A central connection point for Davidson County neighborhoods.

Neighborhood groups across Davidson County are doing real work: block parties, cleanups, safer streets, looking out for the people around them. Almost all of it is volunteers, after work, on top of everything else.

What stops them is rarely a lack of care or ideas. It is the administrative weight of simply existing: where to keep the money, who signs what, what happens when the person holding it together moves away. We carry that part, and connect neighborhoods to each other so nobody has to figure it out alone.

How we work

We use an asset-based community development approach. Instead of starting with what a neighborhood lacks, we start with what it already has: the people, the relationships, the local knowledge. In practice that means we do not arrive with a plan for your neighborhood. You already know what it needs. We help with the parts that slow you down.

Our guidance on bylaws, board structure, recordkeeping and nonprofit questions is general information and shared templates, not legal, tax or accounting advice. We are not attorneys or accountants. For decisions with real consequences, talk to a professional.

Our board

Five volunteers. Nobody here is paid, and so far our costs have come out of our own pockets.

We look for geographic representation across Davidson County, so where you live matters as much as what you know. Directors serve two-year terms. If you are curious about serving, or you have a skill to lend, there are other ways in too.

How we handle money

We hold money on behalf of neighborhood groups, so the standard we hold ourselves to matters more than usual.

• Sponsored group funds are held in separate accounts, never pooled with our operating money
• Payments over $1,000 require two authorized signatures
• Accounts are reconciled by a Director who is not a signer on them
• No group holds checks, cards, or banking credentials. Groups request, we pay

The full picture, including our governing documents, financial reporting, and how to raise a concern, is on our accountability page.