communitycontinues
Communitycontinues is a term used in urban planning, nonprofit work, and online communities to describe the phase of ongoing activity that sustains a community after the completion of a major project, event, or initial program. The phrase emphasizes continuity, capacity building, and inclusive participation rather than a one-off intervention.
Origins of the term are informal and interdisciplinary, arising from discussions about long-term impact and resilience
Core practices include volunteer stewardship, knowledge transfer, documentation of lessons learned, mentorship, and the maintenance of
Governance typically features participatory mechanisms, rotating leadership, transparent decision making, and conflict resolution processes to ensure
Assessments of communitycontinues focus on participation rates, retention, project completion of legacy initiatives, and social cohesion,
Examples can occur in neighborhoods rebuilding after disasters, in open-source communities sustaining software after a release,
See also: community resilience, post-project sustainability, and sustained engagement.