If you’re a small organization that’s looking to make a big impact, then engaging with your community is a valuable exercise. You have to rely on personal connections to help extend your mission to others. Hosting community engagement events is a great way to get your name out there and help people put a face with your organization. You never know what kind of opportunity or impact may come out of one of these kinds of events. Doing something small could help someone within your community and share your message.
A Community Engagement Event Puts a Face on Your Business
Whether you’re a small business, a volunteer organization, or a government committee, putting a face to your organization helps others identify with you. Giving your organization some personality and letting community members get to know you are two great benefits that come with hosting a community engagement event. People are more likely to be receptive to your message and your cause if they know who is behind those things. Hosting a community engagement event every couple of months builds your credibility and good will.
Hosting an Event Can Connect You with Partners in the Area
You may also want to host a community engagement event to connect yourself with strategic partners in the area. By hosting an outreach event, you may catch the eye of a local business who would like to support your mission or volunteer project. The people responsible for these organizations are members of the community, just like you, so it’s good for you to get to know them. Plus, when you organize and host a community engagement event, you may learn more about the audience for your organization.
Community Engagement Events Can Do Good for Your Neighbors
Of course, stoking community support is also a great way to do some good for your neighbors. Your community engagement event may be in service of a volunteer mission. You may collect supplies or food for those who need it most. If your organization has some pull within your community, it can be incredibly rewarding to put together a philanthropic event. Getting to know your neighbors, and helping those neighbors in any way you can, goes a long way toward making you a more well-rounded citizen within your community.
Dunn Brothers Is Coralville’s Home for Community Engagement
We’re so thankful to be a part of the Coralville community. We want to grow and support this community in every way, so if you have a community event you’d like host, we want to help! Talk to us about using Dunn Brothers Coffee as an event space for your next project. To learn more, contact Dunn Brothers Coffee in Coralville, IA by calling 319-665-2020.