Community engagement is a process. It’s more than a meeting or an email blast or PowerPoint that alerts the affected community about your project.
Community engagement is a process. It’s more than a meeting or an email blast or PowerPoint that alerts the affected community about your project.
Before you embark on a project, gather feedback from people who live in the affected community to assess their opinions and needs.
Disparities of all types are being amplified by COVID-19. Every community’s health, environments, economic, and other issues are being thrown into sharp relief.
Most projects include a public hearing or town hall phase in which you gather community feedback. Where many projects fail is in taking that feedback into account and demonstrating that you have heard it.
Community engagement isn’t enough; you need to show your receipts to build trust among your stakeholders. Receipts include the tactics you take to ensure accountability.
Learn how to effectively build bridges between people and the bottom line.
