How we use shared content

Community Exchange is civic infrastructure built by The Change Lab, a nonprofit project fiscally sponsored by Impact Hub Houston. Everything we do is about helping neighbors find resources, services, and opportunities to shape Houston together.

We’re not a publisher. We’re a guide.

A lot of the content on Community Exchange — guides, articles, reports, learning materials — was created by Houston organizations, journalists, advocates, and community members. They published it to inform people. We help people find it.

When you see content from a partner source on Community Exchange, here’s what’s true:

Fair use is a part of U.S. copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material for purposes like education, journalism, civic engagement, and public benefit. Community Exchange uses content in ways that are:

Every piece of content on Community Exchange now displays its source, original publication date, and a way to request changes or removals. We are building this as transparently as we can.

If you have questions about how we handle content, just reach out at hello@thechangelab.net.