Articles by

Mike Shafarenko

  • Communities

    Civic Commons + ideastream, an expanding forum for community engagement in NE Ohio

    Photo: Civic Commons ideastream Mike Shafarenko is the director of Civic Commons at ideastream. From February 2011 to August 2013, he was the president and co-founder of the Civic Commons, a Knight Foundation grantee in Northeast Ohio. In August he wrote about the Civic Commons’ integration into ideastream, a multiple media public service organization that […]

    Article · February 7, 2014 by

  • Communities

    Civic Commons: an expanding digital town square

    Knight Foundation funds the Civic Commons to provide new ways for citizens to learn about local issues. Below, Mike Shafarenko, president of the Civic Commons, writes about a new community partnership. At the Civic Commons, we’ve always dreamed big dreams for how citizens become more aware, more engaged and more likely to influence major community decisions—and for how […]

    Article · August 6, 2013 by