These are a few of our favorite resources to inspire and guide you. Drop us a line and tell us what else should be on this list:

• Gather is a platform to support community-minded journalists and other engagement professionals. Request an invite to join this supportive and creative group.

• Guides to Community Journalism – by The Coral Project
• The Membership Puzzle Project has excellent research, case studies and ideas for building a strong membership model
• Creating an Engaged Newsroom – by Free Press
• Toolbox and Playbook – by The Listening Post Collective
• How to Introduce Engagement Efforts Into Your Newsroom – by Hearken
• Local News Lab Guides to:
  • Focus Groups
  • Events
  • Newsletters
  • Crowdfunding
• Guide to Journalism and Design – by Heather Chaplin
• A Guide to Building Deeper Relationships With the Communities You Cover – by Anita Li and Sam Ford
• Steal These Ideas and DIY Worksheets – by The Trusting News Project

Looking for Further Inspiration?

• “McDonald’s: You can sneer, but it’s the glue that holds communities together” – by Chris Arnade for The Guardian
• Jesse Hardman’s “Listening is a Revolutionary Act” (Part 1, Part 2)
• “Out of Struggle: Strengthening and Expanding Movement Journalism in the U.S. South” – by Project South
• danah boyd’s Did Media Literacy Backfire?
• Emily Goligoski’s How can the press clear the way for journalists to connect with audiences?
• David Bornstein’s The News We Need to Hear
• Jennifer Brandel’s Want to be good for democracy? Be better at democracy.
• This Twitter thread by ProPublica’s Adriana Gallardo on their engagement team’s work for “Black Women Disproportionately Suffer Complications of Pregnancy and Childbirth. Let’s Talk About It.”