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McCanna members urge digital outreach, interns and small grants to rebuild neighborhood engagement
Summary
At a Marion County Alliance of Neighborhood Associations meeting, leaders said keeping monthly in-person meetings remains important while adding automated email reminders, student interns and small grants to recruit younger volunteers and broaden participation.
Kathy Burton, president of the Marion County Alliance of Neighborhood Associations (McCanna), opened the meeting by reminding attendees that McCanna holds public meetings monthly and is broadcast on Channel 16. She said the group was founded in 1990 to connect neighborhood organizations countywide and remains focused on sharing information and helping neighborhoods coordinate on local issues.
The meeting centered on whether monthly Saturday meetings remain an effective way to reach neighborhood leaders and residents and how McCanna can attract younger volunteers. “All neighborhood based organizations,…
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