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Your voice and vison matter!

We get it! We know every community has members who each have unique skills, talents, training, education and life experiences.

We also know that creating a movement, a project or an initiative is more effective and efficient and fun when diverse people who happen to share a passion, meet each other.

Getting connected with good people at the right time is key to get started and build sustainability.

Grassroots activism is when ordinary people take collective action to spark change.

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Our Mission

Our mission is to recognize, uplift and empower those who want to make a positive difference in their communities. We do this by sharing information and resources, and supporting collaborative action.

GrassRoots Matter is dedicated to promoting a better world by nurturing community engagement.

We believe that by coming together, we can address the challenges faced by our communities and inspire positive transformation.

Join us in our journey to create a future where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

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Our logo of the geese flying in formation and the grass is reflective of our knowing that a strong grassroots movement needs to be both grounded and have high vision.

Geese do not actually have a single, permanent leader; instead, they find purpose in rotating and distributed leadership.

"One of the most prominent features of geese is their sense of community. Geese do not graze or travel alone. There is an increased visibility which offers protection as there is strength in numbers.

Glancing at a gaggle of geese, one could not decipher which specific one is the leader of the pack. There is no alpha who dominates the flock. Rather, there is purpose in the distributed leadership. When flocks of geese graze or fly together, they are perceived as a collective whole.

Moving into the vertex of the flying V formation, there is one bird flying in front as a guide. However, when the front goose gets tired, it rotates to the back, and another goose in the flock takes over the position. There is distributed leadership and empowerment for others.

This is another noteworthy trait in geese. While flying, when a goose notices that another is slowing down, they will honk for encouragement and uplift them to increase speed. "

Asima Bhatty –

Northwestern University

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What's Your Idea?

Examples of what you might want to do in your community.

Start a Community Garden?

Stop a data center?

Clean up a trail?

Expand a food pantry?

Support a candidate?

Add public art sculpture?

The possibilities are as endless as our imaginations!