BetterforUs Table of Contents

Draft of Contents for Better for Us BlogtoBook

Intro Post 1:  Why trust me on this?—

·        40+ years of paid experience in community development and education with local and national government, state and national foundations, private sector

·        Academic background: B.A. English, M.Ed., Adult Education, PhD. Education and Rhetoric

·        Training and certification from NeighborWorks, The Kettering Foundation, U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development

·        Published writer (fiction and nonfiction)

·        Executive Director of a local nonprofit

·        Community Volunteer with entrepreneurial, educational, literacy, and social justice organizations

Post 2:  Why is this information important?—

·        Communities currently face economic and cultural divides, mirroring national and global divisions

o   Cite local example(s)

·        Negative, fear-based approaches to community development continue to deepen the divisions and limit productive, growth and well-being. 

o   Cite local example(s)

·        Globally a movement has started to measure and implement happiness, health and well-being tools in communities, states and nations.

o   Cite global and local (Santa Monica) examples

Posts 3-5: Focus on Happiness

·        Global rankings and indicators of change

·        Example of localized/global and national efforts:  Action for Change, Kindspring, Happiness Sprinkling, Live Happy and Do Happy Today

·        Focus Facts (repeat image)

Posts 6-8:  Focus on Health/Well-being

·        Global rankings and indicators of change

·        Example of local efforts: Healthy Pima (many partners), research at UA and ASU

·        Focus Facts

Posts 9-11: Focus on Creative Class

·        Data on culture of entrepreneurs and importance of the Creative Class (Richard Florida)

·        Example of local efforts:  LocalFirstAz, Startup Tucson, Tucson Young Professionals, Innovate Arizona

·        Focus Facts

Post 12:  Biblio/Easy Read