleanup
San Francisco, CA
Refuse Refuse
Pick up litter with your neighbors for an hour, then stick around for coffee. The block gets cleaner and the strangers become friends.
Dinner with Seven Strangers
Community Inspired
A free dinner at someone's home. Seven seats and nobody knows each other.
Amazing Faiths Dinner
Community Inspired
Strangers of different faiths come together to a host's dinner table. A moderator deals question cards, everyone answers from their own life, and nobody is allowed to debate.
Disco Soup
Community Inspired
A neighborhood party around rescued vegetables, where strangers chop and cook to dance music. Then everyone eats free soup.
The Neighbor's Table
Community Inspired
A table big enough for 20 in the backyard, and a goal audacious enough to fill it: feed 500 neighbors.