The neighborhood listserv
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You need a neighborhood listserv. However you define it - your building, your block, etc. if one doesn't exist, be the change baby. Go around and collect name, address, email and phone number and send out the spreadsheet to the group. Then use it! Ask if anyone has a 10' ladder or a Madeline baking pan. Ask if they want to go in on a big item junk pick up. People love to be helpful. Make sure to add new families moving in and introduce them to the group via a welcome email. a small lift that goes a big way to build community. This is not a job for social media, Nextdoor is a hellscape. Email only.
4 months ago
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@saraquinn
Ok I really want to do this but I’m nervous about it! How do you get people to actually use it? Is email better than a neighborhood facebook group? What if people feel like they’re getting spammed?
@sarahbeck
I think it's a russian nesting doll of communication levels, haha. There is a place for the larger neighborhood facebook group, but the listserv we use is for households on just 3 blocks (around 50 households). This is small used sparingly but specifically - borrowing things, missing cats, block party planning, giving away seedings / garden veg- not the same vibe as the bigger facebook group with hundreds of people on there.
@saraquinn
Thank you!
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