A Deep Dive into “The Art of Neighboring”

Date: April 13, 2022 | 1:00–2:00 p.m. (ET)

Speakers: Deanna Butz and Dave Runyon

What we have learned from the past two years is that knowing your neighbours has been so important to communities as they make it through the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that we are looking to the future and rethinking how we can make communities essential, we need to focus on neighbouring. What does it mean to be a good neighbor? How can we develop deeper relationships with those who live nearby, and understand that there are different levels of relationships?

Join Dave Runyon in a fireside chat with our very own Deepening Community Member Deanna Butz from Stony Plain as they talk about the importance of focusing your work on building neighbour relationships and what that means for building neighbourhoods.

Dave is the author of The Art of Neighboring, a book about his experience of starting a "neighboring movement" in Arvada, Colorado.

We are excited to share that we will be hosting a giveaway during this webinar! We will be giving away two copies of the Art of Neighboring to two registrants who attend the live webinar. Winners will be contacted shortly after the webinar. 

 

Speakers

Deanna Butz, Community Development Officer – Town of Stony Plain, AB

Deanna Butz is a Community Development Officer for the Town of Stony Plain Community and Social Development department. She works with a focus on celebrating inclusion and diversity, working to make Stony Plain a welcoming and safe community for all.

Deanna is a long-term employee with the Town of Stony Plain and has experience as a program coordinator for older adults, managing a home support program and community development focus that includes building capacity along the way.

She is passionate about community, connecting and building relationships. She is an effective collaborator and is involved in her community at work and at home.

Deanna is a committed member of the Deepening Community group and actively participates in learning and sharing. In her connecting community work she came across The Art of Neighbouring, which has spurred on her passion for neighbouring!

To hear more about the connecting community work in Stony Plain, check out the Tamarack Institute case study written about the community in 2021.

Dave Runyon, Co-Founder and Director of CityUnite

Dave Runyon is the co-founder and director of CityUnite, which helps government, business and faith leaders unite around common causes. He also serves as a consultant for businesses that have a desire to make a difference in their communities.

Previously, Dave served as a pastor for nine years at Foothills Community Church and The Next Level Church. In 2010, he launched a neighboring movement that mobilized over 70 churches and 40,000 people in the Denver Metro area.

He graduated from Colorado State University, where he studied history and secondary education. He speaks locally and nationally encouraging leaders to work together for the good of their cities. Dave and his wife Lauren have four kids and do not plan to have any more.

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