Effective Community Governance (ECG) is a set of ideas to help people and organizations become more effective at improving communities. When community leaders, public and nonprofit managers, and citizens use these ideas to their fullest, they will not only achieve one-time benefits, they will also foster a continual cycle of community renewal and improvement.
Effective Community Governance ModelThe model and related ideas were published in the book Results That Matter. They were developed from research and practices in numerous communities, and are now being used by the Results That Matter Team to help organizations find more effective results-based ways to serve and improve their communities. See Assessment and Consultation for some of the ways our team can help your organization or community. |
Krivosheino, a rural Siberian community, uses Effective Community Governance to engage citizens, reform governance, and deliver on citizen priorities. (Spring 2008) Citizen-empowering reforms by local governments led the Mott Foundation to extend the Siberian Effective Community Governance pilot two more years. (Spring 2008) Community Balanced Scorecards provide more strategic ways to improve communities - view webinars. (Winter 2007)
Auditors and Effective Community Governance. (Summer 2007) For effective governance, all people who want to participate in the affairs of their community are community citizens, regardless of their legal status. Read more… |