Community journalist Nicole Jones caught up with Wujing Harrison, after Jessica Dally’s talk  “How to Transform Your Community Without Money.” Harrison is intrigued by the fact that grass roots organizations, in part, built the United States and hopes to bring that to her classrooms in Beijing. 

Jim Keddy is the director of Healthy Communities North, which is part of the California Endowment. Keddy spoke about the issue of non-profits working faith-based communities. His advise: don't stereotype because they can be good partners in pursuing your non-profit's mission.

Marsha Semmel of the Institute of Library and Museum Services, a federal agency that gives out grants to libraries and museums and project that incorporate those institutions. Semmel says that such places are often perceived as passive and she hopes to encourage more community engagement. "Have you thought about your cultural asset"

Dolores Morton works for HandsOn Network and spoke at a panel called “Inspire, Equip and Mobilize Volunteers.” She wants to do with away with the word “volunteer” because it implies altruism and ignores the reciprocity that comes with service.