Impact
Purposeful alignment of civic engagement with community identified needs promotes positive results.
Connections
Civic engagement can connect people to each other in new ways, creating opportunities to build relationships and foster new understanding.
Communication
Commitment to open, authentic, ongoing communication is how we build trust, honor shared goals, spark innovation, and support continuous improvement.
Mutual Benefit
The most effective civic engagement embraces collaboration and reciprocity, striving to yield value for all involved.
Contributions
Each individual and institution has knowledge, skills, and experience to share in pursuit of a common goal. Through our collective efforts, real change can happen.
The RVA Engage Vision and Guiding Principles were developed in 2019 by a collaboration of community engagement professionals in the nonprofit, corporate and educational sectors. They were shared at the 2019 Civic Impact Summit and continue to serve as a foundation for many conversations throughout the region. We invite you to download a PDF copy and use them as a guide for action and effective practice.