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JOin us for CBN’s 13th annual Community development family reunion
Join CBN for our annual celebration of the leaders and changemakers who are building strong, inclusive St. Louis neighborhoods on Wednesday, April 23rd from 5:00 to 8:00pm at Rung for Women!
This is our annual celebration of the leaders and changemakers who are building strong, inclusive St. Louis neighborhoods. Event features CBN's Annual Community Building Awards celebrating people, organizations, governments, corporations, small businesses, and institutions who work hard to make our local neighborhoods safe, healthy, and welcoming places to live.
Our 2025 event will be an opportunity for us to come together, celebrate how far we've come in the past year, and imagine what's next for community building in St. Louis. CBN members and Friends & Affiliates receive discounts on the full ticket price; please reach out to linda@communitybuildersstl.org for more information. Sponsorship opportunities are available here.
Appetizers, drinks, and parking are included with your ticket purchase.
Nominations Open for 2025 Community Building Awards!
CBN's Annual Community Building Awards celebrate people, organizations, governments, corporations, small businesses, and institutions who work hard to make our local St. Louis neighborhoods safe, healthy, and welcoming places to live. Past awards have recognized community building dedication and impact in the public and nonprofit sectors, banking, business, philanthropy, the faith-based community, and resident leadership.
We're seeking nominations in the following categories:
CBN Values
The selected awardees will be recognized at the 13th Annual Community Development Family Reunion on April 23,2025 at the beautiful south city campus of the Rung for Women. Save the date and join us for the biggest celebration of community development practitioners and champions!
DEADLINE TO NOMINATE: Friday, January 17, 2025
Highlights from our 2024 Annual Awards Event
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 12th Annual Community Development Family Reunion at the Missouri Foundation for Health on April 25th, 2024..It is an honor and blessing to be able to come together each year to celebrate the leaders who are working relentlessly to change and revitalize our communities. There were so many smiles, warm hugs and heartfelt stories of the work that is being done and the work that is yet to do to bring about equitable and intentional community change.
Please enjoy a few pictures of our evening together, celebrating leaders and changemakers who are building strong, inclusive St. Louis neighborhoods. We cannot do this work alone and celebratory nights like these where we celebrate collaboration, transparency, dedication and commitment brings us great joy. Thank you St. Louis!
Our 2024 awardees
THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 Event Sponsors
Thank you DigiBooths for sponsoring our selfie photo booth this year! If you're hosting an event there's no better way to celebrate than with a photo booth from DigiBooths. They are part of the DigiGroup Entertainment family, your source for anything event related including DJs, you can see a full roster at Pittsburgh Digital DJs!
Our CBN team THANK YOU for all your love and support this year!
From left to right: Grace, Torrey, Megan, Linda & Zach
Strong Communities. Strong St. Louis
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Highlights from our 2023 Annual Awards Event
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 11th Annual Community Development Family Reunion at the Intersect Arts Center on April 20th, 2023..Enjoy some fun pictures of our evening together, celebrating leaders and changemakers who are building strong, inclusive St. Louis neighborhoods.
The “St. Louis Community Development in Action” Photography Exhibit
In partnership with the Humans of St. Louis, CBN curated a series of personal stories about the impact community development activities has had throughout the St. Louis region. Building better neighborhoods doesn’t happen overnight and these stories showcase local champions who work tirelessly everyday to revitalize our communities.
Our 2023 awardees+honorees stories
Community Building Awards
Our Annual Community Building Awards celebrate people, organizations, governments, corporations, small businesses, and institutions who work hard to make our local neighborhoods safe, healthy, and welcoming places to live.
Each year, awardees are selected by a committee of peers and past awardees. Special thank you to our 2024 awards selection committee members: Alana Green, Becky Reinhart, Dana Malkus, Joseph Cavato, Jessica Payne, Kerri Bonasch, Latasha Barnes, Michele Duffe, Nancy Thompson. Nikki Woelfel, Peter Hoffman, Tonnie Glispie-Smith, Kristen Polchinski, Loura Gilbert, and Tom Pickel.
Past awards have recognized community building dedication and impact in the public and nonprofit sectors, banking, business, philanthropy, the faith-based community, and resident leadership. Click to take a look at the criteria for each award.
CBN Values
Community Building Awards Criteria
Collaboration & Coalition Building
Recognizes a person, organization, institution, or initiative that:
Demonstrates incredible commitment to working through partnerships, even when it’s more challenging than “going it alone.”
Forges new connections that bridge gaps between people, organizations, and places that don’t normally interact with each other in the St. Louis region.
Shows up for others and participates directly in their work; does not only ask or expect that partners and collaborators come to them.
Approaches difficulty and conflict with understanding, compassion, and an open mind.
Growing in Equity & Antiracism
Recognizes a person, organization, institution, or initiative that:
Demonstrates a deep and honest commitment to transforming work being done in the St. Louis region so that it is more equitable, just, and antiracist.
“Walks the talk”—goes beyond verbal commitments to ask hard questions, embrace and push through discomfort, work to rectify inequities where they exist, and take action.
Actively works to dismantle systems of oppression.
Transparency & Trust
Recognizes a person, organization, institution, or initiative that:
Works with honesty and openness and isn’t afraid to be vulnerable, especially when things don’t go as planned.
Co-creates work with the people and partners they serve and works to build shared trust so that all at the table feel supported and valued as part of the process.
Embraces mistakes and weaknesses in the open as opportunities to learn and grow.
Resident Leadership
Recognizes a person who:
Has shown incredible volunteerism and involvement in their community and/or community initiatives.
Goes above and beyond typical resident action to sit on boards, head committees, and/or encourage the engagement of other residents.
Works to challenge the status quo in the St. Louis region.
Rising Star in Community Building
Recognizes a person who:
Demonstrates strong dedication to and passion for community building work.
Exhibits leadership, vision, and a commitment to action and results.
Shows promising potential to catalyze outstanding impact in community building policy, investment, and/or community change.
Works to challenge the status quo in the St. Louis region.
Lifetime Dedication to Community Building
Recognizes a person who:
Has demonstrated a long-standing commitment to community building work.
Has exhibited leadership, vision, and a commitment to action and results.
Has catalyzed outstanding impact in community building policy, investment, and/or community change.
Has worked to challenge the status quo in the St. Louis region.
