# Guidepost 2: Promote community membership This section focuses on Guidepost 2: Promote community membership and contribution. Ensuring that supports promote community membership and contribution requires * starting with inclusive settings and activities * ensuring staff presence does not limit connections with other community members * placing value on not just presence but membership in the community, and * considering the individual’s preferences, goals, and other activities Use the sidebar on the left to access an overview of Guidepost 2, a provider promising practice that illustrates how to implement the Guidepost, and a set of additional resources for further consideration. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.communityinclusion.org/cle-toolkit/guidepost_2_promote_community_membership_and_contr.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.