Key School & Community Partners

COMMUNITY SPARKPLUGS
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Idea Generator
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Outcomes Innovator
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Project Designer
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Manager
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Community Organizer
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Change Agent

SCHOOLS
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Hub for young People
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Remove barrier to success
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Parent Engagement
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Communicator to School Families
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Convening Space Provider

COMMUNITY INVESTOR
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Provides resource investment
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Partners with and supports community sparkplugs
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Provides access to additional expertise and resources






Who are Community Sparkplugs?
Resident power is a powerful engine for change. The key is the sparkplug—those local leaders who agree to take the lead in making new things happen. We look for these characteristics to predict not only initial project success but on-going sparks to ignite local improvements:

Desire to keep score towards achievement

A desire to solve problems, not study or complain about them.
BIAS TO ACT

Without it many
will start but few
will finish.
ENERGY
RESULTS
FOCUSED

In contrast to those whose only focus is what's good for them
BELIEF IN COMMON GOOD

You Can remember my name I said we could do this
PERSONAL
RESPONSIBILITY

INCLINED TO
TEAMS
In contrast to those whose only focus is what's good for them
What is a Community Sparkplug Project?
What is the Community Sparkplugs Initiative?
An outcomes-driven community investment initiative of The Rensselaerville Institute. We have over 50 years of effective experience in engaging communities to achieve results that matter to them. The results-focused projects undertaken by volunteer Community Sparkplugs bring immediate results to the community and build increased community capacity, confidence, and energy.