Engaged Neighbor Pledge

Individuals who sign the pledge will get access to exclusive publications (like our 101 Acts of Neighboring Ideas) and a pledge certificate suitable for signing and framing! You will also be among the first to know about upcoming events and be linked to future exclusive opportunities.

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* 1. I pledge to build connections with neighbors intentionally, apply my leadership skills in my neighborhood, and grow my social capital through neighborhood relationships. I will become an engaged neighbor by pursuing these “Engaged Neighbor” principles.

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* 2. Principle #1: CONNECT WITH NEIGHBORS
Learn and use my neighbor's names.
Discard a lifestyle of busyness in favor of being present and available.
Share honestly about myself and family, our hurts and successes, with neighbors.
Learn the gifts and talents of my neighbors and the assets in my neighborhood.

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* 3. Principle #2: DEVELOP TRUST
Listen first and talk second when visiting with my neighbors.
Remember local neighbor etiquette to help create a culture of trust.
Allow love, kindness, and mutual respect to motivate my actions.
Pursue reconciliation, offer forgiveness, and give my neighbors the benefit of the doubt when conflicts arise.

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* 4. Principle #3: EAT WITH AND SERVE
Do more front yard living to be available for conversations and service.
Express gratitude for my neighbors by performing spontaneous kind deeds.
Include neighbors in my life who are overlooked, marginalized, disabled, widowed or lonely.
Practice hospitality and eat with my neighbors.

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* 5. Principle #4 FIND MUTUAL BENEFIT
Focus my energy on what is strong, not what is wrong in my neighborhood.
Invest my time and talent in a homeowners or neighborhood association.
Help to set neighborhood priorities and pursue the common good where I live.
Not be afraid to celebrate what it means to be an engaged neighbor.

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* 6. Principle #5 GROW IN KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Celebrate neighboring holidays to build positive relationships.
Be a continual learner about neighboring and asset-based community development.
Not turn my neighbor into a “project” or gossip about my neighbors.
Invite neighbors into my daily routine with a plus-one approach to neighboring.

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* 7. Help us reach our goal of 10,000 signers of this pledge by completing this contact information for follow-up and communication and access to some exclusive publications. We will also add you to the emailed Engaged Neighbor newsletter produced monthly by University of Missouri Extension.

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* 8. You may have heard of ABCD (asset-based community development). Well, we like to refer to this pledge as the CDEFG portion of community development!

We are interested to know: what is your goal or plan to start to implementing these principles?