Global Community Engagement Day, a globally recognized event, celebrates community engagement by addressing issues within the community. Wendy Sarkissian, a highly regarded community engagement leader, was the inspiration for the creation of Engage 2 Act, a network of practitioners.
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Global Community Engagement Day 2024: Every year on January 28, we commemorate Global Community Engagement Day, a day dedicated to honoring humankind’s greatest achievements toward improving the world! Since we can accomplish so much as a group, we must engage the community. Did you know that one of the newest, officially recognized international events is this unique day? On January 28, 2018, there was the inaugural party! Let’s find out more about the purpose of this day and what community engagement entails.
The goal of Global Community Engagement Day is to raise awareness of the importance of people working together to solve problems and ideas in the community and improve everyone’s quality of life! There is an intriguing backstory to the creation of Global Community Engagement Day. Engage 2 Act is the group that initiated the Global Community Engagement Day. It is one of the networks of community engagement practitioners from Australia and around the world that is expanding the fastest. “Engage 2 Act is a collective of individuals committed to progressing high-quality community engagement practice,” reads their LinkedIn page.
In Southern Australia, it all began with a tiny group. Andrew Coulson, a former board member of the organization, believed that community participation should have its day, just like other ridiculous items like socks and doughnuts have their special days of celebration. He thus got the entire team to embrace this concept. The members of the Engage 2 Act team started a survey in December 2017 using social media. They posed a question to their social media followers: Who is the most inspirational community involvement leader you have ever met? The poll’s most popular voter, Wendy Sarkissian, had her birthday, January 28, declared as Global Community Engagement Day.
Today, let’s give thanks to all of the fantastic community organizations, volunteers, and customers that we have encountered over the years and who help to make our neighborhood a wonderful place to live. I salute everyone who puts forth great effort to maintain the well-being and happiness of our communities via involvement.
Let’s all celebrate the day with our community. Plan a game night, brunch, or informal meetings.
Some of your acquaintances and coworkers may be unaware of this day. Make an effort to spread the news on social media and write about how important it is.
Make a list of all the things that your community can benefit from. Next, support that cause.
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Building a network of local community people and maintaining regular contact with them increases their likelihood of success and willingness to work toward a goal.
The people in the community will endeavor to address or resolve a problem. They gain knowledge and sharpen their problem-solving abilities throughout this process.
Participating in the community opens up several avenues for addressing issues that might otherwise go unreported.
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | January 28 | Sunday |
| 2025 | January 28 | Tuesday |
| 2026 | January 28 | Wednesday |
| 2027 | January 28 | Thursday |
| 2028 | January 28 | Friday |
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