Are you interested in working with other institutions in your local community to build capacity for community engagement? Do you want to make it easier for your School District or City Government to work effectively with higher education in your region? Do you want to scale up effective outreach programs by partnering with other campuses in your region? PHENND, a long-time regional network of over 20 institutions of higher education, does all of this and more. In this session participants will learn about PHENND’s history and accomplishments while generating practical next steps for the development of their own local network for community engagement. We will share lessons learned along the way and help participants navigate challenges in building such coalitions.