Have you ever thought about what it really means to be heard?
It’s not just about putting words on paper and sharing it by sending off a proposal. There’s a process—an intentional effort—to make sure your message is packaged thoughtfully and delivered with care. And that’s only half the job.
To truly feel heard, it means knowing your message was not only received but also understood. Often, we know our message has landed when we see a response or action. Even the simplest reply can hold weight. Silence, on the other hand, speaks volumes too—it’s a lesson often hidden in the quiet.
Some of us send messages hoping for any response, a sign that someone is listening. Supporting our community members as they send their messages out, and ensuring they are heard, responded to, and acted upon, takes teamwork and skill. That’s where our team steps in—connecting voices with the right resources to bring solutions to our community’s concerns.
Join us in the Work With Grants Community Group to share your feedback as we connect, explore, and develop solutions that matter. Our collaboration groups are open for questions and answers to next steps. Develop conversations with community members, that set goals to support you.
Now, many have started using an assortment of tools to improve how they receive and respond to messages. Are the levels of the degrees removing a valuable influence in your connections and communications process? As the members of the community go unheard, the results visible to all on television through the news outlets and the platforms in many communities. Are the senders of the messages looking to get feedback from what they have sent and being received, and shared amongst in examples seen? See what Work With Grants is doing is supporting the connection of our community members to resolving their concerns.
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When our community members feel compelled to speak up and don't have access to the resources of the latest methods, they’re often left feeling isolated and unsure about how to voice their concerns. Investigating the history of how our products have guided the way we respond to concerns show us that for many years, television was the primary way messages were broadcasted into homes, capturing attention and influencing ideas. But the one-way nature of TV—information flowing in but never back—left many disconnected. Over time, the TV became known as the ‘boob tube,’ symbolizing a loss of critical thought and interaction.
Sending messages by email and text have encroached on the traditional ways of communicating across the channels, reducing both speed and connection to the recipient. Emails often go into unexplored holes where concerns get lost and expectations unmet.
As society evolved, the number of tools in homes and businesses increase, but so did the frustration of not getting the responses sought. We repeat the process, hoping protests will bring change, but without an organized approach, these efforts can become a frustrating cycle of unheard demands.
That’s why at Work With Grants, we test and refine the process—finding what works best and sharing feedback to support the next steps.
Join our initiatives to connect community members to resolving their concerns.
We don’t claim to have all the answers, but we’re always willing to try new methods with an organized plan.
Learn more when you partner with Work With Grants, and take the steps needed for success.
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