Network & Community Connections

The RTP Network

• RTP Studio: Structured learning platform with cohort-based curriculum.

Best for builders at "Building" or "Sustaining" stage. URL: studio.relationaltechproject.org

• Civic Label Network: 50+ cross-sector civic practitioners. Cooperative

model that reframes civic culture workers as artists deserving collective backing.

Connection Patterns for Builders

New Builders

• Find your local equivalent — every neighborhood has informal connectors
• Join before you build — participate in existing groups for a month first
• Look for adjacent builders in nearby neighborhoods

Established Builders

• Document and share what's working
• Host a visiting builder from another neighborhood
• Contribute patterns to the knowledge commons
• Mentor a newer builder

Builders Feeling Isolated

• You're not alone — this work is hard and invisible. That's normal.
• Even one peer in another neighborhood is transformative
• Join a cohort for structured peer connection
• Lower the bar — scale back to one practice until energy returns

Adjacent Movements

• Block club / block captain networks
• Mutual aid networks (many formed during COVID, still active)
• Code for America brigades and civic tech meetups
• Community land trusts and cooperative housing
• Restorative justice circles
• Time banks and skill shares