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• Accessibility

  Census Hopes to Reverse Decades of Under-counting Youngest Children

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on June 5th, 2019 at 9:00 am and is filed under Accessibility, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 2020 Census, census, Census Bureau, Partnerships for America's Children, U.S. Census, U.S. Census Bureau, Undercount of Young Children Research Teams

  Public Budgets: Understanding Priorities and Money in Local Government

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on March 7th, 2019 at 8:23 pm and is filed under Accessibility, Dialogue & Deliberation, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: budgets, citizen engagement, community involvement, Educating citizens, government, moneys

  Dialogue through Simplicity: How Government Can Make Complicated Topics Easier to Grasp

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on March 8th, 2018 at 4:15 pm and is filed under Accessibility, Capacity Building, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  The Beauty of a Co-op

  This entry was contributed by Philip Azar, Clarence Terry, Clarence & Philip, on December 7th, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Accessibility, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: co-op, Durhams

  Where Affordable Housing Meets Community Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on May 5th, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Accessibility, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Housing, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, citizen engagement, Citizen participation in local government, Civic Engagement, collaboration, community development, Community Engagement, Community outreach, dialogue, Elected Officialss

  Targeted Online Advertising for Wider Participation - the Raleigh Citywide Bike Plan

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on March 10th, 2017 at 10:28 am and is filed under Accessibility, Capacity Building, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizen participation, Civic Engagement, Civic participation, Effectiveness of online outreach, Lessons Learned, Planning Outreach, Raleigh, Raleigh Bike Planning, Social media, Spanish Engagement, Underserved Community Engagements
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• Advisory Committees

  Open Mic, Public Art, and Community Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Joshua Rosenstein, on April 26th, 2019 at 11:02 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Civic Education, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen advisory boards, Citizen participation, Citizen participation in local government, Community Engagement, local government, public art, town-gown relationss

  Witnessing Deliberative Democracy Up Close

  This entry was contributed by Billi Jo Maynard, on November 1st, 2018 at 1:44 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Community Partnerships, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Canarsie, community, deliberation, economic challenges, engagement, Public Agenda, public meetings

  NYC November Ballot Initiative: Create a Civic Engagement Commission and have Citywide Participatory Budgeting

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on September 12th, 2018 at 6:26 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Civic Education, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: ballot initiative, New York City, Participatory budgetings

  Dorothea Dix Park: A Park for Everyone

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 1st, 2018 at 1:24 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Raleigh Dorothea Dix Park; Pullen Park; Lake Raleigh; Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy; Dorothea Dix Park Master Plan; Neighborland; Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane; Michael Van Valkenburghs

  Community Engagement: Not Just an Event—Steps to support the Ongoing Flow

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on December 28th, 2017 at 10:28 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community engagement infrastructure, local engagement commission, online local networks, participation infrastructure, wired public spaces, Youth councils, Youth engagements

  A Snapshot of Police-Community Relations: Denver

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on September 7th, 2017 at 8:40 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen, citizen oversight board, community, Police, police oversight, police-community relations, watchdogs

  Citizen Advisory Committees and Boards: Thoughts from a Recent Workshop

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, Rick Morse, on June 23rd, 2017 at 1:17 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen advisory boards, citizen advisory bodies, citizen advisory committees, collaborative learning, School of Government workshops

  Engaged neighborhoods can attract business – A Richmond, VA Success

  This entry was contributed by Candice Streett, on November 20th, 2015 at 2:51 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Building Sustainable Communities, community development, Greater Fulton neighborhood Richmond VA, neighborhood engagement with craft brewing company, Resident-led business attraction strategies, Social media, Virginia LISCs

  Trust through Transparency – Law Enforcement Agencies Ask Citizens for Input and Service

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on September 29th, 2015 at 10:06 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen, citizen advisory committees, Civic Engagement, deputies, dialogue, government, law enforcement, Police, police-community advisory board, sheriffs

  Citizen Participation at the Local Level: Elected Officials, Advisory Board positions

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on July 30th, 2015 at 9:26 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Diversity, Elected Officials, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: council-manager form of government, human relations board, parks and recreation board, planning board, running for local offices

  Resident Representation and Power: More than Just a Seat at the Table

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on April 21st, 2015 at 10:40 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Capacity Building, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community assessment, Community empowerment, community representation, community visioning, Focus groups, GIS-enabled PDA, Needs assessments, Opportunities for sustained engagement, Photovoice, Resident surveys, role of funders, role of outside experts, Smartphoness

  Translating academic research to results-oriented solutions

  This entry was contributed by Shawn Colvin, on March 30th, 2015 at 9:44 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen advisory boards, Citizen participation in local government, Civic Engagement, Civic participation, Community Engagement, Community outreach, Educating citizens, Raleighs

  Structuring Community Involvement – Anti-poverty work in Durham

  This entry was contributed by Stephen Hopkins, on March 11th, 2015 at 10:41 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Capacity Building, Diversity, Elected Officials, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: accountability, Anti-poverty initiative, Citizen participation in local government, Citizen trust, Community outreach, Current residents - NEC Durham, Northeast Central Durham, social capitals
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• Capacity Building

  Hurricane Recovery: the Power of Strong Communities before the Storm

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 30th, 2019 at 12:11 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Disaster Relief, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Craig Fugate, first responders, Hurricane Katrina, hurricane recovery, Jacob Remess

  Rutherfordton NC Outreach and Involvement - Downtown WIFI, Citizen Needs, Civic Tech Opportunities

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on June 25th, 2019 at 4:11 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: civic tech, downtown revitalization, free downtown WIFI, online platforms for conversation, Rutherfordtons

  Break the Cycle: A Community Working Together to End Violence

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on May 23rd, 2019 at 2:12 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charlotte, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, City of Charlotte, collaboration, community, conflict resolution, crime, empower, engagement, issue, partnerships, programs, public safety, youths

  Reflections on a four-year-old citizens academy program in Aspen, Colorado

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Holder, on May 10th, 2019 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Aspen, Aspen Citizen's Academy, citizen academy, Citizen participation, Civic Education, Civic Engagement, Colorado, Community Engagement, empowerment, Outreachs

  Collaboration: What Makes it Work

  This entry was contributed by Rick Morse, on April 10th, 2019 at 9:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, collaboration, collaboration factors inventory, collaboration success factors, Collaboration: What Makes it Work, community capacity building, community collaboration, interorganizational collaboration, Kirsten M. Johnson, partnerships, Paul W. Mattessich, successful collaborations

  From Sugar Between Neighbors to Community Building

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on April 3rd, 2019 at 8:06 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: borrow tools, borrowing sugar, Busy lives, community connection, good neighbors, Robert Putnam, small talk, social capitals

  Seven Observations about Public Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Rick Morse, on February 6th, 2019 at 7:15 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Elected Officials, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizen participation, Citizen participation in local government, co-production, Community Engagement, coproduction, principles of engagement, public engagement, public trust, trust in governments

  Civic Tech in small towns - Engaging Community needs with local resources

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on December 20th, 2018 at 8:31 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: civic technology, community colleges, community volunteers, high-speed Internet, NC rural areas, Open NC Collaboratives

  What Rural America Can Teach Us about Civil Society

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on September 5th, 2018 at 8:43 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: civil society, Independent Sector, rural civic engagement, rural power structures

  Citizens Academies and Civic Infrastructure

  This entry was contributed by Rick Morse, on August 29th, 2018 at 3:42 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen academies, Citizens academies, civic capacity, civic capital, Civic Infrastructure, Community Engagement, Decatur, decatur 101, social capital, William Penn Foundations

  Civic Engagement in the Future - Goals, New Online "Power" Choices, Barriers

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on July 17th, 2018 at 8:59 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Civic Engagement, data analytics, Facebook, Henry Timms, IBM Center for the Business of Government, Jeremy Heimans, John Kamensky, Kickstarter, New Power, New York City, participation scale, Participatory budgeting, public hearings, Voluntarism, William Gibsons

  Homeless “Helping” Response: Transaction or Relationship?

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on June 26th, 2018 at 10:14 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Housing, Outreach Methods, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: CATCH Inc., partnership to help homeless people; charity for self-images

  GreensboroStronger with Community Leadership

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on June 21st, 2018 at 11:34 am and is filed under Capacity Building.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Community Engagement, Cottage Grove community, disaster response, empowerment, healthy housings

  A Police Ride Along: Building Empathy and Accepting Nuance

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on June 5th, 2018 at 9:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: building trust, Colorado, Community outreach, community trust in law enforcement, Denver, Denver Police Department, empathy, nuance, Police, police-community relations, political polarization, ride-alongss

  Savannah's story of community empowerment: Nice Video on Asset-Based Community Development in Action

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on May 21st, 2018 at 9:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Social Justice, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, Ames, Asset-Based Community Development, community revitalization, Iowa, Lakes Region Community Services Council - New Hampshire, Marquette, Michigan, Savannahs

  Citizens' Academies: Low-cost, High-impact Community Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Peter Franzese, on March 28th, 2018 at 3:51 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen academies, Citizens academies, Civic Education, Concord, Concord 101, North Carolinas

  Dialogue through Simplicity: How Government Can Make Complicated Topics Easier to Grasp

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on March 8th, 2018 at 4:15 pm and is filed under Accessibility, Capacity Building, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  How Local Governments can Drive Civic Engagement in 2018

  This entry was contributed by Jake Levitas, on January 17th, 2018 at 5:44 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Innovation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizens academies, civic deserts, Civic Engagement, code for America, local government, local government civic engagement, National Conference on Citizenship, Neighborland, social media in local government, startup in residences

  Home Ownership and Civic Engagement: Benefits for Low-income Families

  This entry was contributed by Wad Khalafalla, on January 4th, 2018 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community capital, homeownership, low-income families, social benefits of homeownershiop, social capital, votings

  Community Engagement: Not Just an Event—Steps to support the Ongoing Flow

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on December 28th, 2017 at 10:28 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community engagement infrastructure, local engagement commission, online local networks, participation infrastructure, wired public spaces, Youth councils, Youth engagements

  Housing Builds a Healthy Economy

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on December 21st, 2017 at 1:18 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Housing, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Center for Housing and Community Studies at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Collaborative Cottage Grove, Community Engagement, Economic Development, Greensboro, Greensboro Minimum Housing Commission, health, housing, Robert Wood Johnson Foundations

  Enhancing Community Engagement through Positive Deviance

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on October 25th, 2017 at 10:15 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community change, discovery, Innovation, outlier, parks and recreation, Positive Deviances

  Vending Machines or Barn Raising: The Role of Local Government in Community Building

  This entry was contributed by Rick Morse, on October 10th, 2017 at 9:32 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Elected Officials.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: barn raising, Civic Engagement, civic engagement in local government, community building, community development, community resilience, Frank Benest, ICMA, local government, NLC, resilient communities, vending machines

  Engaging New Residents: the Belong In Burlington Initiative, Burlington NC

  This entry was contributed by Rachel Kelly, on August 24th, 2017 at 1:54 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Elected Officials, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Belong in Burlington, Burlington NC, citizen outreach, Explore your city, New residentss

  Do Litter, Trees and Benches affect Civic Engagement? Yes - Design can help or hurt Civic Trust

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on July 20th, 2017 at 5:21 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Assembly Civic Engagement Survey, Assembly software, Center for Active Design, Charleston, Charlotte, community design, Greensboro, litter, Mustard Seed Community Health, Neighborhood Matching Grant program, New Hope Community Development Group., vacant lotss

  Finding Common Ground During a Divided Time

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on July 12th, 2017 at 10:36 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community dialogue, deliberation, deliberative dialogue, dialogue, political divisions, political polarization, public trust, Youth engagements

  Cottage Grove neighbors are educating college students

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on March 30th, 2017 at 10:11 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Community Engagement, Community Health, Community-Centered Health, Cottage Grove, diversity, education, Greensboro, Joint Master of Social Work, NC A&T State University, Social Works

  Targeted Online Advertising for Wider Participation - the Raleigh Citywide Bike Plan

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on March 10th, 2017 at 10:28 am and is filed under Accessibility, Capacity Building, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizen participation, Civic Engagement, Civic participation, Effectiveness of online outreach, Lessons Learned, Planning Outreach, Raleigh, Raleigh Bike Planning, Social media, Spanish Engagement, Underserved Community Engagements

  Dual Capacity Building: Preparing Community and Institutions for Engaged Decision Making

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on January 6th, 2017 at 11:22 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Abriendo Puertas, Capacity Building, community capacity building, Community Engagement, Equity, parent leadership, parent training, self-assessment, Strengthening Families Coalitions

  Book Recommendation for Better Community Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Rick Morse, on December 20th, 2016 at 6:36 pm and is filed under Capacity Building.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Civic health, Civic Infrastructure, Community Engagement, loving where you live, Melody Warnick, mesearch, place attachment, This Is Where You Belongs

  Inject the Passion of Sports Fans into Community Engagement? Yes or no?

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on November 17th, 2016 at 1:51 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 2016 World Series, Chicago Cubs, passion of sports, sports fans, The Moral equivalent of War, William Janmess

  The Million Dollar Question: Moving Past the Usual Suspects

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on July 5th, 2016 at 11:58 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: anti-Islamophobia, Beyond the usual suspect, Civic Engagement, Habitat for Humanity, interfaith Meetups, local Muslim businessess, WorldDenver, young peoples

  Communicating Connections Between Ideas and Actions

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on June 22nd, 2016 at 2:16 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Innovation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill 2020, Community Engagement, community planning, North Carolinas

  Building a Better Community Through Neighborhood Leadership

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on June 8th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: achievement, awards, Charlotte, City of Charlotte, collaboration, community, community leadership, engagement, exchange, leadership, local government, neighborhoods, NEXLA, recognitions

  Engaging Local Government Staff as Citizens to Support Local Farm and Food Entrepreneurs

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on May 27th, 2016 at 10:05 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: engagement, Food systems, local government staff, local government-food systems connections, NC Chapter of the American Planning Association, NC Growing Together Project, NC Rural Center, quality of lifes

  Resilient Eastside: Do With Us, Not For Us

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on May 25th, 2016 at 10:29 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: East Jacksonville Florida, Groundwork Jacksonville, housing, Jacksonville Eastside Community Coalition, Jacksonville Eastside Public Market, quality of life, resilient communities, Social Development, Wealth Buildings

  Field of Goats...A Shared Vision

  This entry was contributed by Dan Bagley, on April 28th, 2016 at 11:59 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Boy Scouts, Goats, Grassroots Organization, Kids, Motivation, Neighborhood Reinvestment Training, NeighborWorks, Petting Farm, Prodigal Farmss

  Cottage Grove for LIFE! Greensboro Neighborhood Redevelopment

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on March 18th, 2016 at 3:00 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Capacity Building, community leadership programs, Community Partnerships, Community-Centered Health, Cottage Grove, Cottage Grove Neighborhood Association, GED, Greensboro, Greensboro neighborhood, leadership, rental housing, UNC Minority Health Conferences

  The Last Mile: Building Better Access in North Carolina to Enhance Civic Participation

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on February 11th, 2016 at 11:46 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Elected Officials, Innovations

  The Power of Small

  This entry was contributed by Melody Warnick, on January 6th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charleston, Enough Pie, placemaking, Romney Urban Garden, South Carolina, urban gardenss

  Blog Highlights 2015 - a Sampler from the Community Engagement Blogging Team

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, Dan Bagley, Michelle Bir, Brian Bowman, Shawn Colvin, Emily Edmonds, Cate Elander, Traci Ethridge, Katy Harriger, Stephen Hopkins, Rick Morse, Kevin Smith, Melody Warnick, Jennifer Phillips, on December 30th, 2015 at 1:51 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  Passion-Driven Engagement for Social Change

  This entry was contributed by Shawn Colvin, on November 30th, 2015 at 12:48 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Innovation, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen engagement, Citizen participation in local government, Citizen trust, Civic Engagement, coalition building, community coalitions, community collaboration, Leonard Jason, Principles of Social Change, social changes

  Engaged neighborhoods can attract business – A Richmond, VA Success

  This entry was contributed by Candice Streett, on November 20th, 2015 at 2:51 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Building Sustainable Communities, community development, Greater Fulton neighborhood Richmond VA, neighborhood engagement with craft brewing company, Resident-led business attraction strategies, Social media, Virginia LISCs

  Gentrification and Collaborative Engagement: What If?

  This entry was contributed by Rick Morse, Cate Elander, on October 26th, 2015 at 1:04 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Diversity.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: collaborative engagement, Community Engagement, Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, gentrification, Mary Parker Follett, power-with, resident displacement, resident engagement, shared powers

  Preparing Engaged Citizens for Life in Community

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on October 7th, 2015 at 4:19 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizenship responsibilities, civic mission of higher education, deliberative dialogue, Lessons Learned, Listening to people with whom we disagree, Research on civic skills of college students, Skills to live in a pluralistic democracy, social capital, Wake Forest University seminar on Democracy and Deliberations

  Building Community across Language Barriers

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on August 6th, 2015 at 5:20 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: consecutive interpretation, East Durham Children’s Initiative, icebreakers, Inclusiveness in public meetings, Language barriers, Outreach to Spanish-speakerss

  Active Engagement for a Common Cause

  This entry was contributed by Shawn Colvin, on July 17th, 2015 at 4:21 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Collective effort, Common cause, Community Engagement, empowerment, Engagement and decision-making, Open to compromise, social capitals

  The University as Community Partner: Translating Research

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on June 26th, 2015 at 9:18 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: academic research, civic mission of higher education, Community Engagement, higher education, Pro Humanitate Institute, School of Government, town-gown relations, university outreach, university-community engagements

  Engaging Youth with Deliberative Problem-Solving

  This entry was contributed by Sabrina Slagowski-Tipton, on May 14th, 2015 at 9:51 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Center for Public Deliberation Colorado State University, deliberative problem-solving tactics, High school students and deliberation, Smart phones, Youth engagements

  Leading By Stepping Back

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Smith, on April 30th, 2015 at 1:29 pm and is filed under Capacity Building.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community assets, community capacity building, empowerment, lead by stepping back, leadership, Martin Luther King Jr., shared responsibilitys

  Resident Representation and Power: More than Just a Seat at the Table

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on April 21st, 2015 at 10:40 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Capacity Building, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community assessment, Community empowerment, community representation, community visioning, Focus groups, GIS-enabled PDA, Needs assessments, Opportunities for sustained engagement, Photovoice, Resident surveys, role of funders, role of outside experts, Smartphoness

  Dare to Think Differently

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on March 25th, 2015 at 2:25 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Diversity, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charlotte, Community Engagement, employee-citizen relationships, Knight Cities Challenge, local government, neighborhoods and physical barriers, neighborhoods working together, No Barriers team, public meeting, Take Tens

  The University as Community Partner

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on March 12th, 2015 at 10:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: anchor institutions, Civic Engagement, Civic Infrastructure, college students, town-gown, town-gown divide, town-gown relations, universities, universities and civic engagements

  Structuring Community Involvement – Anti-poverty work in Durham

  This entry was contributed by Stephen Hopkins, on March 11th, 2015 at 10:41 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Capacity Building, Diversity, Elected Officials, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: accountability, Anti-poverty initiative, Citizen participation in local government, Citizen trust, Community outreach, Current residents - NEC Durham, Northeast Central Durham, social capitals

  Innovative Practices for Citizens Academies

  This entry was contributed by Rick Morse, on February 25th, 2015 at 3:38 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Cary School of Government, citizen academies, Citizens academies, Concord 101, Durham Neighborhood College, Educating citizens, Rockingham County Citizens' Academys

  Staying Civically Engaged in Divisive Times: A Case for Anti-Racism Training

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on January 29th, 2015 at 3:44 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Diversity.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: anti-racism, Nicholas Kristof, police brutality, racial disparities, Racial Equity Institute, Selma, voter identification laws, voting restrictions, Voting Rights Act of 1965s

  Engaging Through Art

  This entry was contributed by Gina Shell, on January 14th, 2015 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: collaborative art, ICMA, public art, using art for engagements

  The Dialogue/Action Dilemma

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on December 24th, 2014 at 8:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Dialogue & Deliberation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: deliberation, deliberative dialogue, dialogue, National Issues Forums, study circless

  Partners Against Crime: Hard work in Durham for true citizen ownership

  This entry was contributed by Stephen Hopkins, on December 19th, 2014 at 3:28 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Elected Officials, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizen participation in local government, Citizen trust, Community outreach, law enforcement, Lessons Learned, neighborhood action, Northeast Central Durham, Partners against crime, social capital, Weed & Seeds

  Creating Sustainable Civic Participation

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Smith, on December 3rd, 2014 at 8:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: ACTion Alexandria, Citizen participation in local government, Citizens academies, Civic participation, Oakland Crimespotting, Online civic participation, Raleigh Citizens Leadership Academy, Raleigh Neighborhood Colleges
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• Civic Education

  Education for Engagement: Judges as Teachers

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on January 7th, 2020 at 11:22 am and is filed under Civic Education, Elected Officials, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Chief Justice John Roberts, graphic novel, iCivics, k-12 NC civics teaching resources, US Supreme Court, video gamess

  Durham Red and Blue Participants at the June 2019 Better Angels National Convention – Reflections on Polarization and Steps to Bridge the Gap

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 26th, 2019 at 12:06 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Better Angels, community dialogue, Durham County Republican Party;, Focus on the Family, Red and Blue partisans, St. Louis, Unitarian Churchs

  A Civic Index - Measuring Civic Capital through a Self-Assessment Tool

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on July 12th, 2019 at 11:19 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Diversity.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: A Culture of Engagement, Civic Index, Doug Linkhart, Embracing Diversity and Equity, Inclusive Community Leadership, National Civic Leagues

  Selling Civic Engagement: A unique role for the private sector?

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on May 16th, 2019 at 10:23 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: learning via entertainment, private sectors

  Reflections on a four-year-old citizens academy program in Aspen, Colorado

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Holder, on May 10th, 2019 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Aspen, Aspen Citizen's Academy, citizen academy, Citizen participation, Civic Education, Civic Engagement, Colorado, Community Engagement, empowerment, Outreachs

  Open Mic, Public Art, and Community Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Joshua Rosenstein, on April 26th, 2019 at 11:02 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Civic Education, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen advisory boards, Citizen participation, Citizen participation in local government, Community Engagement, local government, public art, town-gown relationss

  Young Voters, Mid-Terms, and Civic Education

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on February 21st, 2019 at 5:38 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Elected Officials.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: elections, midterms, young voterss

  NYC November Ballot Initiative: Create a Civic Engagement Commission and have Citywide Participatory Budgeting

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on September 12th, 2018 at 6:26 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Civic Education, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: ballot initiative, New York City, Participatory budgetings

  Citizens Academies and Civic Infrastructure

  This entry was contributed by Rick Morse, on August 29th, 2018 at 3:42 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen academies, Citizens academies, civic capacity, civic capital, Civic Infrastructure, Community Engagement, Decatur, decatur 101, social capital, William Penn Foundations

  The Spirit of Community: A Ben Franklin Circle in Weaverville, NC

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on June 12th, 2018 at 9:19 am and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Ben Franklin Circle, Community Engagement, drawing topics from a hat, JUNTO, quality conversations, quality of conversation, self-improvement, shared leadership, spirit of community, virtuess

  A Police Ride Along: Building Empathy and Accepting Nuance

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on June 5th, 2018 at 9:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: building trust, Colorado, Community outreach, community trust in law enforcement, Denver, Denver Police Department, empathy, nuance, Police, police-community relations, political polarization, ride-alongss

  Meeting People Where They Are: A Charlotte-NYC Exchange

  This entry was contributed by Sabrina Colón, on May 30th, 2018 at 9:00 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 311 customer service cente, affordable housing, Charlotte, homelessness prevention, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, New York City, NYC Public Engagement Unit, Sarah Hazel, tenants’ rightss

  Internships in City Government: Reflections on Civic Learning

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on April 5th, 2018 at 11:09 am and is filed under Civic Education, Elected Officials.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: business turnover, civic skills, Cleveland Park neighborhood DC, DC City Council, internship, Mary Cheh, Wake Forest Universitys

  Citizens' Academies: Low-cost, High-impact Community Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Peter Franzese, on March 28th, 2018 at 3:51 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen academies, Citizens academies, Civic Education, Concord, Concord 101, North Carolinas

  For the Culture

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on February 15th, 2018 at 9:09 am and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Online Participation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charlotte City Council, City of Charlotte, Civic Engagement, Edelman, Facebook, public trust, Social medias

  Community Engagement: Not Just an Event—Steps to support the Ongoing Flow

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on December 28th, 2017 at 10:28 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community engagement infrastructure, local engagement commission, online local networks, participation infrastructure, wired public spaces, Youth councils, Youth engagements

  Internships: A job? A civic experience? Maybe some of both.

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on October 5th, 2017 at 2:26 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: college students, government, internship, nonprofits, public service, student engagements

  How Can Local Government Earn Trust in the Era of Fake News?

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on September 26th, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 3CMA, civil discourse, Community Engagement, Edelman Trust Barometer, fake news, local government, PIOs, public communicators, public trust, public trust of government, Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole, Xavier Higgss

  “Universities and Communities”: Joint Course between Wake Forest and Winston-Salem State Explores the Challenges and Opportunities

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on June 16th, 2017 at 10:13 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: communiversity, Ph.D. or no D, University-community relations, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, Winston-Salem State Universitys

  Housing Matters: School and Family Stability and Greensboro's Housing Our Community Initiative

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on June 7th, 2017 at 5:13 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Housing, Outreach Methods, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, Civic Engagement, community development, Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, Greensboros

  Local News is a Vital Tool for Civic Engagement: How’s the Health of Your Local Newspaper?

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on June 2nd, 2017 at 2:43 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Chapel Hill, Civic Engagement, civic journalism, Community Engagement, community journalism, local journalism, local journalists, local news, local news media, local newspapers, NC3C, News & Observer, pubic information, public information officerss

  Changing the Conversation

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on April 14th, 2017 at 11:52 am and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, Charlotte, city council, collaboration, Community Relations, conversations, engagement, jobs, leadership, local government, policing, trusts

  Cottage Grove neighbors are educating college students

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on March 30th, 2017 at 10:11 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Community Engagement, Community Health, Community-Centered Health, Cottage Grove, diversity, education, Greensboro, Joint Master of Social Work, NC A&T State University, Social Works

  Having your Say with Local Government: Approaching Elected Officials for Optimal Results

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on February 16th, 2017 at 10:21 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Elected Officials, elections, local government, North Carolina, political discussion, public meetings, public particiation, town hall meetings, Town of Carys

  Engaging Citizens Locally, ACC Edition: “When the ball is passed to you, be ready to shoot.”

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on February 9th, 2017 at 1:31 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen leadership, civic involvement, ELGL, local government, North Carolina, politics, professional association, town hall meetingss

  Using Public Convenings to Advance Police Community Relations - Part 2: Meeting Design Principles that Advance Understanding

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on December 29th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 3-E question Scrub, community dialogue, Design choices in meetings about Police-community relations, Designing dialogues, Designing effective public forums, law enforcement, police-community dialogue, police-community relations, public dialogue, public forumss

  Chapel Hill listens to public housing residents, delivers through partnerships

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on November 25th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Housing, Innovation, Online Participation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: AT&T, Chapel Hill, Civic Engagement, collaboration, Community Partnerships, diversity, economic growth, education, Google Fiber, Internet, Kramden Institute, Literacy, public-private partnership, Residents Services Team, Technologys

  A City Can Build Streets, But it Takes Residents to Build a Community

  This entry was contributed by Sabrina Colón, on October 20th, 2016 at 2:18 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: capital building, Charlotte, Citizen trust, Civic Engagement, Civic participation, community development, Community Engagement, Community outreach, Economic Development, local government, public private partnerships, street improvements, West Ends

  Citizen Referendum? I Vote “Needs Review”

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on July 27th, 2016 at 10:23 am and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Brexit, citizen referendums, common good, direct democracy, mass sentiment, Minneapoliss

  One of the Most Important Things Local Officials Do That Hardly Ever Gets Noticed – The Budget

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on July 13th, 2016 at 10:24 am and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: input on budget decisions, local government budgets, Public comments

  On the Outside Looking In: A Traveler’s Reflections on Universities and Civic Engagement in Europe

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on June 1st, 2016 at 11:21 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Central European University-Budapest, Council of Europe-Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights, developing democratic citizens, Syrian refugee crisis, University-community partnership, Vienna University of Technology, Webster University-Viennas

  Resilient Eastside: Do With Us, Not For Us

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on May 25th, 2016 at 10:29 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: East Jacksonville Florida, Groundwork Jacksonville, housing, Jacksonville Eastside Community Coalition, Jacksonville Eastside Public Market, quality of life, resilient communities, Social Development, Wealth Buildings

  Field of Goats...A Shared Vision

  This entry was contributed by Dan Bagley, on April 28th, 2016 at 11:59 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Boy Scouts, Goats, Grassroots Organization, Kids, Motivation, Neighborhood Reinvestment Training, NeighborWorks, Petting Farm, Prodigal Farmss

  The Confusing Lines of Government Organizations – What Makes Sense to Some is Difficult for Others

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on April 13th, 2016 at 8:40 am and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizen participation in local government, Citizen trust, Civic Engagement, Civic Infrastructure, civic knowledge, Civic participation, Communication, Community Engagement, Community outreach, dialogue, government structure, local governments

  Highlights from Community Engagement Matters (Now More Than Ever)

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on March 15th, 2016 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Innovation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Annie E. Casey Foundation, Capacity Building, Citizen trust, Civic Engagement, Civic participation, Community Engagement, Community outreach, dialogue, empowerment, Equity, Financial Equity, Innovation, Maia Jachimowicz, Michael McAfee, Patrick McCarthy, Paul Schmitz, PolicyLink, Power, Race, Results for America, Social Equity, Stanford Center for Social Innovations

  Civic Engagement for Non-College Youth

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on February 19th, 2016 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 4H, CIRCLE, Citizen participation in local government, Civic Engagement, civic knowledge, Civic participation, College Democrats, College Republicans, community development, Community Engagement, Educating citizens, empowerment, NC 4H, Non-college Youth, voting, voting in local elections, Wake the Vote, YMCA, Youth Votings

  Beautiful Budgets: Opportunities and Gaps in Online Local Budget Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Eric Jackson, on January 21st, 2016 at 3:33 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: budget process, data transparency, open budgets, public budgets, public decision-makings

  Children’s Civic Engagement via the Scratch Online Platform

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on January 5th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Civic Education, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Bang the Table, children and civic involvement, Scratch online plaforms

  Blog Highlights 2015 - a Sampler from the Community Engagement Blogging Team

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, Dan Bagley, Michelle Bir, Brian Bowman, Shawn Colvin, Emily Edmonds, Cate Elander, Traci Ethridge, Katy Harriger, Stephen Hopkins, Rick Morse, Kevin Smith, Melody Warnick, Jennifer Phillips, on December 30th, 2015 at 1:51 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  Greensboro Budget Exercise: Broad-based Involvement and Neighborhood Choice

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on December 21st, 2015 at 3:49 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: brainstorming, community budget input, creating budget options, Greensboro participatory budgetings

  Public office terms: What is most beneficial to Fayetteville?

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on December 11th, 2015 at 3:44 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Elected Officials.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: city council terms, electoral terms, Fayetteville city council length of terms, New council members learning, Re-election of city council memberss

  A student’s view: Steps for Universities to advance student Civic Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on December 3rd, 2015 at 7:32 am and is filed under Civic Education.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Civic Engagement, Civic participation, Community Engagement, Community outreach, Educating citizens, Effectiveness of community outreach, Lessons Learneds

  Local Elections: Bringing Communities Together

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on November 5th, 2015 at 10:57 am and is filed under Civic Education, Elected Officials, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: campaigns, Community Engagement, education, local elections, neighbor-to-neighbor talk, small townss

  Three Reasons Why It's Hard to Vote in Local Elections—and Why I'll Vote Anyway

  This entry was contributed by Melody Warnick, on October 19th, 2015 at 9:24 am and is filed under Civic Education, Elected Officials.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: civic knowledge, local elections, municipal elections, voting, voting in local electionss

  Preparing Engaged Citizens for Life in Community

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on October 7th, 2015 at 4:19 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizenship responsibilities, civic mission of higher education, deliberative dialogue, Lessons Learned, Listening to people with whom we disagree, Research on civic skills of college students, Skills to live in a pluralistic democracy, social capital, Wake Forest University seminar on Democracy and Deliberations

  Trust through Transparency – Law Enforcement Agencies Ask Citizens for Input and Service

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on September 29th, 2015 at 10:06 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen, citizen advisory committees, Civic Engagement, deputies, dialogue, government, law enforcement, Police, police-community advisory board, sheriffs

  Active Engagement for a Common Cause

  This entry was contributed by Shawn Colvin, on July 17th, 2015 at 4:21 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Collective effort, Common cause, Community Engagement, empowerment, Engagement and decision-making, Open to compromise, social capitals

  Engaging Youth with Deliberative Problem-Solving

  This entry was contributed by Sabrina Slagowski-Tipton, on May 14th, 2015 at 9:51 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Center for Public Deliberation Colorado State University, deliberative problem-solving tactics, High school students and deliberation, Smart phones, Youth engagements

  Civic Health - 2015 NC Civic Index

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on April 10th, 2015 at 12:33 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Diversity, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charitable donations, Civic health, Community Engagement, group participation, Institute for Emerging Issues, interaction with neighbors, National Conference on Citizenship, NC Civic Health Index 2015, News media, population growth, religious institutions, social and economic vitality, Trust in institutions, Voluntarisms

  Beginning a Conversation with your Local Government

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on April 2nd, 2015 at 10:29 am and is filed under Civic Education, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Call Centers, Citizen trust in local government, Citizens reporting problems, city and county communications offices, Communication, Facebook, Government Social Media, Online government information, public information officers, Questions about local government, Smartphone Appss

  The University as Community Partner

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on March 12th, 2015 at 10:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: anchor institutions, Civic Engagement, Civic Infrastructure, college students, town-gown, town-gown divide, town-gown relations, universities, universities and civic engagements

  Staying Civically Engaged in Divisive Times: A Case for Anti-Racism Training

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on January 29th, 2015 at 3:44 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Diversity.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: anti-racism, Nicholas Kristof, police brutality, racial disparities, Racial Equity Institute, Selma, voter identification laws, voting restrictions, Voting Rights Act of 1965s

  Creating Sustainable Civic Participation

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Smith, on December 3rd, 2014 at 8:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: ACTion Alexandria, Citizen participation in local government, Citizens academies, Civic participation, Oakland Crimespotting, Online civic participation, Raleigh Citizens Leadership Academy, Raleigh Neighborhood Colleges

  Citizens Academies and Civic Infrastructure

  This entry was contributed by Rick Morse, on December 3rd, 2014 at 8:00 am and is filed under Civic Education.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen advisory boards, citizen police academies, Citizen trust, Citizens academies, civic capital, Civic Infrastructure, community leadership programs, Educating citizens, social capitals
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  Participation vs. Engagement – Here is the Difference

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on November 6th, 2019 at 2:52 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Cabarrus Health Alliance, City Manager’s Office, City of Concord, Community Engagement, Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Emotional investment, Kannapolis Parks and Recreation, Public Affairs, public engagement, Public Participations

  Overcoming the Risk of a Rural Census Undercount

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on July 30th, 2019 at 10:44 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 2020 Census, Allen Smart, Betsey Russell, Blandin Foundation, distrust in government, Funders for Civic Participation, Head Start, Medicaid, New Mexico Civic Engagement Table, NM Counts! 2020, rural America, rural broadband deficits, Sapelo Foundation, SNAP benefits, undercount, Upstream philanthropys

  A Civic Index - Measuring Civic Capital through a Self-Assessment Tool

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on July 12th, 2019 at 11:19 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Diversity.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: A Culture of Engagement, Civic Index, Doug Linkhart, Embracing Diversity and Equity, Inclusive Community Leadership, National Civic Leagues

  Rutherfordton NC Outreach and Involvement - Downtown WIFI, Citizen Needs, Civic Tech Opportunities

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on June 25th, 2019 at 4:11 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: civic tech, downtown revitalization, free downtown WIFI, online platforms for conversation, Rutherfordtons

  Bridging Political Polarization: a Red/Blue Dialogue in Pittsboro, NC

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, Courtney Cooper-Lewter, on June 12th, 2019 at 10:48 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Better Angels, Chatham County, de-polarization, Pittsboro, red-blue dialogues

  The Effect of Income Inequality on Civic Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Eric Van Holm, on May 29th, 2019 at 9:00 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: American Review of Public Administration, ARPA, Citizen participation in local government, citizen participation research, Civic Engagement, improving citizen participation, income inequalitys

  Break the Cycle: A Community Working Together to End Violence

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on May 23rd, 2019 at 2:12 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charlotte, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, City of Charlotte, collaboration, community, conflict resolution, crime, empower, engagement, issue, partnerships, programs, public safety, youths

  Selling Civic Engagement: A unique role for the private sector?

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on May 16th, 2019 at 10:23 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: learning via entertainment, private sectors

  Reflections on a four-year-old citizens academy program in Aspen, Colorado

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Holder, on May 10th, 2019 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Aspen, Aspen Citizen's Academy, citizen academy, Citizen participation, Civic Education, Civic Engagement, Colorado, Community Engagement, empowerment, Outreachs

  Collaboration: What Makes it Work

  This entry was contributed by Rick Morse, on April 10th, 2019 at 9:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, collaboration, collaboration factors inventory, collaboration success factors, Collaboration: What Makes it Work, community capacity building, community collaboration, interorganizational collaboration, Kirsten M. Johnson, partnerships, Paul W. Mattessich, successful collaborations

  Seeking the Seeds of Civic Tech in Medium-sized and Smaller Towns in NC

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on March 21st, 2019 at 1:46 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Innovation, Outreach Methods, social media, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: China Grove NC, civic tech, Dare County government, Duck NC, Legal Hackers, NC League of Municipalities, Rocky Mount NCs

  Seven Observations about Public Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Rick Morse, on February 6th, 2019 at 7:15 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Elected Officials, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizen participation, Citizen participation in local government, co-production, Community Engagement, coproduction, principles of engagement, public engagement, public trust, trust in governments

  Bridging the Difference: Strengthening Charlotte Through Conversations

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on January 28th, 2019 at 3:05 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Diversity.

  Promising Practices for Starting (and Maintaining) Community Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on January 9th, 2019 at 10:52 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: academia, advisory groups, Community Engagement, faith groups, Focus groups, government, volunteerss

  Sharing Dialogue and Deliberation Best Practices: NCDD 2018

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on January 2nd, 2019 at 3:55 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: anti-racism, Denver Police Community Advisory Board, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation, police-community relations, White Ally Toolkits

  Civic Tech in small towns - Engaging Community needs with local resources

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on December 20th, 2018 at 8:31 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: civic technology, community colleges, community volunteers, high-speed Internet, NC rural areas, Open NC Collaboratives

  How Can Communities Help their Residents Reconnect?

  This entry was contributed by Maggie Woods, on December 14th, 2018 at 7:31 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, deliberation, dialogue, Innovations

  Do Labels Help or Hurt in “Citizen” Participation?

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on November 8th, 2018 at 6:33 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Diversity.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: access to participation, citizen, citizenship, inclusions

  Witnessing Deliberative Democracy Up Close

  This entry was contributed by Billi Jo Maynard, on November 1st, 2018 at 1:44 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Community Partnerships, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Canarsie, community, deliberation, economic challenges, engagement, Public Agenda, public meetings

  What Rural America Can Teach Us about Civil Society

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on September 5th, 2018 at 8:43 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: civil society, Independent Sector, rural civic engagement, rural power structures

  Dorothea Dix Park: A Park for Everyone

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 1st, 2018 at 1:24 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Raleigh Dorothea Dix Park; Pullen Park; Lake Raleigh; Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy; Dorothea Dix Park Master Plan; Neighborland; Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane; Michael Van Valkenburghs

  Homeless “Helping” Response: Transaction or Relationship?

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on June 26th, 2018 at 10:14 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Housing, Outreach Methods, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: CATCH Inc., partnership to help homeless people; charity for self-images

  Meeting People Where They Are: A Charlotte-NYC Exchange

  This entry was contributed by Sabrina Colón, on May 30th, 2018 at 9:00 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 311 customer service cente, affordable housing, Charlotte, homelessness prevention, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, New York City, NYC Public Engagement Unit, Sarah Hazel, tenants’ rightss

  Savannah's story of community empowerment: Nice Video on Asset-Based Community Development in Action

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on May 21st, 2018 at 9:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Social Justice, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, Ames, Asset-Based Community Development, community revitalization, Iowa, Lakes Region Community Services Council - New Hampshire, Marquette, Michigan, Savannahs

  Citizens' Academies: Low-cost, High-impact Community Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Peter Franzese, on March 28th, 2018 at 3:51 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen academies, Citizens academies, Civic Education, Concord, Concord 101, North Carolinas

  Community Engagement: Not Just an Event—Steps to support the Ongoing Flow

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on December 28th, 2017 at 10:28 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community engagement infrastructure, local engagement commission, online local networks, participation infrastructure, wired public spaces, Youth councils, Youth engagements

  Housing Builds a Healthy Economy

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on December 21st, 2017 at 1:18 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Housing, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Center for Housing and Community Studies at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Collaborative Cottage Grove, Community Engagement, Economic Development, Greensboro, Greensboro Minimum Housing Commission, health, housing, Robert Wood Johnson Foundations

  What Barn Raising Looks Like in Petaluma, California

  This entry was contributed by Rick Morse, on December 13th, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Community Partnerships.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: barn raising, collaboration, community building, Community Engagement, community problem-solving, Petaluma, public service, Rebuilding Together, services

  The Beauty of a Co-op

  This entry was contributed by Philip Azar, Clarence Terry, Clarence & Philip, on December 7th, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Accessibility, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: co-op, Durhams

  Investing in Our Neighborhood Schools

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on November 16th, 2017 at 7:47 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Diversity, Innovation, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Community Engagement, community representation, Defend Durham Schools, Durham, public schools, representations

  Prison, Dog Training and Three Communities: Walls are not Solid Community Separators

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on November 2nd, 2017 at 10:45 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: EENP, Eyes Ears Nose and Paws, Franklin Correctional Center NC, prisoner dog training, service dogss

  Vending Machines or Barn Raising: The Role of Local Government in Community Building

  This entry was contributed by Rick Morse, on October 10th, 2017 at 9:32 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Elected Officials.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: barn raising, Civic Engagement, civic engagement in local government, community building, community development, community resilience, Frank Benest, ICMA, local government, NLC, resilient communities, vending machines

  How Can Local Government Earn Trust in the Era of Fake News?

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on September 26th, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 3CMA, civil discourse, Community Engagement, Edelman Trust Barometer, fake news, local government, PIOs, public communicators, public trust, public trust of government, Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole, Xavier Higgss

  A Snapshot of Police-Community Relations: Denver

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on September 7th, 2017 at 8:40 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen, citizen oversight board, community, Police, police oversight, police-community relations, watchdogs

  Engaging New Residents: the Belong In Burlington Initiative, Burlington NC

  This entry was contributed by Rachel Kelly, on August 24th, 2017 at 1:54 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Elected Officials, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Belong in Burlington, Burlington NC, citizen outreach, Explore your city, New residentss

  Finding Common Ground During a Divided Time

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on July 12th, 2017 at 10:36 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community dialogue, deliberation, deliberative dialogue, dialogue, political divisions, political polarization, public trust, Youth engagements

  “Universities and Communities”: Joint Course between Wake Forest and Winston-Salem State Explores the Challenges and Opportunities

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on June 16th, 2017 at 10:13 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: communiversity, Ph.D. or no D, University-community relations, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, Winston-Salem State Universitys

  Housing Matters: School and Family Stability and Greensboro's Housing Our Community Initiative

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on June 7th, 2017 at 5:13 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Housing, Outreach Methods, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, Civic Engagement, community development, Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, Greensboros

  Where Affordable Housing Meets Community Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on May 5th, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Accessibility, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Housing, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, citizen engagement, Citizen participation in local government, Civic Engagement, collaboration, community development, Community Engagement, Community outreach, dialogue, Elected Officialss

  Cultivating Community Trust: Kidzu Children’s Museum’s Partnership for Outreach

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on April 6th, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: APPLES, building community trust, children, children's education, children's museum, Citizen trust, collective leadership, Community leaders, Community partners, educational programming, Effectiveness of community outreach, family engagement, low income housing, Non-profit outreach, Outreach, service learning, STEM, student engagement, UNC, UNC Chapel Hills

  Cottage Grove neighbors are educating college students

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on March 30th, 2017 at 10:11 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Community Engagement, Community Health, Community-Centered Health, Cottage Grove, diversity, education, Greensboro, Joint Master of Social Work, NC A&T State University, Social Works

  Having your Say with Local Government: Approaching Elected Officials for Optimal Results

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on February 16th, 2017 at 10:21 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Elected Officials, elections, local government, North Carolina, political discussion, public meetings, public particiation, town hall meetings, Town of Carys

  Engaging Citizens Locally, ACC Edition: “When the ball is passed to you, be ready to shoot.”

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on February 9th, 2017 at 1:31 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen leadership, civic involvement, ELGL, local government, North Carolina, politics, professional association, town hall meetingss

  Dual Capacity Building: Preparing Community and Institutions for Engaged Decision Making

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on January 6th, 2017 at 11:22 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Abriendo Puertas, Capacity Building, community capacity building, Community Engagement, Equity, parent leadership, parent training, self-assessment, Strengthening Families Coalitions

  Using Public Convenings to Advance Police Community Relations - Part 2: Meeting Design Principles that Advance Understanding

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on December 29th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 3-E question Scrub, community dialogue, Design choices in meetings about Police-community relations, Designing dialogues, Designing effective public forums, law enforcement, police-community dialogue, police-community relations, public dialogue, public forumss

  Chapel Hill listens to public housing residents, delivers through partnerships

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on November 25th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Housing, Innovation, Online Participation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: AT&T, Chapel Hill, Civic Engagement, collaboration, Community Partnerships, diversity, economic growth, education, Google Fiber, Internet, Kramden Institute, Literacy, public-private partnership, Residents Services Team, Technologys

  Housing or Food - How Does Our Community Solve The Puzzle?

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on October 6th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Housing, Social Justice, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: access, affordable housing, children, collaboration, Community Engagement, eviction, food insecurity, health, homelessness, housing, investments

  The Role of Grass Roots Community Development Organizations within Community Development Initiatives

  This entry was contributed by Clarence Terry, Philip Azar, Clarence & Philip, on August 11th, 2016 at 5:13 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Black lives matter, Clarence Terry, community, community change, community conversation, credibility, Displacement, Economic Development, gentrification, legitimacy, Philip Azar, respect, state-subsidized displacement, transformations

  The Million Dollar Question: Moving Past the Usual Suspects

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on July 5th, 2016 at 11:58 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: anti-Islamophobia, Beyond the usual suspect, Civic Engagement, Habitat for Humanity, interfaith Meetups, local Muslim businessess, WorldDenver, young peoples

  A Good Place to Live - Vision and Action in Greensboro

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on June 29th, 2016 at 10:17 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, Community Partnerships, Greensboro, Greensboro Housing Coalition, Healthy Homes, UNC-Greensboros

  Communicating Connections Between Ideas and Actions

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on June 22nd, 2016 at 2:16 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Innovation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill 2020, Community Engagement, community planning, North Carolinas

  Building a Better Community Through Neighborhood Leadership

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on June 8th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: achievement, awards, Charlotte, City of Charlotte, collaboration, community, community leadership, engagement, exchange, leadership, local government, neighborhoods, NEXLA, recognitions

  On the Outside Looking In: A Traveler’s Reflections on Universities and Civic Engagement in Europe

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on June 1st, 2016 at 11:21 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Central European University-Budapest, Council of Europe-Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights, developing democratic citizens, Syrian refugee crisis, University-community partnership, Vienna University of Technology, Webster University-Viennas

  Engaging Local Government Staff as Citizens to Support Local Farm and Food Entrepreneurs

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on May 27th, 2016 at 10:05 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: engagement, Food systems, local government staff, local government-food systems connections, NC Chapter of the American Planning Association, NC Growing Together Project, NC Rural Center, quality of lifes

  Resilient Eastside: Do With Us, Not For Us

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on May 25th, 2016 at 10:29 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: East Jacksonville Florida, Groundwork Jacksonville, housing, Jacksonville Eastside Community Coalition, Jacksonville Eastside Public Market, quality of life, resilient communities, Social Development, Wealth Buildings

  Field of Goats...A Shared Vision

  This entry was contributed by Dan Bagley, on April 28th, 2016 at 11:59 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Boy Scouts, Goats, Grassroots Organization, Kids, Motivation, Neighborhood Reinvestment Training, NeighborWorks, Petting Farm, Prodigal Farmss

  Open Budgets Ho! The Way Forward for Online Budget Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Eric Jackson, on April 19th, 2016 at 2:31 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: budget process, data transparency, open budgets, public budgets, public decision-makings

  Cottage Grove for LIFE! Greensboro Neighborhood Redevelopment

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on March 18th, 2016 at 3:00 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Capacity Building, community leadership programs, Community Partnerships, Community-Centered Health, Cottage Grove, Cottage Grove Neighborhood Association, GED, Greensboro, Greensboro neighborhood, leadership, rental housing, UNC Minority Health Conferences

  Highlights from Community Engagement Matters (Now More Than Ever)

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on March 15th, 2016 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Innovation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Annie E. Casey Foundation, Capacity Building, Citizen trust, Civic Engagement, Civic participation, Community Engagement, Community outreach, dialogue, empowerment, Equity, Financial Equity, Innovation, Maia Jachimowicz, Michael McAfee, Patrick McCarthy, Paul Schmitz, PolicyLink, Power, Race, Results for America, Social Equity, Stanford Center for Social Innovations

  Fayetteville moves to renovate parks and recreation centers: But is it enough to attract new business?

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on March 9th, 2016 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizen participation in local government, community development, fayetteville, parks and recreation, parks and recreation board, property taxs

  Growing CATS by Engaging the Community

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on February 26th, 2016 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen engagement, citizen feedback, Citizen participation in local government, Civic Engagement, Civic participation, Community Engagement, Community outreach, local government, Outreach, participation, serving the public, stakeholders, transits

  Civic Engagement for Non-College Youth

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on February 19th, 2016 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 4H, CIRCLE, Citizen participation in local government, Civic Engagement, civic knowledge, Civic participation, College Democrats, College Republicans, community development, Community Engagement, Educating citizens, empowerment, NC 4H, Non-college Youth, voting, voting in local elections, Wake the Vote, YMCA, Youth Votings

  The Power of Empowerment

  This entry was contributed by Jennifer Trotter, on February 5th, 2016 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Community Engagement, Community outreach, empowerment, IAP2 spectrum, Public Housing, Public Participations

  Housing First Models vs. Transitional Housing Progressions

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on January 28th, 2016 at 4:00 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Housing, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Community Engagement, Community outreach, Denver Housing First Collaborative, Educating citizens, Effectiveness of community outreach, homelessness, Housing First, resident displacement, SSVF, Supportive Services for Veteran Families, transitional housing, Utah, Veterans Affairss

  The Power of Small

  This entry was contributed by Melody Warnick, on January 6th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charleston, Enough Pie, placemaking, Romney Urban Garden, South Carolina, urban gardenss

  Blog Highlights 2015 - a Sampler from the Community Engagement Blogging Team

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, Dan Bagley, Michelle Bir, Brian Bowman, Shawn Colvin, Emily Edmonds, Cate Elander, Traci Ethridge, Katy Harriger, Stephen Hopkins, Rick Morse, Kevin Smith, Melody Warnick, Jennifer Phillips, on December 30th, 2015 at 1:51 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  Passion-Driven Engagement for Social Change

  This entry was contributed by Shawn Colvin, on November 30th, 2015 at 12:48 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Innovation, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen engagement, Citizen participation in local government, Citizen trust, Civic Engagement, coalition building, community coalitions, community collaboration, Leonard Jason, Principles of Social Change, social changes

  Engaged neighborhoods can attract business – A Richmond, VA Success

  This entry was contributed by Candice Streett, on November 20th, 2015 at 2:51 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Building Sustainable Communities, community development, Greater Fulton neighborhood Richmond VA, neighborhood engagement with craft brewing company, Resident-led business attraction strategies, Social media, Virginia LISCs

  Turn to the Creative Conquerors

  This entry was contributed by Dan Bagley, on November 2nd, 2015 at 4:45 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Elected Officials, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: co-creation, Community Engagement, community improvement, Cool Walkings, creative conquerors, engaged citizens, Glenwood Neighborhood, partnership, Peter Kageyama, Raleighs

  Gentrification and Collaborative Engagement: What If?

  This entry was contributed by Rick Morse, Cate Elander, on October 26th, 2015 at 1:04 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Diversity.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: collaborative engagement, Community Engagement, Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, gentrification, Mary Parker Follett, power-with, resident displacement, resident engagement, shared powers

  Trust through Transparency – Law Enforcement Agencies Ask Citizens for Input and Service

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on September 29th, 2015 at 10:06 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen, citizen advisory committees, Civic Engagement, deputies, dialogue, government, law enforcement, Police, police-community advisory board, sheriffs

  The Durham Innovation Council

  This entry was contributed by Stephen Hopkins, on September 23rd, 2015 at 8:42 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community councils, community development, cross-sector partnerships, Durham, Durham Innovation Council, North Carolina, partnershipss

  Have a Seat, Let’s Chat - "Parklets" in Charlotte

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on September 15th, 2015 at 10:40 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: collaboration, Community Engagement, dialogue, parklets, placemaking, public interaction, public parks, walkabilitys

  Transportation and Community

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Smith, on August 18th, 2015 at 4:26 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Car culture, Public transportation, Transportation choicess

  Building Community across Language Barriers

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on August 6th, 2015 at 5:20 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: consecutive interpretation, East Durham Children’s Initiative, icebreakers, Inclusiveness in public meetings, Language barriers, Outreach to Spanish-speakerss

  Impacting the Community One Haircut at a Time

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on June 30th, 2015 at 9:00 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: African American community, breaking down barriers, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, City of Charlotte, Community Engagement, conversations, Cops & Barbers, local law enforcement, North Carolina Local Barbershop Association, police-community relations, race relationss
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  Participation vs. Engagement – Here is the Difference

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on November 6th, 2019 at 2:52 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Cabarrus Health Alliance, City Manager’s Office, City of Concord, Community Engagement, Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Emotional investment, Kannapolis Parks and Recreation, Public Affairs, public engagement, Public Participations

  Durham Red and Blue Participants at the June 2019 Better Angels National Convention – Reflections on Polarization and Steps to Bridge the Gap

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 26th, 2019 at 12:06 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Better Angels, community dialogue, Durham County Republican Party;, Focus on the Family, Red and Blue partisans, St. Louis, Unitarian Churchs

  More Observations about the Red/Blue Better Angels Workshop in Pittsboro

  This entry was contributed by Ruth Backstrom, on August 9th, 2019 at 12:09 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Better Angels, Better Angels 2019 Convention, facilitation, Pittsboro, Red and Blue viewpointss

  Civic Conversations - Building Relationships one Conversation at a Time

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 4th, 2019 at 4:02 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: • community engagement; dialogue; civil dialogue; disconnection; conversation, Institute for Emerging Issues, NC State University, North Carolinas

  Bridging Political Polarization: a Red/Blue Dialogue in Pittsboro, NC

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, Courtney Cooper-Lewter, on June 12th, 2019 at 10:48 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Better Angels, Chatham County, de-polarization, Pittsboro, red-blue dialogues

  Reflections on a four-year-old citizens academy program in Aspen, Colorado

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Holder, on May 10th, 2019 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Aspen, Aspen Citizen's Academy, citizen academy, Citizen participation, Civic Education, Civic Engagement, Colorado, Community Engagement, empowerment, Outreachs

  Public Budgets: Understanding Priorities and Money in Local Government

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on March 7th, 2019 at 8:23 pm and is filed under Accessibility, Dialogue & Deliberation, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: budgets, citizen engagement, community involvement, Educating citizens, government, moneys

  Promising Practices for Starting (and Maintaining) Community Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on January 9th, 2019 at 10:52 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: academia, advisory groups, Community Engagement, faith groups, Focus groups, government, volunteerss

  Sharing Dialogue and Deliberation Best Practices: NCDD 2018

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on January 2nd, 2019 at 3:55 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: anti-racism, Denver Police Community Advisory Board, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation, police-community relations, White Ally Toolkits

  Fostering Civil Dialogue in Polarized Times: A Case Study from Denver

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on September 28th, 2018 at 4:11 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community, Denver, Meetup, political polarizations

  A Better Group Experience

  This entry was contributed by Victoria Fann, on September 20th, 2018 at 8:00 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Ben Franklin Circle, engagement, facilitation, groups, Meetup, participations

  Social Street - A Hybrid Approach to Neighborhood Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on August 8th, 2018 at 9:00 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Communication, Community Engagement, local government, Outreach, Social media, Social Streets

  Dorothea Dix Park: A Park for Everyone

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 1st, 2018 at 1:24 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Raleigh Dorothea Dix Park; Pullen Park; Lake Raleigh; Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy; Dorothea Dix Park Master Plan; Neighborland; Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane; Michael Van Valkenburghs

  Filling Vacant Seats on Fayetteville City Council: What is it really about?

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on July 24th, 2018 at 1:51 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Public Meetings.

  The Spirit of Community: A Ben Franklin Circle in Weaverville, NC

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on June 12th, 2018 at 9:19 am and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Ben Franklin Circle, Community Engagement, drawing topics from a hat, JUNTO, quality conversations, quality of conversation, self-improvement, shared leadership, spirit of community, virtuess

  Are we overly focused on social media?

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on April 26th, 2018 at 9:53 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: analytics, Chapel Hill, Community Engagement, dashboards, Facebook, NC3C, persuasive technologies, smartphone addiction, Smartphones, Social media, Twitters

  Dialogue through Simplicity: How Government Can Make Complicated Topics Easier to Grasp

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on March 8th, 2018 at 4:15 pm and is filed under Accessibility, Capacity Building, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  For the Culture

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on February 15th, 2018 at 9:09 am and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Online Participation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charlotte City Council, City of Charlotte, Civic Engagement, Edelman, Facebook, public trust, Social medias

  The Danger of Confederate Statues, and the Danger of Removing Them

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on January 25th, 2018 at 9:00 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Community Engagement, Confederate statues, controversy, statuess

  How Can Local Government Earn Trust in the Era of Fake News?

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on September 26th, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 3CMA, civil discourse, Community Engagement, Edelman Trust Barometer, fake news, local government, PIOs, public communicators, public trust, public trust of government, Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole, Xavier Higgss

  A Snapshot of Police-Community Relations: Denver

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on September 7th, 2017 at 8:40 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen, citizen oversight board, community, Police, police oversight, police-community relations, watchdogs

  After #Charlottesville - What kinds of Engagement on Statues and Symbols in Passionate Debate?

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 18th, 2017 at 10:55 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charlottesville protest, Confederate memorials, Confederate statues, Dialogue on Confederate memorials, Duke University, Gov. Roy Cooper, Robert E. Lee statue, Sons of Confederate Veterans, State Senator Phil Berger, White Supremeacys

  Finding Common Ground During a Divided Time

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on July 12th, 2017 at 10:36 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community dialogue, deliberation, deliberative dialogue, dialogue, political divisions, political polarization, public trust, Youth engagements

  Using Your Senses to Love Where You Live

  This entry was contributed by Melody Warnick, on May 11th, 2017 at 5:58 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen engagement, community, community attachment, Jane's Walk, neighborhoods, walking paths, walking tourss

  Where Affordable Housing Meets Community Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on May 5th, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Accessibility, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Housing, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, citizen engagement, Citizen participation in local government, Civic Engagement, collaboration, community development, Community Engagement, Community outreach, dialogue, Elected Officialss

  To Engage or Unfollow?

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on April 20th, 2017 at 11:41 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Elected Officials.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: social media; Facebook; election; politics; debate; dialogue; disagreement; understandings

  Changing the Conversation

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on April 14th, 2017 at 11:52 am and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, Charlotte, city council, collaboration, Community Relations, conversations, engagement, jobs, leadership, local government, policing, trusts

  Targeted Online Advertising for Wider Participation - the Raleigh Citywide Bike Plan

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on March 10th, 2017 at 10:28 am and is filed under Accessibility, Capacity Building, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizen participation, Civic Engagement, Civic participation, Effectiveness of online outreach, Lessons Learned, Planning Outreach, Raleigh, Raleigh Bike Planning, Social media, Spanish Engagement, Underserved Community Engagements

  Welcome to the city! Here’s your hat

  This entry was contributed by Melody Warnick, on February 28th, 2017 at 10:29 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Burlington, chamber of commerce, city innovations, city partnership, Community Engagement, networking, nonprofits, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, St. Paul Minnesotas

  Having your Say with Local Government: Approaching Elected Officials for Optimal Results

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on February 16th, 2017 at 10:21 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Elected Officials, elections, local government, North Carolina, political discussion, public meetings, public particiation, town hall meetings, Town of Carys

  Engaging Citizens Locally, ACC Edition: “When the ball is passed to you, be ready to shoot.”

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on February 9th, 2017 at 1:31 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen leadership, civic involvement, ELGL, local government, North Carolina, politics, professional association, town hall meetingss

  When well meaning people gather to try to solve an important social issue

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on February 2nd, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Elected Officials, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen engagement, collaboration, Economic Development, Elected Officials, homelessnesss

  Using Public Convenings to Advance Police Community Relations - Part 2: Meeting Design Principles that Advance Understanding

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on December 29th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 3-E question Scrub, community dialogue, Design choices in meetings about Police-community relations, Designing dialogues, Designing effective public forums, law enforcement, police-community dialogue, police-community relations, public dialogue, public forumss

  Chapel Hill listens to public housing residents, delivers through partnerships

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on November 25th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Housing, Innovation, Online Participation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: AT&T, Chapel Hill, Civic Engagement, collaboration, Community Partnerships, diversity, economic growth, education, Google Fiber, Internet, Kramden Institute, Literacy, public-private partnership, Residents Services Team, Technologys

  A City Can Build Streets, But it Takes Residents to Build a Community

  This entry was contributed by Sabrina Colón, on October 20th, 2016 at 2:18 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: capital building, Charlotte, Citizen trust, Civic Engagement, Civic participation, community development, Community Engagement, Community outreach, Economic Development, local government, public private partnerships, street improvements, West Ends

  When Progress is at Odds!

  This entry was contributed by Stephen Hopkins, on September 26th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, Black lives matter, Citizen trust, Civic participation, collaboration, community development, diversity, Durham, gentrification, opportunitys

  Involve Me, I Understand: Developing Leaders Through Participatory Learning

  This entry was contributed by Sierra Hutchinson, on September 22nd, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: deliberative dialogue, learner-centered teaching, Participatory Analysis for Community Action, Participatory Learning, Peace Corps, refugee crisis, refugeess

  Moving to Cary From Rural NC: Urban and Rural Approaches to Citizen Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on September 15th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Cary, citizen engagement, Citizen participation in local government, Civic Engagement, Communication, Community Engagement, Community outreach, dialogue, Effectiveness of community outreach, Innovation, Outreach Methods, quality of life, Rural, Social media, Urbans

  Using Public Convenings to Advance Police Community Relations. Part 1: Sorting Through the Options for Meeting

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 30th, 2016 at 11:55 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 3-E question Scrub, Design choices in meetings about Police-community relations, Designing effective public forums, NC black pastors, police-community relationss

  Steps for Working on Police-Community Relations – Where do we Start?

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, John Stephens, on August 3rd, 2016 at 11:51 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: anti-racism training, bias in policing, Black Live Matter, Dallas Police Chief David Brown, divisiveness, First Steps Community Cookout, Judge Marcia Morey, police-community relations, President Obama, racial inequity, Wichita police-Black Lives Matter cookouts

  Citizen Referendum? I Vote “Needs Review”

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on July 27th, 2016 at 10:23 am and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Brexit, citizen referendums, common good, direct democracy, mass sentiment, Minneapoliss

  One of the Most Important Things Local Officials Do That Hardly Ever Gets Noticed – The Budget

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on July 13th, 2016 at 10:24 am and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: input on budget decisions, local government budgets, Public comments

  Resilient Eastside: Do With Us, Not For Us

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on May 25th, 2016 at 10:29 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: East Jacksonville Florida, Groundwork Jacksonville, housing, Jacksonville Eastside Community Coalition, Jacksonville Eastside Public Market, quality of life, resilient communities, Social Development, Wealth Buildings

  Neighborhoods Vote to Spend $500K on 30 Projects in Greensboro

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on May 19th, 2016 at 1:48 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Greensboro, Neighborhood meetings, Participatory budgeting, Voting on Neighborhood projectss

  Field of Goats...A Shared Vision

  This entry was contributed by Dan Bagley, on April 28th, 2016 at 11:59 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Boy Scouts, Goats, Grassroots Organization, Kids, Motivation, Neighborhood Reinvestment Training, NeighborWorks, Petting Farm, Prodigal Farmss

  Open Budgets Ho! The Way Forward for Online Budget Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Eric Jackson, on April 19th, 2016 at 2:31 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: budget process, data transparency, open budgets, public budgets, public decision-makings

  The Confusing Lines of Government Organizations – What Makes Sense to Some is Difficult for Others

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on April 13th, 2016 at 8:40 am and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizen participation in local government, Citizen trust, Civic Engagement, Civic Infrastructure, civic knowledge, Civic participation, Communication, Community Engagement, Community outreach, dialogue, government structure, local governments

  Cottage Grove for LIFE! Greensboro Neighborhood Redevelopment

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on March 18th, 2016 at 3:00 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Capacity Building, community leadership programs, Community Partnerships, Community-Centered Health, Cottage Grove, Cottage Grove Neighborhood Association, GED, Greensboro, Greensboro neighborhood, leadership, rental housing, UNC Minority Health Conferences

  Civic Engagement for Non-College Youth

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on February 19th, 2016 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 4H, CIRCLE, Citizen participation in local government, Civic Engagement, civic knowledge, Civic participation, College Democrats, College Republicans, community development, Community Engagement, Educating citizens, empowerment, NC 4H, Non-college Youth, voting, voting in local elections, Wake the Vote, YMCA, Youth Votings

  Beautiful Budgets: Opportunities and Gaps in Online Local Budget Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Eric Jackson, on January 21st, 2016 at 3:33 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: budget process, data transparency, open budgets, public budgets, public decision-makings

  Blog Highlights 2015 - a Sampler from the Community Engagement Blogging Team

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, Dan Bagley, Michelle Bir, Brian Bowman, Shawn Colvin, Emily Edmonds, Cate Elander, Traci Ethridge, Katy Harriger, Stephen Hopkins, Rick Morse, Kevin Smith, Melody Warnick, Jennifer Phillips, on December 30th, 2015 at 1:51 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  Internet Access Enhances Government Transparency, but Underserved Populations Remain

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on December 28th, 2015 at 12:10 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: accessing government information, color blindness, disabilities and Internet access, Elderly Outreach, Non-English Speakers and Internet access, People without Internet Access, Underserved Populations, Usability and Design, Web Accesss

  Greensboro Budget Exercise: Broad-based Involvement and Neighborhood Choice

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on December 21st, 2015 at 3:49 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: brainstorming, community budget input, creating budget options, Greensboro participatory budgetings

  How “Thick” or “Thin” is Your Civic Engagement Project?

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on December 15th, 2015 at 4:03 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Building a Better Colorado, Engaged Public, FixMyStreet, keypad polling, Matt Leighninger, poverty reduction, SeeClickFix, TBD Colorado, Thick community engagement, Thin community engagements

  Remembering the Past, Impacting the Future in Charlotte

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on November 11th, 2015 at 11:34 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Change, Charlotte, collaboration, Community Relations, empowerment, local government, Looking back on engagement, Moving Forward, Neighborhood Leaderships

  Preparing Engaged Citizens for Life in Community

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on October 7th, 2015 at 4:19 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizenship responsibilities, civic mission of higher education, deliberative dialogue, Lessons Learned, Listening to people with whom we disagree, Research on civic skills of college students, Skills to live in a pluralistic democracy, social capital, Wake Forest University seminar on Democracy and Deliberations

  Trust through Transparency – Law Enforcement Agencies Ask Citizens for Input and Service

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on September 29th, 2015 at 10:06 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen, citizen advisory committees, Civic Engagement, deputies, dialogue, government, law enforcement, Police, police-community advisory board, sheriffs

  Conflicting Views on Confederate Flag, Memorials, Symbols: What to do in a “Post-Charleston” Environment?

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on July 24th, 2015 at 6:27 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Beyond Either-Or, community mediation, Confederate flag, Confederate memorial, dialogue, Emotional issues, rules for respect, S.B. 22s

  Active Engagement for a Common Cause

  This entry was contributed by Shawn Colvin, on July 17th, 2015 at 4:21 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Collective effort, Common cause, Community Engagement, empowerment, Engagement and decision-making, Open to compromise, social capitals

  Impacting the Community One Haircut at a Time

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on June 30th, 2015 at 9:00 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: African American community, breaking down barriers, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, City of Charlotte, Community Engagement, conversations, Cops & Barbers, local law enforcement, North Carolina Local Barbershop Association, police-community relations, race relationss

  Translating academic research to results-oriented solutions

  This entry was contributed by Shawn Colvin, on March 30th, 2015 at 9:44 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen advisory boards, Citizen participation in local government, Civic Engagement, Civic participation, Community Engagement, Community outreach, Educating citizens, Raleighs

  The University as Community Partner

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on March 12th, 2015 at 10:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: anchor institutions, Civic Engagement, Civic Infrastructure, college students, town-gown, town-gown divide, town-gown relations, universities, universities and civic engagements

  Connecting the People through Affordable Housing-Transportation Choices

  This entry was contributed by Shawn Colvin, on January 21st, 2015 at 7:49 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Housing, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, employment opportunities, housing options, jobs, livable communities, mass transit, population growth, quality of life, sprawl, transportation, working class familiess

  Is there a sharp line between political protest and civic engagement?

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on January 6th, 2015 at 9:15 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Black lives matter, Citizen participation in local government, Citizen trust, Civic Engagement, Civic participation, Ferguson, News media, police response to protestss

  The Dialogue/Action Dilemma

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on December 24th, 2014 at 8:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Dialogue & Deliberation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: deliberation, deliberative dialogue, dialogue, National Issues Forums, study circless
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  Hurricane Recovery: the Power of Strong Communities before the Storm

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 30th, 2019 at 12:11 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Disaster Relief, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Craig Fugate, first responders, Hurricane Katrina, hurricane recovery, Jacob Remess

  Housing is the Prescription for Healthy Communities after Disaster

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on October 19th, 2018 at 12:46 am and is filed under Disaster Relief, Housing.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, Community-Centered Health, disaster, health system transformation, investment, safe housings
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• Diversity

  Durham Red and Blue Participants at the June 2019 Better Angels National Convention – Reflections on Polarization and Steps to Bridge the Gap

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 26th, 2019 at 12:06 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Better Angels, community dialogue, Durham County Republican Party;, Focus on the Family, Red and Blue partisans, St. Louis, Unitarian Churchs

  A Civic Index - Measuring Civic Capital through a Self-Assessment Tool

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on July 12th, 2019 at 11:19 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Diversity.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: A Culture of Engagement, Civic Index, Doug Linkhart, Embracing Diversity and Equity, Inclusive Community Leadership, National Civic Leagues

  Census Hopes to Reverse Decades of Under-counting Youngest Children

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on June 5th, 2019 at 9:00 am and is filed under Accessibility, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 2020 Census, census, Census Bureau, Partnerships for America's Children, U.S. Census, U.S. Census Bureau, Undercount of Young Children Research Teams

  The Effect of Income Inequality on Civic Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Eric Van Holm, on May 29th, 2019 at 9:00 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: American Review of Public Administration, ARPA, Citizen participation in local government, citizen participation research, Civic Engagement, improving citizen participation, income inequalitys

  Chapel Hill Reaches Residents Born in Other Countries: Improving relationships and supporting participation in local government

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on February 15th, 2019 at 7:01 pm and is filed under Diversity, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Chapel Hill, diversity, public meetingss

  Bridging the Difference: Strengthening Charlotte Through Conversations

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on January 28th, 2019 at 3:05 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Diversity.

  Do Labels Help or Hurt in “Citizen” Participation?

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on November 8th, 2018 at 6:33 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Diversity.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: access to participation, citizen, citizenship, inclusions

  Dorothea Dix Park: A Park for Everyone

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 1st, 2018 at 1:24 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Raleigh Dorothea Dix Park; Pullen Park; Lake Raleigh; Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy; Dorothea Dix Park Master Plan; Neighborland; Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane; Michael Van Valkenburghs

  The Beauty of a Co-op

  This entry was contributed by Philip Azar, Clarence Terry, Clarence & Philip, on December 7th, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Accessibility, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: co-op, Durhams

  Investing in Our Neighborhood Schools

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on November 16th, 2017 at 7:47 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Diversity, Innovation, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Community Engagement, community representation, Defend Durham Schools, Durham, public schools, representations

  #TakeTheReign: City of Charlotte building citizen connections via social media

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on September 12th, 2017 at 3:10 pm and is filed under Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charlotte, city government outreach campaign, community, connection, digital, engagement, feedback, innovative, input, Queen City, shared story, Social media, vibrants

  After #Charlottesville - What kinds of Engagement on Statues and Symbols in Passionate Debate?

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 18th, 2017 at 10:55 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charlottesville protest, Confederate memorials, Confederate statues, Dialogue on Confederate memorials, Duke University, Gov. Roy Cooper, Robert E. Lee statue, Sons of Confederate Veterans, State Senator Phil Berger, White Supremeacys

  Representative Local Government: How Do We Get There?

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on August 3rd, 2017 at 10:14 am and is filed under Diversity, Elected Officials, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community representation, Durham, Durham for All, Durham Mayoral election, local government, local government elected officials, nc, representation, representation in government, underrepresented groupss

  Finding Common Ground During a Divided Time

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on July 12th, 2017 at 10:36 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community dialogue, deliberation, deliberative dialogue, dialogue, political divisions, political polarization, public trust, Youth engagements

  To Engage or Unfollow?

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on April 20th, 2017 at 11:41 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Elected Officials.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: social media; Facebook; election; politics; debate; dialogue; disagreement; understandings

  Changing the Conversation

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on April 14th, 2017 at 11:52 am and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, Charlotte, city council, collaboration, Community Relations, conversations, engagement, jobs, leadership, local government, policing, trusts

  Cottage Grove neighbors are educating college students

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on March 30th, 2017 at 10:11 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Community Engagement, Community Health, Community-Centered Health, Cottage Grove, diversity, education, Greensboro, Joint Master of Social Work, NC A&T State University, Social Works

  Targeted Online Advertising for Wider Participation - the Raleigh Citywide Bike Plan

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on March 10th, 2017 at 10:28 am and is filed under Accessibility, Capacity Building, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizen participation, Civic Engagement, Civic participation, Effectiveness of online outreach, Lessons Learned, Planning Outreach, Raleigh, Raleigh Bike Planning, Social media, Spanish Engagement, Underserved Community Engagements

  When well meaning people gather to try to solve an important social issue

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on February 2nd, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Elected Officials, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen engagement, collaboration, Economic Development, Elected Officials, homelessnesss

  Using Public Convenings to Advance Police Community Relations - Part 2: Meeting Design Principles that Advance Understanding

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on December 29th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 3-E question Scrub, community dialogue, Design choices in meetings about Police-community relations, Designing dialogues, Designing effective public forums, law enforcement, police-community dialogue, police-community relations, public dialogue, public forumss

  Is this any way to run an election?

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on December 8th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Diversity, Elected Officials.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Election 2016, local government, national election, poll observing, polling, rigged election, Technology, voting, voting registrations

  Chapel Hill listens to public housing residents, delivers through partnerships

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on November 25th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Housing, Innovation, Online Participation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: AT&T, Chapel Hill, Civic Engagement, collaboration, Community Partnerships, diversity, economic growth, education, Google Fiber, Internet, Kramden Institute, Literacy, public-private partnership, Residents Services Team, Technologys

  A City Can Build Streets, But it Takes Residents to Build a Community

  This entry was contributed by Sabrina Colón, on October 20th, 2016 at 2:18 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: capital building, Charlotte, Citizen trust, Civic Engagement, Civic participation, community development, Community Engagement, Community outreach, Economic Development, local government, public private partnerships, street improvements, West Ends

  When Progress is at Odds!

  This entry was contributed by Stephen Hopkins, on September 26th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, Black lives matter, Citizen trust, Civic participation, collaboration, community development, diversity, Durham, gentrification, opportunitys

  Involve Me, I Understand: Developing Leaders Through Participatory Learning

  This entry was contributed by Sierra Hutchinson, on September 22nd, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: deliberative dialogue, learner-centered teaching, Participatory Analysis for Community Action, Participatory Learning, Peace Corps, refugee crisis, refugeess

  Using Public Convenings to Advance Police Community Relations. Part 1: Sorting Through the Options for Meeting

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 30th, 2016 at 11:55 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 3-E question Scrub, Design choices in meetings about Police-community relations, Designing effective public forums, NC black pastors, police-community relationss

  Black Lives Matter: My Fayetteville Experience of Losing Black Citizens

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on August 24th, 2016 at 2:30 pm and is filed under Diversity.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Black lives matter, Black victims of homicide, Community activism, Cumberland County – lack of income mobility, Fayetteville City Council, Fayetteville Police Department, Racial inequitiess

  Steps for Working on Police-Community Relations – Where do we Start?

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, John Stephens, on August 3rd, 2016 at 11:51 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: anti-racism training, bias in policing, Black Live Matter, Dallas Police Chief David Brown, divisiveness, First Steps Community Cookout, Judge Marcia Morey, police-community relations, President Obama, racial inequity, Wichita police-Black Lives Matter cookouts

  The Million Dollar Question: Moving Past the Usual Suspects

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on July 5th, 2016 at 11:58 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: anti-Islamophobia, Beyond the usual suspect, Civic Engagement, Habitat for Humanity, interfaith Meetups, local Muslim businessess, WorldDenver, young peoples

  On the Outside Looking In: A Traveler’s Reflections on Universities and Civic Engagement in Europe

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on June 1st, 2016 at 11:21 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Central European University-Budapest, Council of Europe-Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights, developing democratic citizens, Syrian refugee crisis, University-community partnership, Vienna University of Technology, Webster University-Viennas

  Field of Goats...A Shared Vision

  This entry was contributed by Dan Bagley, on April 28th, 2016 at 11:59 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Boy Scouts, Goats, Grassroots Organization, Kids, Motivation, Neighborhood Reinvestment Training, NeighborWorks, Petting Farm, Prodigal Farmss

  Open Budgets Ho! The Way Forward for Online Budget Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Eric Jackson, on April 19th, 2016 at 2:31 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: budget process, data transparency, open budgets, public budgets, public decision-makings

  Cottage Grove for LIFE! Greensboro Neighborhood Redevelopment

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on March 18th, 2016 at 3:00 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Capacity Building, community leadership programs, Community Partnerships, Community-Centered Health, Cottage Grove, Cottage Grove Neighborhood Association, GED, Greensboro, Greensboro neighborhood, leadership, rental housing, UNC Minority Health Conferences

  The Power of Empowerment

  This entry was contributed by Jennifer Trotter, on February 5th, 2016 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Community Engagement, Community outreach, empowerment, IAP2 spectrum, Public Housing, Public Participations

  Blog Highlights 2015 - a Sampler from the Community Engagement Blogging Team

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, Dan Bagley, Michelle Bir, Brian Bowman, Shawn Colvin, Emily Edmonds, Cate Elander, Traci Ethridge, Katy Harriger, Stephen Hopkins, Rick Morse, Kevin Smith, Melody Warnick, Jennifer Phillips, on December 30th, 2015 at 1:51 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  Passion-Driven Engagement for Social Change

  This entry was contributed by Shawn Colvin, on November 30th, 2015 at 12:48 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Innovation, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen engagement, Citizen participation in local government, Citizen trust, Civic Engagement, coalition building, community coalitions, community collaboration, Leonard Jason, Principles of Social Change, social changes

  Remembering the Past, Impacting the Future in Charlotte

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on November 11th, 2015 at 11:34 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Change, Charlotte, collaboration, Community Relations, empowerment, local government, Looking back on engagement, Moving Forward, Neighborhood Leaderships

  Gentrification and Collaborative Engagement: What If?

  This entry was contributed by Rick Morse, Cate Elander, on October 26th, 2015 at 1:04 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Diversity.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: collaborative engagement, Community Engagement, Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, gentrification, Mary Parker Follett, power-with, resident displacement, resident engagement, shared powers

  Trust through Transparency – Law Enforcement Agencies Ask Citizens for Input and Service

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on September 29th, 2015 at 10:06 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen, citizen advisory committees, Civic Engagement, deputies, dialogue, government, law enforcement, Police, police-community advisory board, sheriffs

  Transportation and Community

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Smith, on August 18th, 2015 at 4:26 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Car culture, Public transportation, Transportation choicess

  Building Community across Language Barriers

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on August 6th, 2015 at 5:20 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: consecutive interpretation, East Durham Children’s Initiative, icebreakers, Inclusiveness in public meetings, Language barriers, Outreach to Spanish-speakerss

  Citizen Participation at the Local Level: Elected Officials, Advisory Board positions

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on July 30th, 2015 at 9:26 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Diversity, Elected Officials, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: council-manager form of government, human relations board, parks and recreation board, planning board, running for local offices

  Active Engagement for a Common Cause

  This entry was contributed by Shawn Colvin, on July 17th, 2015 at 4:21 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Collective effort, Common cause, Community Engagement, empowerment, Engagement and decision-making, Open to compromise, social capitals

  Variety is the Spice of Government: Diversity & Inclusion

  This entry was contributed by Jennifer Phillips, on July 13th, 2015 at 1:58 pm and is filed under Diversity.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: defining diversity, group characteristics, kinds of diversity, Outreach, strategies for outreachs

  Civic Health - 2015 NC Civic Index

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on April 10th, 2015 at 12:33 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Diversity, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charitable donations, Civic health, Community Engagement, group participation, Institute for Emerging Issues, interaction with neighbors, National Conference on Citizenship, NC Civic Health Index 2015, News media, population growth, religious institutions, social and economic vitality, Trust in institutions, Voluntarisms

  Dare to Think Differently

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on March 25th, 2015 at 2:25 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Diversity, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charlotte, Community Engagement, employee-citizen relationships, Knight Cities Challenge, local government, neighborhoods and physical barriers, neighborhoods working together, No Barriers team, public meeting, Take Tens

  Structuring Community Involvement – Anti-poverty work in Durham

  This entry was contributed by Stephen Hopkins, on March 11th, 2015 at 10:41 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Capacity Building, Diversity, Elected Officials, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: accountability, Anti-poverty initiative, Citizen participation in local government, Citizen trust, Community outreach, Current residents - NEC Durham, Northeast Central Durham, social capitals

  How far down has your community engagement trickled?

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on February 16th, 2015 at 2:30 pm and is filed under Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizen participation in local government, Citizen trust, Community outreach, Effectiveness of community outreach, Farming, Food systems, Lessons Learneds

  Staying Civically Engaged in Divisive Times: A Case for Anti-Racism Training

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on January 29th, 2015 at 3:44 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Diversity.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: anti-racism, Nicholas Kristof, police brutality, racial disparities, Racial Equity Institute, Selma, voter identification laws, voting restrictions, Voting Rights Act of 1965s

  Connecting the People through Affordable Housing-Transportation Choices

  This entry was contributed by Shawn Colvin, on January 21st, 2015 at 7:49 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Housing, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, employment opportunities, housing options, jobs, livable communities, mass transit, population growth, quality of life, sprawl, transportation, working class familiess

  Is there a sharp line between political protest and civic engagement?

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on January 6th, 2015 at 9:15 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Black lives matter, Citizen participation in local government, Citizen trust, Civic Engagement, Civic participation, Ferguson, News media, police response to protestss
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• Elected Officials

  Education for Engagement: Judges as Teachers

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on January 7th, 2020 at 11:22 am and is filed under Civic Education, Elected Officials, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Chief Justice John Roberts, graphic novel, iCivics, k-12 NC civics teaching resources, US Supreme Court, video gamess

  Have you ever wondered why young people just don’t vote? Maybe it’s not them, it’s you.

  This entry was contributed by Jake Gellar-Goad, on May 3rd, 2019 at 9:27 am and is filed under Elected Officials.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: elections, voter identification laws, voter registrations

  Young Voters, Mid-Terms, and Civic Education

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on February 21st, 2019 at 5:38 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Elected Officials.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: elections, midterms, young voterss

  Seven Observations about Public Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Rick Morse, on February 6th, 2019 at 7:15 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Elected Officials, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizen participation, Citizen participation in local government, co-production, Community Engagement, coproduction, principles of engagement, public engagement, public trust, trust in governments

  Reconnecting with the Queen City through the Charlotte City Council

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 22nd, 2018 at 4:51 pm and is filed under Elected Officials, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charlotte City Council, neighborhood outreach, summer internships

  Filling Vacant Seats on Fayetteville City Council: What is it really about?

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on July 24th, 2018 at 1:51 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Public Meetings.

  Fayetteville City Council: Self interest or effective representation?

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on April 19th, 2018 at 9:01 am and is filed under Elected Officials, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: city council, conflict of interest, fraud, public service, recusal, resignations

  Internships in City Government: Reflections on Civic Learning

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on April 5th, 2018 at 11:09 am and is filed under Civic Education, Elected Officials.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: business turnover, civic skills, Cleveland Park neighborhood DC, DC City Council, internship, Mary Cheh, Wake Forest Universitys

  Vending Machines or Barn Raising: The Role of Local Government in Community Building

  This entry was contributed by Rick Morse, on October 10th, 2017 at 9:32 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Elected Officials.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: barn raising, Civic Engagement, civic engagement in local government, community building, community development, community resilience, Frank Benest, ICMA, local government, NLC, resilient communities, vending machines

  Engaging New Residents: the Belong In Burlington Initiative, Burlington NC

  This entry was contributed by Rachel Kelly, on August 24th, 2017 at 1:54 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Elected Officials, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Belong in Burlington, Burlington NC, citizen outreach, Explore your city, New residentss

  Representative Local Government: How Do We Get There?

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on August 3rd, 2017 at 10:14 am and is filed under Diversity, Elected Officials, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community representation, Durham, Durham for All, Durham Mayoral election, local government, local government elected officials, nc, representation, representation in government, underrepresented groupss

  Where Affordable Housing Meets Community Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on May 5th, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Accessibility, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Housing, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, citizen engagement, Citizen participation in local government, Civic Engagement, collaboration, community development, Community Engagement, Community outreach, dialogue, Elected Officialss

  To Engage or Unfollow?

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on April 20th, 2017 at 11:41 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Elected Officials.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: social media; Facebook; election; politics; debate; dialogue; disagreement; understandings

  Durham Budgeting Process and Neighborhood Representation

  This entry was contributed by Stephen Hopkins, on March 16th, 2017 at 1:13 pm and is filed under Elected Officials, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: budget process, citizen participation in the budget process, Community outreach, community participation, Durham, Elected Officials, gentrification, nc, neighborhood representation, North Carolina, Participatory budgeting, Ward systems

  Having your Say with Local Government: Approaching Elected Officials for Optimal Results

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on February 16th, 2017 at 10:21 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Elected Officials, elections, local government, North Carolina, political discussion, public meetings, public particiation, town hall meetings, Town of Carys

  When well meaning people gather to try to solve an important social issue

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on February 2nd, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Elected Officials, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen engagement, collaboration, Economic Development, Elected Officials, homelessnesss

  Is this any way to run an election?

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on December 8th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Diversity, Elected Officials.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Election 2016, local government, national election, poll observing, polling, rigged election, Technology, voting, voting registrations

  One of the Most Important Things Local Officials Do That Hardly Ever Gets Noticed – The Budget

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on July 13th, 2016 at 10:24 am and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: input on budget decisions, local government budgets, Public comments

  Civic Engagement for Non-College Youth

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on February 19th, 2016 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 4H, CIRCLE, Citizen participation in local government, Civic Engagement, civic knowledge, Civic participation, College Democrats, College Republicans, community development, Community Engagement, Educating citizens, empowerment, NC 4H, Non-college Youth, voting, voting in local elections, Wake the Vote, YMCA, Youth Votings

  Public office terms: What is most beneficial to Fayetteville?

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on December 11th, 2015 at 3:44 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Elected Officials.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: city council terms, electoral terms, Fayetteville city council length of terms, New council members learning, Re-election of city council memberss

  Local Elections: Bringing Communities Together

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on November 5th, 2015 at 10:57 am and is filed under Civic Education, Elected Officials, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: campaigns, Community Engagement, education, local elections, neighbor-to-neighbor talk, small townss

  Turn to the Creative Conquerors

  This entry was contributed by Dan Bagley, on November 2nd, 2015 at 4:45 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Elected Officials, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: co-creation, Community Engagement, community improvement, Cool Walkings, creative conquerors, engaged citizens, Glenwood Neighborhood, partnership, Peter Kageyama, Raleighs

  Three Reasons Why It's Hard to Vote in Local Elections—and Why I'll Vote Anyway

  This entry was contributed by Melody Warnick, on October 19th, 2015 at 9:24 am and is filed under Civic Education, Elected Officials.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: civic knowledge, local elections, municipal elections, voting, voting in local electionss

  Citizen Participation at the Local Level: Elected Officials, Advisory Board positions

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on July 30th, 2015 at 9:26 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Diversity, Elected Officials, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: council-manager form of government, human relations board, parks and recreation board, planning board, running for local offices

  Conflicting Views on Confederate Flag, Memorials, Symbols: What to do in a “Post-Charleston” Environment?

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on July 24th, 2015 at 6:27 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Beyond Either-Or, community mediation, Confederate flag, Confederate memorial, dialogue, Emotional issues, rules for respect, S.B. 22s

  Structuring Community Involvement – Anti-poverty work in Durham

  This entry was contributed by Stephen Hopkins, on March 11th, 2015 at 10:41 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Capacity Building, Diversity, Elected Officials, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: accountability, Anti-poverty initiative, Citizen participation in local government, Citizen trust, Community outreach, Current residents - NEC Durham, Northeast Central Durham, social capitals

  Partners Against Crime: Hard work in Durham for true citizen ownership

  This entry was contributed by Stephen Hopkins, on December 19th, 2014 at 3:28 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Elected Officials, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizen participation in local government, Citizen trust, Community outreach, law enforcement, Lessons Learned, neighborhood action, Northeast Central Durham, Partners against crime, social capital, Weed & Seeds
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• Housing

  Why Support Quality Housing?

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on March 28th, 2019 at 9:41 am and is filed under Housing.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: health, housings

  Housing: A Prescription for Healthy Communities

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on January 17th, 2019 at 7:04 pm and is filed under Housing.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: collaboration, community, evictions, health, homelessness, housings

  Housing is the Prescription for Healthy Communities after Disaster

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on October 19th, 2018 at 12:46 am and is filed under Disaster Relief, Housing.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, Community-Centered Health, disaster, health system transformation, investment, safe housings

  Homeless “Helping” Response: Transaction or Relationship?

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on June 26th, 2018 at 10:14 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Housing, Outreach Methods, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: CATCH Inc., partnership to help homeless people; charity for self-images

  Housing Builds a Healthy Economy

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on December 21st, 2017 at 1:18 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Housing, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Center for Housing and Community Studies at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Collaborative Cottage Grove, Community Engagement, Economic Development, Greensboro, Greensboro Minimum Housing Commission, health, housing, Robert Wood Johnson Foundations

  Community Engagement Transforms Housing

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on September 15th, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Housing, Social Justice, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, code enforcement, Community Engagement, Cottage Grove community, Greensboro Minimum Housing Commissions

  Housing Matters: School and Family Stability and Greensboro's Housing Our Community Initiative

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on June 7th, 2017 at 5:13 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Housing, Outreach Methods, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, Civic Engagement, community development, Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, Greensboros

  Where Affordable Housing Meets Community Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on May 5th, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Accessibility, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Housing, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, citizen engagement, Citizen participation in local government, Civic Engagement, collaboration, community development, Community Engagement, Community outreach, dialogue, Elected Officialss

  Chapel Hill listens to public housing residents, delivers through partnerships

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on November 25th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Housing, Innovation, Online Participation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: AT&T, Chapel Hill, Civic Engagement, collaboration, Community Partnerships, diversity, economic growth, education, Google Fiber, Internet, Kramden Institute, Literacy, public-private partnership, Residents Services Team, Technologys

  Housing or Food - How Does Our Community Solve The Puzzle?

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on October 6th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Housing, Social Justice, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: access, affordable housing, children, collaboration, Community Engagement, eviction, food insecurity, health, homelessness, housing, investments

  Housing First Models vs. Transitional Housing Progressions

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on January 28th, 2016 at 4:00 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Housing, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Community Engagement, Community outreach, Denver Housing First Collaborative, Educating citizens, Effectiveness of community outreach, homelessness, Housing First, resident displacement, SSVF, Supportive Services for Veteran Families, transitional housing, Utah, Veterans Affairss

  Connecting the People through Affordable Housing-Transportation Choices

  This entry was contributed by Shawn Colvin, on January 21st, 2015 at 7:49 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Housing, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, employment opportunities, housing options, jobs, livable communities, mass transit, population growth, quality of life, sprawl, transportation, working class familiess
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• Innovation

  Seeking the Seeds of Civic Tech in Medium-sized and Smaller Towns in NC

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on March 21st, 2019 at 1:46 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Innovation, Outreach Methods, social media, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: China Grove NC, civic tech, Dare County government, Duck NC, Legal Hackers, NC League of Municipalities, Rocky Mount NCs

  Sharing Dialogue and Deliberation Best Practices: NCDD 2018

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on January 2nd, 2019 at 3:55 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: anti-racism, Denver Police Community Advisory Board, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation, police-community relations, White Ally Toolkits

  Dorothea Dix Park: A Park for Everyone

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 1st, 2018 at 1:24 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Raleigh Dorothea Dix Park; Pullen Park; Lake Raleigh; Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy; Dorothea Dix Park Master Plan; Neighborland; Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane; Michael Van Valkenburghs

  Civic Engagement in the Future - Goals, New Online "Power" Choices, Barriers

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on July 17th, 2018 at 8:59 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Civic Engagement, data analytics, Facebook, Henry Timms, IBM Center for the Business of Government, Jeremy Heimans, John Kamensky, Kickstarter, New Power, New York City, participation scale, Participatory budgeting, public hearings, Voluntarism, William Gibsons

  Savannah's story of community empowerment: Nice Video on Asset-Based Community Development in Action

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on May 21st, 2018 at 9:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Social Justice, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, Ames, Asset-Based Community Development, community revitalization, Iowa, Lakes Region Community Services Council - New Hampshire, Marquette, Michigan, Savannahs

  Are we overly focused on social media?

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on April 26th, 2018 at 9:53 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: analytics, Chapel Hill, Community Engagement, dashboards, Facebook, NC3C, persuasive technologies, smartphone addiction, Smartphones, Social media, Twitters

  Empowering Our Community with Good Health: The Mustard Seed Story

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on March 15th, 2018 at 8:48 am and is filed under Innovation, Outreach Methods, Social Justice, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Community Engagement, upstream healths

  Dialogue through Simplicity: How Government Can Make Complicated Topics Easier to Grasp

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on March 8th, 2018 at 4:15 pm and is filed under Accessibility, Capacity Building, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  ACE Blog Draft

  This entry was contributed by Wad Khalafalla, on February 28th, 2018 at 10:22 am and is filed under Innovation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  For the Culture

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on February 15th, 2018 at 9:09 am and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Online Participation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charlotte City Council, City of Charlotte, Civic Engagement, Edelman, Facebook, public trust, Social medias

  How Local Governments can Drive Civic Engagement in 2018

  This entry was contributed by Jake Levitas, on January 17th, 2018 at 5:44 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Innovation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizens academies, civic deserts, Civic Engagement, code for America, local government, local government civic engagement, National Conference on Citizenship, Neighborland, social media in local government, startup in residences

  Community Engagement: Not Just an Event—Steps to support the Ongoing Flow

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on December 28th, 2017 at 10:28 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community engagement infrastructure, local engagement commission, online local networks, participation infrastructure, wired public spaces, Youth councils, Youth engagements

  Housing Builds a Healthy Economy

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on December 21st, 2017 at 1:18 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Housing, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Center for Housing and Community Studies at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Collaborative Cottage Grove, Community Engagement, Economic Development, Greensboro, Greensboro Minimum Housing Commission, health, housing, Robert Wood Johnson Foundations

  Investing in Our Neighborhood Schools

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on November 16th, 2017 at 7:47 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Diversity, Innovation, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Community Engagement, community representation, Defend Durham Schools, Durham, public schools, representations

  Enhancing Community Engagement through Positive Deviance

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on October 25th, 2017 at 10:15 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community change, discovery, Innovation, outlier, parks and recreation, Positive Deviances

  Using Your Senses to Love Where You Live

  This entry was contributed by Melody Warnick, on May 11th, 2017 at 5:58 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen engagement, community, community attachment, Jane's Walk, neighborhoods, walking paths, walking tourss

  Cottage Grove neighbors are educating college students

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on March 30th, 2017 at 10:11 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Community Engagement, Community Health, Community-Centered Health, Cottage Grove, diversity, education, Greensboro, Joint Master of Social Work, NC A&T State University, Social Works

  Targeted Online Advertising for Wider Participation - the Raleigh Citywide Bike Plan

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on March 10th, 2017 at 10:28 am and is filed under Accessibility, Capacity Building, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizen participation, Civic Engagement, Civic participation, Effectiveness of online outreach, Lessons Learned, Planning Outreach, Raleigh, Raleigh Bike Planning, Social media, Spanish Engagement, Underserved Community Engagements

  Welcome to the city! Here’s your hat

  This entry was contributed by Melody Warnick, on February 28th, 2017 at 10:29 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Burlington, chamber of commerce, city innovations, city partnership, Community Engagement, networking, nonprofits, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, St. Paul Minnesotas

  Engaging Citizens Locally, ACC Edition: “When the ball is passed to you, be ready to shoot.”

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on February 9th, 2017 at 1:31 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen leadership, civic involvement, ELGL, local government, North Carolina, politics, professional association, town hall meetingss

  When well meaning people gather to try to solve an important social issue

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on February 2nd, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Elected Officials, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen engagement, collaboration, Economic Development, Elected Officials, homelessnesss

  Chapel Hill listens to public housing residents, delivers through partnerships

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on November 25th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Housing, Innovation, Online Participation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: AT&T, Chapel Hill, Civic Engagement, collaboration, Community Partnerships, diversity, economic growth, education, Google Fiber, Internet, Kramden Institute, Literacy, public-private partnership, Residents Services Team, Technologys

  Inject the Passion of Sports Fans into Community Engagement? Yes or no?

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on November 17th, 2016 at 1:51 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 2016 World Series, Chicago Cubs, passion of sports, sports fans, The Moral equivalent of War, William Janmess

  A Good Place to Live - Vision and Action in Greensboro

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on June 29th, 2016 at 10:17 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, Community Partnerships, Greensboro, Greensboro Housing Coalition, Healthy Homes, UNC-Greensboros

  Communicating Connections Between Ideas and Actions

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on June 22nd, 2016 at 2:16 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Innovation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill 2020, Community Engagement, community planning, North Carolinas

  Open Budgets Ho! The Way Forward for Online Budget Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Eric Jackson, on April 19th, 2016 at 2:31 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: budget process, data transparency, open budgets, public budgets, public decision-makings

  Highlights from Community Engagement Matters (Now More Than Ever)

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on March 15th, 2016 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Innovation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Annie E. Casey Foundation, Capacity Building, Citizen trust, Civic Engagement, Civic participation, Community Engagement, Community outreach, dialogue, empowerment, Equity, Financial Equity, Innovation, Maia Jachimowicz, Michael McAfee, Patrick McCarthy, Paul Schmitz, PolicyLink, Power, Race, Results for America, Social Equity, Stanford Center for Social Innovations

  Fayetteville moves to renovate parks and recreation centers: But is it enough to attract new business?

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on March 9th, 2016 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizen participation in local government, community development, fayetteville, parks and recreation, parks and recreation board, property taxs

  Financial Transparency is Essential, but not the Entire Solution

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on March 4th, 2016 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Innovation, Online Participation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: big data, CAFR, Civic Engagement, Civic participation, Community Engagement, Educating citizens, financial Transparency, government, Governmental Accounting Standards Board, Innovation, tax dollars, world banks

  Civic Engagement for Non-College Youth

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on February 19th, 2016 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 4H, CIRCLE, Citizen participation in local government, Civic Engagement, civic knowledge, Civic participation, College Democrats, College Republicans, community development, Community Engagement, Educating citizens, empowerment, NC 4H, Non-college Youth, voting, voting in local elections, Wake the Vote, YMCA, Youth Votings

  Beautiful Budgets: Opportunities and Gaps in Online Local Budget Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Eric Jackson, on January 21st, 2016 at 3:33 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: budget process, data transparency, open budgets, public budgets, public decision-makings

  Blog Highlights 2015 - a Sampler from the Community Engagement Blogging Team

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, Dan Bagley, Michelle Bir, Brian Bowman, Shawn Colvin, Emily Edmonds, Cate Elander, Traci Ethridge, Katy Harriger, Stephen Hopkins, Rick Morse, Kevin Smith, Melody Warnick, Jennifer Phillips, on December 30th, 2015 at 1:51 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  Internet Access Enhances Government Transparency, but Underserved Populations Remain

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on December 28th, 2015 at 12:10 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: accessing government information, color blindness, disabilities and Internet access, Elderly Outreach, Non-English Speakers and Internet access, People without Internet Access, Underserved Populations, Usability and Design, Web Accesss

  Greensboro Budget Exercise: Broad-based Involvement and Neighborhood Choice

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on December 21st, 2015 at 3:49 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: brainstorming, community budget input, creating budget options, Greensboro participatory budgetings

  Passion-Driven Engagement for Social Change

  This entry was contributed by Shawn Colvin, on November 30th, 2015 at 12:48 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Innovation, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen engagement, Citizen participation in local government, Citizen trust, Civic Engagement, coalition building, community coalitions, community collaboration, Leonard Jason, Principles of Social Change, social changes

  Turn to the Creative Conquerors

  This entry was contributed by Dan Bagley, on November 2nd, 2015 at 4:45 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Elected Officials, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: co-creation, Community Engagement, community improvement, Cool Walkings, creative conquerors, engaged citizens, Glenwood Neighborhood, partnership, Peter Kageyama, Raleighs

  The Durham Innovation Council

  This entry was contributed by Stephen Hopkins, on September 23rd, 2015 at 8:42 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community councils, community development, cross-sector partnerships, Durham, Durham Innovation Council, North Carolina, partnershipss

  Have a Seat, Let’s Chat - "Parklets" in Charlotte

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on September 15th, 2015 at 10:40 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Innovation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: collaboration, Community Engagement, dialogue, parklets, placemaking, public interaction, public parks, walkabilitys

  Impacting the Community One Haircut at a Time

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on June 30th, 2015 at 9:00 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: African American community, breaking down barriers, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, City of Charlotte, Community Engagement, conversations, Cops & Barbers, local law enforcement, North Carolina Local Barbershop Association, police-community relations, race relationss

  Engaging farmers: A Neglected Aspect of the Local Food Movement’s Community Engagement Strategy

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on May 7th, 2015 at 12:45 pm and is filed under Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: agriculture, farmer engagement, local foods

  Dare to Think Differently

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on March 25th, 2015 at 2:25 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Diversity, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charlotte, Community Engagement, employee-citizen relationships, Knight Cities Challenge, local government, neighborhoods and physical barriers, neighborhoods working together, No Barriers team, public meeting, Take Tens
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• Online Participation

  Overcoming the Risk of a Rural Census Undercount

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on July 30th, 2019 at 10:44 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 2020 Census, Allen Smart, Betsey Russell, Blandin Foundation, distrust in government, Funders for Civic Participation, Head Start, Medicaid, New Mexico Civic Engagement Table, NM Counts! 2020, rural America, rural broadband deficits, Sapelo Foundation, SNAP benefits, undercount, Upstream philanthropys

  Rutherfordton NC Outreach and Involvement - Downtown WIFI, Citizen Needs, Civic Tech Opportunities

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on June 25th, 2019 at 4:11 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: civic tech, downtown revitalization, free downtown WIFI, online platforms for conversation, Rutherfordtons

  Emergency Communications on Facebook

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on October 10th, 2018 at 10:54 pm and is filed under Online Participation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Communications, Emergency, Facebook, government, Social medias

  Social Street - A Hybrid Approach to Neighborhood Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on August 8th, 2018 at 9:00 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Communication, Community Engagement, local government, Outreach, Social media, Social Streets

  Dorothea Dix Park: A Park for Everyone

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 1st, 2018 at 1:24 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Raleigh Dorothea Dix Park; Pullen Park; Lake Raleigh; Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy; Dorothea Dix Park Master Plan; Neighborland; Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane; Michael Van Valkenburghs

  Civic Engagement in the Future - Goals, New Online "Power" Choices, Barriers

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on July 17th, 2018 at 8:59 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Civic Engagement, data analytics, Facebook, Henry Timms, IBM Center for the Business of Government, Jeremy Heimans, John Kamensky, Kickstarter, New Power, New York City, participation scale, Participatory budgeting, public hearings, Voluntarism, William Gibsons

  Are we overly focused on social media?

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on April 26th, 2018 at 9:53 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: analytics, Chapel Hill, Community Engagement, dashboards, Facebook, NC3C, persuasive technologies, smartphone addiction, Smartphones, Social media, Twitters

  Dialogue through Simplicity: How Government Can Make Complicated Topics Easier to Grasp

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on March 8th, 2018 at 4:15 pm and is filed under Accessibility, Capacity Building, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  For the Culture

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on February 15th, 2018 at 9:09 am and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Online Participation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charlotte City Council, City of Charlotte, Civic Engagement, Edelman, Facebook, public trust, Social medias

  Nothing Engages A Community Quite Like The Weather

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on February 1st, 2018 at 9:15 am and is filed under Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Call Centers, Chapel Hill, Community Engagement, crisis communication, disaster planning, emergency messages, extreme weather, facebook live, Social medias

  Targeted Online Advertising for Wider Participation - the Raleigh Citywide Bike Plan

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on March 10th, 2017 at 10:28 am and is filed under Accessibility, Capacity Building, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizen participation, Civic Engagement, Civic participation, Effectiveness of online outreach, Lessons Learned, Planning Outreach, Raleigh, Raleigh Bike Planning, Social media, Spanish Engagement, Underserved Community Engagements

  Chapel Hill listens to public housing residents, delivers through partnerships

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on November 25th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Housing, Innovation, Online Participation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: AT&T, Chapel Hill, Civic Engagement, collaboration, Community Partnerships, diversity, economic growth, education, Google Fiber, Internet, Kramden Institute, Literacy, public-private partnership, Residents Services Team, Technologys

  Open Budgets Ho! The Way Forward for Online Budget Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Eric Jackson, on April 19th, 2016 at 2:31 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: budget process, data transparency, open budgets, public budgets, public decision-makings

  Financial Transparency is Essential, but not the Entire Solution

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on March 4th, 2016 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Innovation, Online Participation.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: big data, CAFR, Civic Engagement, Civic participation, Community Engagement, Educating citizens, financial Transparency, government, Governmental Accounting Standards Board, Innovation, tax dollars, world banks

  The Last Mile: Building Better Access in North Carolina to Enhance Civic Participation

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on February 11th, 2016 at 11:46 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Elected Officials, Innovations

  Children’s Civic Engagement via the Scratch Online Platform

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on January 5th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Civic Education, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Bang the Table, children and civic involvement, Scratch online plaforms

  Blog Highlights 2015 - a Sampler from the Community Engagement Blogging Team

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, Dan Bagley, Michelle Bir, Brian Bowman, Shawn Colvin, Emily Edmonds, Cate Elander, Traci Ethridge, Katy Harriger, Stephen Hopkins, Rick Morse, Kevin Smith, Melody Warnick, Jennifer Phillips, on December 30th, 2015 at 1:51 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  Internet Access Enhances Government Transparency, but Underserved Populations Remain

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on December 28th, 2015 at 12:10 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: accessing government information, color blindness, disabilities and Internet access, Elderly Outreach, Non-English Speakers and Internet access, People without Internet Access, Underserved Populations, Usability and Design, Web Accesss

  How “Thick” or “Thin” is Your Civic Engagement Project?

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on December 15th, 2015 at 4:03 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Building a Better Colorado, Engaged Public, FixMyStreet, keypad polling, Matt Leighninger, poverty reduction, SeeClickFix, TBD Colorado, Thick community engagement, Thin community engagements

  Engaged neighborhoods can attract business – A Richmond, VA Success

  This entry was contributed by Candice Streett, on November 20th, 2015 at 2:51 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Building Sustainable Communities, community development, Greater Fulton neighborhood Richmond VA, neighborhood engagement with craft brewing company, Resident-led business attraction strategies, Social media, Virginia LISCs

  Fayetteville History and City Symbols: the Weakness of Online Opinion

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on November 16th, 2015 at 9:48 am and is filed under Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizen participation in local government, Civic Engagement, online participation, public polling, Social medias

  Participation, Trust and Location-Based Social Media Government Monitoring

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, John Stephens, on August 28th, 2015 at 1:09 pm and is filed under Online Participation, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Government Social Media; geolocation; monitoring social media; Facebook; Geofeedia; SeeClickFix; Open Town Hall; Next Door; crowd management; public rallies; privacys

  Engaging farmers: A Neglected Aspect of the Local Food Movement’s Community Engagement Strategy

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on May 7th, 2015 at 12:45 pm and is filed under Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: agriculture, farmer engagement, local foods

  Assessing Free Online Civic Engagement Tools - Three Examples

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on January 26th, 2015 at 7:50 pm and is filed under Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community information, Community outreach, Facebook Group Pages, FrontPorchForum, Google Hangouts, Google+, Kannapolis, Knightdale, neighborhoods, Nextdoor.com, online engagement tools, OurCommonPlace, Social media, Wake Forests

  Creating Sustainable Civic Participation

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Smith, on December 3rd, 2014 at 8:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: ACTion Alexandria, Citizen participation in local government, Citizens academies, Civic participation, Oakland Crimespotting, Online civic participation, Raleigh Citizens Leadership Academy, Raleigh Neighborhood Colleges
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• Outreach Methods

  Participation vs. Engagement – Here is the Difference

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on November 6th, 2019 at 2:52 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Cabarrus Health Alliance, City Manager’s Office, City of Concord, Community Engagement, Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Emotional investment, Kannapolis Parks and Recreation, Public Affairs, public engagement, Public Participations

  Durham Red and Blue Participants at the June 2019 Better Angels National Convention – Reflections on Polarization and Steps to Bridge the Gap

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 26th, 2019 at 12:06 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Better Angels, community dialogue, Durham County Republican Party;, Focus on the Family, Red and Blue partisans, St. Louis, Unitarian Churchs

  More Observations about the Red/Blue Better Angels Workshop in Pittsboro

  This entry was contributed by Ruth Backstrom, on August 9th, 2019 at 12:09 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Better Angels, Better Angels 2019 Convention, facilitation, Pittsboro, Red and Blue viewpointss

  Civic Conversations - Building Relationships one Conversation at a Time

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 4th, 2019 at 4:02 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: • community engagement; dialogue; civil dialogue; disconnection; conversation, Institute for Emerging Issues, NC State University, North Carolinas

  Overcoming the Risk of a Rural Census Undercount

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on July 30th, 2019 at 10:44 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 2020 Census, Allen Smart, Betsey Russell, Blandin Foundation, distrust in government, Funders for Civic Participation, Head Start, Medicaid, New Mexico Civic Engagement Table, NM Counts! 2020, rural America, rural broadband deficits, Sapelo Foundation, SNAP benefits, undercount, Upstream philanthropys

  Rutherfordton NC Outreach and Involvement - Downtown WIFI, Citizen Needs, Civic Tech Opportunities

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on June 25th, 2019 at 4:11 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: civic tech, downtown revitalization, free downtown WIFI, online platforms for conversation, Rutherfordtons

  Census Hopes to Reverse Decades of Under-counting Youngest Children

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on June 5th, 2019 at 9:00 am and is filed under Accessibility, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 2020 Census, census, Census Bureau, Partnerships for America's Children, U.S. Census, U.S. Census Bureau, Undercount of Young Children Research Teams

  The Effect of Income Inequality on Civic Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Eric Van Holm, on May 29th, 2019 at 9:00 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: American Review of Public Administration, ARPA, Citizen participation in local government, citizen participation research, Civic Engagement, improving citizen participation, income inequalitys

  Break the Cycle: A Community Working Together to End Violence

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on May 23rd, 2019 at 2:12 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charlotte, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, City of Charlotte, collaboration, community, conflict resolution, crime, empower, engagement, issue, partnerships, programs, public safety, youths

  Selling Civic Engagement: A unique role for the private sector?

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on May 16th, 2019 at 10:23 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: learning via entertainment, private sectors

  Reflections on a four-year-old citizens academy program in Aspen, Colorado

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Holder, on May 10th, 2019 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Aspen, Aspen Citizen's Academy, citizen academy, Citizen participation, Civic Education, Civic Engagement, Colorado, Community Engagement, empowerment, Outreachs

  From Sugar Between Neighbors to Community Building

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on April 3rd, 2019 at 8:06 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: borrow tools, borrowing sugar, Busy lives, community connection, good neighbors, Robert Putnam, small talk, social capitals

  Seeking the Seeds of Civic Tech in Medium-sized and Smaller Towns in NC

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on March 21st, 2019 at 1:46 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Innovation, Outreach Methods, social media, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: China Grove NC, civic tech, Dare County government, Duck NC, Legal Hackers, NC League of Municipalities, Rocky Mount NCs

  Seven Observations about Public Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Rick Morse, on February 6th, 2019 at 7:15 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Elected Officials, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizen participation, Citizen participation in local government, co-production, Community Engagement, coproduction, principles of engagement, public engagement, public trust, trust in governments

  Sharing Dialogue and Deliberation Best Practices: NCDD 2018

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on January 2nd, 2019 at 3:55 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: anti-racism, Denver Police Community Advisory Board, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation, police-community relations, White Ally Toolkits

  NYC November Ballot Initiative: Create a Civic Engagement Commission and have Citywide Participatory Budgeting

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on September 12th, 2018 at 6:26 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Civic Education, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: ballot initiative, New York City, Participatory budgetings

  What Rural America Can Teach Us about Civil Society

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on September 5th, 2018 at 8:43 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: civil society, Independent Sector, rural civic engagement, rural power structures

  Citizens Academies and Civic Infrastructure

  This entry was contributed by Rick Morse, on August 29th, 2018 at 3:42 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen academies, Citizens academies, civic capacity, civic capital, Civic Infrastructure, Community Engagement, Decatur, decatur 101, social capital, William Penn Foundations

  Reconnecting with the Queen City through the Charlotte City Council

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 22nd, 2018 at 4:51 pm and is filed under Elected Officials, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charlotte City Council, neighborhood outreach, summer internships

  Social Street - A Hybrid Approach to Neighborhood Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on August 8th, 2018 at 9:00 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Communication, Community Engagement, local government, Outreach, Social media, Social Streets

  Dorothea Dix Park: A Park for Everyone

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 1st, 2018 at 1:24 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Raleigh Dorothea Dix Park; Pullen Park; Lake Raleigh; Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy; Dorothea Dix Park Master Plan; Neighborland; Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane; Michael Van Valkenburghs

  Civic Engagement in the Future - Goals, New Online "Power" Choices, Barriers

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on July 17th, 2018 at 8:59 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Civic Engagement, data analytics, Facebook, Henry Timms, IBM Center for the Business of Government, Jeremy Heimans, John Kamensky, Kickstarter, New Power, New York City, participation scale, Participatory budgeting, public hearings, Voluntarism, William Gibsons

  Homeless “Helping” Response: Transaction or Relationship?

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on June 26th, 2018 at 10:14 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Housing, Outreach Methods, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: CATCH Inc., partnership to help homeless people; charity for self-images

  A Police Ride Along: Building Empathy and Accepting Nuance

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on June 5th, 2018 at 9:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: building trust, Colorado, Community outreach, community trust in law enforcement, Denver, Denver Police Department, empathy, nuance, Police, police-community relations, political polarization, ride-alongss

  Meeting People Where They Are: A Charlotte-NYC Exchange

  This entry was contributed by Sabrina Colón, on May 30th, 2018 at 9:00 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 311 customer service cente, affordable housing, Charlotte, homelessness prevention, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, New York City, NYC Public Engagement Unit, Sarah Hazel, tenants’ rightss

  Savannah's story of community empowerment: Nice Video on Asset-Based Community Development in Action

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on May 21st, 2018 at 9:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Social Justice, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, Ames, Asset-Based Community Development, community revitalization, Iowa, Lakes Region Community Services Council - New Hampshire, Marquette, Michigan, Savannahs

  Are we overly focused on social media?

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on April 26th, 2018 at 9:53 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: analytics, Chapel Hill, Community Engagement, dashboards, Facebook, NC3C, persuasive technologies, smartphone addiction, Smartphones, Social media, Twitters

  Empowering Our Community with Good Health: The Mustard Seed Story

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on March 15th, 2018 at 8:48 am and is filed under Innovation, Outreach Methods, Social Justice, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Community Engagement, upstream healths

  Dialogue through Simplicity: How Government Can Make Complicated Topics Easier to Grasp

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on March 8th, 2018 at 4:15 pm and is filed under Accessibility, Capacity Building, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  ACE Blog Draft

  This entry was contributed by Wad Khalafalla, on February 28th, 2018 at 10:22 am and is filed under Innovation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  Nothing Engages A Community Quite Like The Weather

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on February 1st, 2018 at 9:15 am and is filed under Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Call Centers, Chapel Hill, Community Engagement, crisis communication, disaster planning, emergency messages, extreme weather, facebook live, Social medias

  How Local Governments can Drive Civic Engagement in 2018

  This entry was contributed by Jake Levitas, on January 17th, 2018 at 5:44 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Innovation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizens academies, civic deserts, Civic Engagement, code for America, local government, local government civic engagement, National Conference on Citizenship, Neighborland, social media in local government, startup in residences

  Home Ownership and Civic Engagement: Benefits for Low-income Families

  This entry was contributed by Wad Khalafalla, on January 4th, 2018 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community capital, homeownership, low-income families, social benefits of homeownershiop, social capital, votings

  Community Engagement: Not Just an Event—Steps to support the Ongoing Flow

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on December 28th, 2017 at 10:28 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community engagement infrastructure, local engagement commission, online local networks, participation infrastructure, wired public spaces, Youth councils, Youth engagements

  Housing Builds a Healthy Economy

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on December 21st, 2017 at 1:18 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Housing, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Center for Housing and Community Studies at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Collaborative Cottage Grove, Community Engagement, Economic Development, Greensboro, Greensboro Minimum Housing Commission, health, housing, Robert Wood Johnson Foundations

  Prison, Dog Training and Three Communities: Walls are not Solid Community Separators

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on November 2nd, 2017 at 10:45 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: EENP, Eyes Ears Nose and Paws, Franklin Correctional Center NC, prisoner dog training, service dogss

  #TakeTheReign: City of Charlotte building citizen connections via social media

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on September 12th, 2017 at 3:10 pm and is filed under Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charlotte, city government outreach campaign, community, connection, digital, engagement, feedback, innovative, input, Queen City, shared story, Social media, vibrants

  Engaging New Residents: the Belong In Burlington Initiative, Burlington NC

  This entry was contributed by Rachel Kelly, on August 24th, 2017 at 1:54 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Elected Officials, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Belong in Burlington, Burlington NC, citizen outreach, Explore your city, New residentss

  Do Litter, Trees and Benches affect Civic Engagement? Yes - Design can help or hurt Civic Trust

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on July 20th, 2017 at 5:21 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Assembly Civic Engagement Survey, Assembly software, Center for Active Design, Charleston, Charlotte, community design, Greensboro, litter, Mustard Seed Community Health, Neighborhood Matching Grant program, New Hope Community Development Group., vacant lotss

  Citizen Advisory Committees and Boards: Thoughts from a Recent Workshop

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, Rick Morse, on June 23rd, 2017 at 1:17 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen advisory boards, citizen advisory bodies, citizen advisory committees, collaborative learning, School of Government workshops

  Housing Matters: School and Family Stability and Greensboro's Housing Our Community Initiative

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on June 7th, 2017 at 5:13 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Housing, Outreach Methods, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, Civic Engagement, community development, Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, Greensboros

  Local News is a Vital Tool for Civic Engagement: How’s the Health of Your Local Newspaper?

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on June 2nd, 2017 at 2:43 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Chapel Hill, Civic Engagement, civic journalism, Community Engagement, community journalism, local journalism, local journalists, local news, local news media, local newspapers, NC3C, News & Observer, pubic information, public information officerss

  Panhandling: A public nuisance or the enemy of economic development?

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on May 24th, 2017 at 2:58 pm and is filed under Outreach Methods, Social Justice, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: face of poverty, fayetteville, Fayetteville NC, how panhandlers use their money, panhandlers, panhandling, poverty, pubilc safetys

  Changing the Conversation

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on April 14th, 2017 at 11:52 am and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, Charlotte, city council, collaboration, Community Relations, conversations, engagement, jobs, leadership, local government, policing, trusts

  Cultivating Community Trust: Kidzu Children’s Museum’s Partnership for Outreach

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on April 6th, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: APPLES, building community trust, children, children's education, children's museum, Citizen trust, collective leadership, Community leaders, Community partners, educational programming, Effectiveness of community outreach, family engagement, low income housing, Non-profit outreach, Outreach, service learning, STEM, student engagement, UNC, UNC Chapel Hills

  Durham Budgeting Process and Neighborhood Representation

  This entry was contributed by Stephen Hopkins, on March 16th, 2017 at 1:13 pm and is filed under Elected Officials, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: budget process, citizen participation in the budget process, Community outreach, community participation, Durham, Elected Officials, gentrification, nc, neighborhood representation, North Carolina, Participatory budgeting, Ward systems

  Targeted Online Advertising for Wider Participation - the Raleigh Citywide Bike Plan

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on March 10th, 2017 at 10:28 am and is filed under Accessibility, Capacity Building, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizen participation, Civic Engagement, Civic participation, Effectiveness of online outreach, Lessons Learned, Planning Outreach, Raleigh, Raleigh Bike Planning, Social media, Spanish Engagement, Underserved Community Engagements

  Welcome to the city! Here’s your hat

  This entry was contributed by Melody Warnick, on February 28th, 2017 at 10:29 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Burlington, chamber of commerce, city innovations, city partnership, Community Engagement, networking, nonprofits, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, St. Paul Minnesotas

  Engaging Citizens Locally, ACC Edition: “When the ball is passed to you, be ready to shoot.”

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on February 9th, 2017 at 1:31 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen leadership, civic involvement, ELGL, local government, North Carolina, politics, professional association, town hall meetingss

  When well meaning people gather to try to solve an important social issue

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on February 2nd, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Elected Officials, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen engagement, collaboration, Economic Development, Elected Officials, homelessnesss

  Using Public Convenings to Advance Police Community Relations - Part 2: Meeting Design Principles that Advance Understanding

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on December 29th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 3-E question Scrub, community dialogue, Design choices in meetings about Police-community relations, Designing dialogues, Designing effective public forums, law enforcement, police-community dialogue, police-community relations, public dialogue, public forumss

  Moving to Cary From Rural NC: Urban and Rural Approaches to Citizen Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on September 15th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Cary, citizen engagement, Citizen participation in local government, Civic Engagement, Communication, Community Engagement, Community outreach, dialogue, Effectiveness of community outreach, Innovation, Outreach Methods, quality of life, Rural, Social media, Urbans

  Using Public Convenings to Advance Police Community Relations. Part 1: Sorting Through the Options for Meeting

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 30th, 2016 at 11:55 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 3-E question Scrub, Design choices in meetings about Police-community relations, Designing effective public forums, NC black pastors, police-community relationss

  Steps for Working on Police-Community Relations – Where do we Start?

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, John Stephens, on August 3rd, 2016 at 11:51 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: anti-racism training, bias in policing, Black Live Matter, Dallas Police Chief David Brown, divisiveness, First Steps Community Cookout, Judge Marcia Morey, police-community relations, President Obama, racial inequity, Wichita police-Black Lives Matter cookouts

  Citizen Referendum? I Vote “Needs Review”

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on July 27th, 2016 at 10:23 am and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Brexit, citizen referendums, common good, direct democracy, mass sentiment, Minneapoliss

  The Million Dollar Question: Moving Past the Usual Suspects

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on July 5th, 2016 at 11:58 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: anti-Islamophobia, Beyond the usual suspect, Civic Engagement, Habitat for Humanity, interfaith Meetups, local Muslim businessess, WorldDenver, young peoples

  Communicating Connections Between Ideas and Actions

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on June 22nd, 2016 at 2:16 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Innovation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill 2020, Community Engagement, community planning, North Carolinas

  Building a Better Community Through Neighborhood Leadership

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on June 8th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: achievement, awards, Charlotte, City of Charlotte, collaboration, community, community leadership, engagement, exchange, leadership, local government, neighborhoods, NEXLA, recognitions

  On the Outside Looking In: A Traveler’s Reflections on Universities and Civic Engagement in Europe

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on June 1st, 2016 at 11:21 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Central European University-Budapest, Council of Europe-Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights, developing democratic citizens, Syrian refugee crisis, University-community partnership, Vienna University of Technology, Webster University-Viennas

  Engaging Local Government Staff as Citizens to Support Local Farm and Food Entrepreneurs

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on May 27th, 2016 at 10:05 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: engagement, Food systems, local government staff, local government-food systems connections, NC Chapter of the American Planning Association, NC Growing Together Project, NC Rural Center, quality of lifes

  Resilient Eastside: Do With Us, Not For Us

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on May 25th, 2016 at 10:29 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: East Jacksonville Florida, Groundwork Jacksonville, housing, Jacksonville Eastside Community Coalition, Jacksonville Eastside Public Market, quality of life, resilient communities, Social Development, Wealth Buildings

  Neighborhoods Vote to Spend $500K on 30 Projects in Greensboro

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on May 19th, 2016 at 1:48 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Greensboro, Neighborhood meetings, Participatory budgeting, Voting on Neighborhood projectss

  The Power of Public Grief

  This entry was contributed by Melody Warnick, on May 11th, 2016 at 12:13 pm and is filed under Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community trauma, mass shootings, Psychology Today, public grief, social connection, This Is Where You Belong, Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech Run in Remembrances

  Field of Goats...A Shared Vision

  This entry was contributed by Dan Bagley, on April 28th, 2016 at 11:59 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Boy Scouts, Goats, Grassroots Organization, Kids, Motivation, Neighborhood Reinvestment Training, NeighborWorks, Petting Farm, Prodigal Farmss

  Open Budgets Ho! The Way Forward for Online Budget Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Eric Jackson, on April 19th, 2016 at 2:31 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: budget process, data transparency, open budgets, public budgets, public decision-makings

  The Confusing Lines of Government Organizations – What Makes Sense to Some is Difficult for Others

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on April 13th, 2016 at 8:40 am and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizen participation in local government, Citizen trust, Civic Engagement, Civic Infrastructure, civic knowledge, Civic participation, Communication, Community Engagement, Community outreach, dialogue, government structure, local governments

  Cottage Grove for LIFE! Greensboro Neighborhood Redevelopment

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on March 18th, 2016 at 3:00 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Capacity Building, community leadership programs, Community Partnerships, Community-Centered Health, Cottage Grove, Cottage Grove Neighborhood Association, GED, Greensboro, Greensboro neighborhood, leadership, rental housing, UNC Minority Health Conferences

  Highlights from Community Engagement Matters (Now More Than Ever)

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on March 15th, 2016 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Innovation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Annie E. Casey Foundation, Capacity Building, Citizen trust, Civic Engagement, Civic participation, Community Engagement, Community outreach, dialogue, empowerment, Equity, Financial Equity, Innovation, Maia Jachimowicz, Michael McAfee, Patrick McCarthy, Paul Schmitz, PolicyLink, Power, Race, Results for America, Social Equity, Stanford Center for Social Innovations

  Growing CATS by Engaging the Community

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on February 26th, 2016 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen engagement, citizen feedback, Citizen participation in local government, Civic Engagement, Civic participation, Community Engagement, Community outreach, local government, Outreach, participation, serving the public, stakeholders, transits

  The Last Mile: Building Better Access in North Carolina to Enhance Civic Participation

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on February 11th, 2016 at 11:46 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Elected Officials, Innovations

  The Power of Empowerment

  This entry was contributed by Jennifer Trotter, on February 5th, 2016 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Community Engagement, Community outreach, empowerment, IAP2 spectrum, Public Housing, Public Participations

  Housing First Models vs. Transitional Housing Progressions

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on January 28th, 2016 at 4:00 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Housing, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Community Engagement, Community outreach, Denver Housing First Collaborative, Educating citizens, Effectiveness of community outreach, homelessness, Housing First, resident displacement, SSVF, Supportive Services for Veteran Families, transitional housing, Utah, Veterans Affairss

  Children’s Civic Engagement via the Scratch Online Platform

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on January 5th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Civic Education, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Bang the Table, children and civic involvement, Scratch online plaforms

  Blog Highlights 2015 - a Sampler from the Community Engagement Blogging Team

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, Dan Bagley, Michelle Bir, Brian Bowman, Shawn Colvin, Emily Edmonds, Cate Elander, Traci Ethridge, Katy Harriger, Stephen Hopkins, Rick Morse, Kevin Smith, Melody Warnick, Jennifer Phillips, on December 30th, 2015 at 1:51 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  Internet Access Enhances Government Transparency, but Underserved Populations Remain

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on December 28th, 2015 at 12:10 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: accessing government information, color blindness, disabilities and Internet access, Elderly Outreach, Non-English Speakers and Internet access, People without Internet Access, Underserved Populations, Usability and Design, Web Accesss

  Greensboro Budget Exercise: Broad-based Involvement and Neighborhood Choice

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on December 21st, 2015 at 3:49 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: brainstorming, community budget input, creating budget options, Greensboro participatory budgetings

  How “Thick” or “Thin” is Your Civic Engagement Project?

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on December 15th, 2015 at 4:03 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Building a Better Colorado, Engaged Public, FixMyStreet, keypad polling, Matt Leighninger, poverty reduction, SeeClickFix, TBD Colorado, Thick community engagement, Thin community engagements

  Engaged neighborhoods can attract business – A Richmond, VA Success

  This entry was contributed by Candice Streett, on November 20th, 2015 at 2:51 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Building Sustainable Communities, community development, Greater Fulton neighborhood Richmond VA, neighborhood engagement with craft brewing company, Resident-led business attraction strategies, Social media, Virginia LISCs

  Fayetteville History and City Symbols: the Weakness of Online Opinion

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on November 16th, 2015 at 9:48 am and is filed under Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizen participation in local government, Civic Engagement, online participation, public polling, Social medias

  Remembering the Past, Impacting the Future in Charlotte

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on November 11th, 2015 at 11:34 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Change, Charlotte, collaboration, Community Relations, empowerment, local government, Looking back on engagement, Moving Forward, Neighborhood Leaderships

  Local Elections: Bringing Communities Together

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on November 5th, 2015 at 10:57 am and is filed under Civic Education, Elected Officials, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: campaigns, Community Engagement, education, local elections, neighbor-to-neighbor talk, small townss

  Turn to the Creative Conquerors

  This entry was contributed by Dan Bagley, on November 2nd, 2015 at 4:45 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Elected Officials, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: co-creation, Community Engagement, community improvement, Cool Walkings, creative conquerors, engaged citizens, Glenwood Neighborhood, partnership, Peter Kageyama, Raleighs

  Homeless Challenges: Magnanimity and Responsibility increases Effective Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on September 30th, 2015 at 4:00 pm and is filed under Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Community Engagement, Community outreach, Educating citizens, Effectiveness of community outreach, outreach to poor people, panhandlings

  Trust through Transparency – Law Enforcement Agencies Ask Citizens for Input and Service

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on September 29th, 2015 at 10:06 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen, citizen advisory committees, Civic Engagement, deputies, dialogue, government, law enforcement, Police, police-community advisory board, sheriffs

  Transportation and Community

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Smith, on August 18th, 2015 at 4:26 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Car culture, Public transportation, Transportation choicess

  Building Community across Language Barriers

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on August 6th, 2015 at 5:20 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: consecutive interpretation, East Durham Children’s Initiative, icebreakers, Inclusiveness in public meetings, Language barriers, Outreach to Spanish-speakerss

  Citizen Participation at the Local Level: Elected Officials, Advisory Board positions

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on July 30th, 2015 at 9:26 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Diversity, Elected Officials, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: council-manager form of government, human relations board, parks and recreation board, planning board, running for local offices

  Impacting the Community One Haircut at a Time

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on June 30th, 2015 at 9:00 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: African American community, breaking down barriers, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, City of Charlotte, Community Engagement, conversations, Cops & Barbers, local law enforcement, North Carolina Local Barbershop Association, police-community relations, race relationss

  The University as Community Partner: Translating Research

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on June 26th, 2015 at 9:18 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: academic research, civic mission of higher education, Community Engagement, higher education, Pro Humanitate Institute, School of Government, town-gown relations, university outreach, university-community engagements

  Community Organizing Meets Local Government Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Stephen Hopkins, on June 22nd, 2015 at 10:50 am and is filed under Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community organizing, Effectiveness of community outreachs

  More Engagement Than We Give Credit For: The Case of Citizen Co-Producers

  This entry was contributed by Rick Morse, on June 1st, 2015 at 2:57 pm and is filed under Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen engagement, co-creation, co-delivery, co-production, Community Engagement, local government, volunteering, youth sportss

  Engaging Youth with Deliberative Problem-Solving

  This entry was contributed by Sabrina Slagowski-Tipton, on May 14th, 2015 at 9:51 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Center for Public Deliberation Colorado State University, deliberative problem-solving tactics, High school students and deliberation, Smart phones, Youth engagements

  Engaging farmers: A Neglected Aspect of the Local Food Movement’s Community Engagement Strategy

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on May 7th, 2015 at 12:45 pm and is filed under Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: agriculture, farmer engagement, local foods

  Resident Representation and Power: More than Just a Seat at the Table

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on April 21st, 2015 at 10:40 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Capacity Building, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community assessment, Community empowerment, community representation, community visioning, Focus groups, GIS-enabled PDA, Needs assessments, Opportunities for sustained engagement, Photovoice, Resident surveys, role of funders, role of outside experts, Smartphoness

  Beginning a Conversation with your Local Government

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on April 2nd, 2015 at 10:29 am and is filed under Civic Education, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Call Centers, Citizen trust in local government, Citizens reporting problems, city and county communications offices, Communication, Facebook, Government Social Media, Online government information, public information officers, Questions about local government, Smartphone Appss

  Translating academic research to results-oriented solutions

  This entry was contributed by Shawn Colvin, on March 30th, 2015 at 9:44 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen advisory boards, Citizen participation in local government, Civic Engagement, Civic participation, Community Engagement, Community outreach, Educating citizens, Raleighs

  Dare to Think Differently

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on March 25th, 2015 at 2:25 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Diversity, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charlotte, Community Engagement, employee-citizen relationships, Knight Cities Challenge, local government, neighborhoods and physical barriers, neighborhoods working together, No Barriers team, public meeting, Take Tens

  The University as Community Partner

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on March 12th, 2015 at 10:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: anchor institutions, Civic Engagement, Civic Infrastructure, college students, town-gown, town-gown divide, town-gown relations, universities, universities and civic engagements

  Structuring Community Involvement – Anti-poverty work in Durham

  This entry was contributed by Stephen Hopkins, on March 11th, 2015 at 10:41 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Capacity Building, Diversity, Elected Officials, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: accountability, Anti-poverty initiative, Citizen participation in local government, Citizen trust, Community outreach, Current residents - NEC Durham, Northeast Central Durham, social capitals

  Innovative Practices for Citizens Academies

  This entry was contributed by Rick Morse, on February 25th, 2015 at 3:38 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Cary School of Government, citizen academies, Citizens academies, Concord 101, Durham Neighborhood College, Educating citizens, Rockingham County Citizens' Academys

  How far down has your community engagement trickled?

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on February 16th, 2015 at 2:30 pm and is filed under Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizen participation in local government, Citizen trust, Community outreach, Effectiveness of community outreach, Farming, Food systems, Lessons Learneds

  Assessing Free Online Civic Engagement Tools - Three Examples

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on January 26th, 2015 at 7:50 pm and is filed under Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community information, Community outreach, Facebook Group Pages, FrontPorchForum, Google Hangouts, Google+, Kannapolis, Knightdale, neighborhoods, Nextdoor.com, online engagement tools, OurCommonPlace, Social media, Wake Forests

  Connecting the People through Affordable Housing-Transportation Choices

  This entry was contributed by Shawn Colvin, on January 21st, 2015 at 7:49 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Housing, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, employment opportunities, housing options, jobs, livable communities, mass transit, population growth, quality of life, sprawl, transportation, working class familiess

  Engaging Through Art

  This entry was contributed by Gina Shell, on January 14th, 2015 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: collaborative art, ICMA, public art, using art for engagements

  Is there a sharp line between political protest and civic engagement?

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on January 6th, 2015 at 9:15 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Black lives matter, Citizen participation in local government, Citizen trust, Civic Engagement, Civic participation, Ferguson, News media, police response to protestss

  Partners Against Crime: Hard work in Durham for true citizen ownership

  This entry was contributed by Stephen Hopkins, on December 19th, 2014 at 3:28 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Elected Officials, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizen participation in local government, Citizen trust, Community outreach, law enforcement, Lessons Learned, neighborhood action, Northeast Central Durham, Partners against crime, social capital, Weed & Seeds

  Thanksgiving Day Lessons: What family expectations, turkey, and being grateful can teach us about public participation

  This entry was contributed by Jennifer Phillips, on December 3rd, 2014 at 8:00 am and is filed under Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Civic Engagement, Community Engagement, Lessons Learned, Managing Expectations, Thanksgivings

  Creating Sustainable Civic Participation

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Smith, on December 3rd, 2014 at 8:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Online Participation, Outreach Methods.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: ACTion Alexandria, Citizen participation in local government, Citizens academies, Civic participation, Oakland Crimespotting, Online civic participation, Raleigh Citizens Leadership Academy, Raleigh Neighborhood Colleges
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  Open Mic, Public Art, and Community Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Joshua Rosenstein, on April 26th, 2019 at 11:02 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Civic Education, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen advisory boards, Citizen participation, Citizen participation in local government, Community Engagement, local government, public art, town-gown relationss

  Public Budgets: Understanding Priorities and Money in Local Government

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on March 7th, 2019 at 8:23 pm and is filed under Accessibility, Dialogue & Deliberation, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: budgets, citizen engagement, community involvement, Educating citizens, government, moneys

  Chapel Hill Reaches Residents Born in Other Countries: Improving relationships and supporting participation in local government

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on February 15th, 2019 at 7:01 pm and is filed under Diversity, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Chapel Hill, diversity, public meetingss

  Promising Practices for Starting (and Maintaining) Community Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on January 9th, 2019 at 10:52 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: academia, advisory groups, Community Engagement, faith groups, Focus groups, government, volunteerss

  How Can Communities Help their Residents Reconnect?

  This entry was contributed by Maggie Woods, on December 14th, 2018 at 7:31 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, deliberation, dialogue, Innovations

  Witnessing Deliberative Democracy Up Close

  This entry was contributed by Billi Jo Maynard, on November 1st, 2018 at 1:44 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Community Partnerships, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Canarsie, community, deliberation, economic challenges, engagement, Public Agenda, public meetings

  Fostering Civil Dialogue in Polarized Times: A Case Study from Denver

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on September 28th, 2018 at 4:11 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community, Denver, Meetup, political polarizations

  A Better Group Experience

  This entry was contributed by Victoria Fann, on September 20th, 2018 at 8:00 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Ben Franklin Circle, engagement, facilitation, groups, Meetup, participations

  NYC November Ballot Initiative: Create a Civic Engagement Commission and have Citywide Participatory Budgeting

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on September 12th, 2018 at 6:26 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Civic Education, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: ballot initiative, New York City, Participatory budgetings

  Reconnecting with the Queen City through the Charlotte City Council

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 22nd, 2018 at 4:51 pm and is filed under Elected Officials, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charlotte City Council, neighborhood outreach, summer internships

  Filling Vacant Seats on Fayetteville City Council: What is it really about?

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on July 24th, 2018 at 1:51 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Public Meetings.

  Fayetteville City Council: Self interest or effective representation?

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on April 19th, 2018 at 9:01 am and is filed under Elected Officials, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: city council, conflict of interest, fraud, public service, recusal, resignations

  The Danger of Confederate Statues, and the Danger of Removing Them

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on January 25th, 2018 at 9:00 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Community Engagement, Confederate statues, controversy, statuess

  How Can Local Government Earn Trust in the Era of Fake News?

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on September 26th, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 3CMA, civil discourse, Community Engagement, Edelman Trust Barometer, fake news, local government, PIOs, public communicators, public trust, public trust of government, Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole, Xavier Higgss

  Where Affordable Housing Meets Community Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on May 5th, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Accessibility, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Housing, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, citizen engagement, Citizen participation in local government, Civic Engagement, collaboration, community development, Community Engagement, Community outreach, dialogue, Elected Officialss

  Changing the Conversation

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on April 14th, 2017 at 11:52 am and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, Charlotte, city council, collaboration, Community Relations, conversations, engagement, jobs, leadership, local government, policing, trusts

  Durham Budgeting Process and Neighborhood Representation

  This entry was contributed by Stephen Hopkins, on March 16th, 2017 at 1:13 pm and is filed under Elected Officials, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: budget process, citizen participation in the budget process, Community outreach, community participation, Durham, Elected Officials, gentrification, nc, neighborhood representation, North Carolina, Participatory budgeting, Ward systems

  Targeted Online Advertising for Wider Participation - the Raleigh Citywide Bike Plan

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on March 10th, 2017 at 10:28 am and is filed under Accessibility, Capacity Building, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizen participation, Civic Engagement, Civic participation, Effectiveness of online outreach, Lessons Learned, Planning Outreach, Raleigh, Raleigh Bike Planning, Social media, Spanish Engagement, Underserved Community Engagements

  Having your Say with Local Government: Approaching Elected Officials for Optimal Results

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on February 16th, 2017 at 10:21 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Elected Officials, elections, local government, North Carolina, political discussion, public meetings, public particiation, town hall meetings, Town of Carys

  Engaging Citizens Locally, ACC Edition: “When the ball is passed to you, be ready to shoot.”

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on February 9th, 2017 at 1:31 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen leadership, civic involvement, ELGL, local government, North Carolina, politics, professional association, town hall meetingss

  When well meaning people gather to try to solve an important social issue

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on February 2nd, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Elected Officials, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen engagement, collaboration, Economic Development, Elected Officials, homelessnesss

  Using Public Convenings to Advance Police Community Relations - Part 2: Meeting Design Principles that Advance Understanding

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on December 29th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 3-E question Scrub, community dialogue, Design choices in meetings about Police-community relations, Designing dialogues, Designing effective public forums, law enforcement, police-community dialogue, police-community relations, public dialogue, public forumss

  Moving to Cary From Rural NC: Urban and Rural Approaches to Citizen Engagement

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on September 15th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Cary, citizen engagement, Citizen participation in local government, Civic Engagement, Communication, Community Engagement, Community outreach, dialogue, Effectiveness of community outreach, Innovation, Outreach Methods, quality of life, Rural, Social media, Urbans

  Using Public Convenings to Advance Police Community Relations. Part 1: Sorting Through the Options for Meeting

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 30th, 2016 at 11:55 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 3-E question Scrub, Design choices in meetings about Police-community relations, Designing effective public forums, NC black pastors, police-community relationss

  One of the Most Important Things Local Officials Do That Hardly Ever Gets Noticed – The Budget

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on July 13th, 2016 at 10:24 am and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: input on budget decisions, local government budgets, Public comments

  Neighborhoods Vote to Spend $500K on 30 Projects in Greensboro

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on May 19th, 2016 at 1:48 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Greensboro, Neighborhood meetings, Participatory budgeting, Voting on Neighborhood projectss

  The Power of Public Grief

  This entry was contributed by Melody Warnick, on May 11th, 2016 at 12:13 pm and is filed under Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community trauma, mass shootings, Psychology Today, public grief, social connection, This Is Where You Belong, Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech Run in Remembrances

  The Power of Empowerment

  This entry was contributed by Jennifer Trotter, on February 5th, 2016 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Community Engagement, Community outreach, empowerment, IAP2 spectrum, Public Housing, Public Participations

  Blog Highlights 2015 - a Sampler from the Community Engagement Blogging Team

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, Dan Bagley, Michelle Bir, Brian Bowman, Shawn Colvin, Emily Edmonds, Cate Elander, Traci Ethridge, Katy Harriger, Stephen Hopkins, Rick Morse, Kevin Smith, Melody Warnick, Jennifer Phillips, on December 30th, 2015 at 1:51 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  Greensboro Budget Exercise: Broad-based Involvement and Neighborhood Choice

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on December 21st, 2015 at 3:49 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: brainstorming, community budget input, creating budget options, Greensboro participatory budgetings

  Trust through Transparency – Law Enforcement Agencies Ask Citizens for Input and Service

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on September 29th, 2015 at 10:06 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen, citizen advisory committees, Civic Engagement, deputies, dialogue, government, law enforcement, Police, police-community advisory board, sheriffs

  Participation, Trust and Location-Based Social Media Government Monitoring

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, John Stephens, on August 28th, 2015 at 1:09 pm and is filed under Online Participation, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Government Social Media; geolocation; monitoring social media; Facebook; Geofeedia; SeeClickFix; Open Town Hall; Next Door; crowd management; public rallies; privacys

  Building Community across Language Barriers

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on August 6th, 2015 at 5:20 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: consecutive interpretation, East Durham Children’s Initiative, icebreakers, Inclusiveness in public meetings, Language barriers, Outreach to Spanish-speakerss

  Citizen Participation at the Local Level: Elected Officials, Advisory Board positions

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on July 30th, 2015 at 9:26 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Diversity, Elected Officials, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: council-manager form of government, human relations board, parks and recreation board, planning board, running for local offices

  Conflicting Views on Confederate Flag, Memorials, Symbols: What to do in a “Post-Charleston” Environment?

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on July 24th, 2015 at 6:27 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Beyond Either-Or, community mediation, Confederate flag, Confederate memorial, dialogue, Emotional issues, rules for respect, S.B. 22s

  Dare to Think Differently

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on March 25th, 2015 at 2:25 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Diversity, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charlotte, Community Engagement, employee-citizen relationships, Knight Cities Challenge, local government, neighborhoods and physical barriers, neighborhoods working together, No Barriers team, public meeting, Take Tens

  How far down has your community engagement trickled?

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on February 16th, 2015 at 2:30 pm and is filed under Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizen participation in local government, Citizen trust, Community outreach, Effectiveness of community outreach, Farming, Food systems, Lessons Learneds

  Filling the empty rooms

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on December 3rd, 2014 at 8:00 am and is filed under Public Meetings.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Citizen apathy, Communication, Community outreach, News media, Public comment, School boards, Social medias
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  Hurricane Recovery: the Power of Strong Communities before the Storm

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 30th, 2019 at 12:11 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Disaster Relief, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Craig Fugate, first responders, Hurricane Katrina, hurricane recovery, Jacob Remess

  Census Hopes to Reverse Decades of Under-counting Youngest Children

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on June 5th, 2019 at 9:00 am and is filed under Accessibility, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 2020 Census, census, Census Bureau, Partnerships for America's Children, U.S. Census, U.S. Census Bureau, Undercount of Young Children Research Teams

  Homeless “Helping” Response: Transaction or Relationship?

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on June 26th, 2018 at 10:14 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Housing, Outreach Methods, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: CATCH Inc., partnership to help homeless people; charity for self-images

  The Spirit of Community: A Ben Franklin Circle in Weaverville, NC

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on June 12th, 2018 at 9:19 am and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Ben Franklin Circle, Community Engagement, drawing topics from a hat, JUNTO, quality conversations, quality of conversation, self-improvement, shared leadership, spirit of community, virtuess

  Savannah's story of community empowerment: Nice Video on Asset-Based Community Development in Action

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on May 21st, 2018 at 9:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Social Justice, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, Ames, Asset-Based Community Development, community revitalization, Iowa, Lakes Region Community Services Council - New Hampshire, Marquette, Michigan, Savannahs

  Empowering Our Community with Good Health: The Mustard Seed Story

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on March 15th, 2018 at 8:48 am and is filed under Innovation, Outreach Methods, Social Justice, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Community Engagement, upstream healths

  Housing Builds a Healthy Economy

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on December 21st, 2017 at 1:18 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Housing, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Center for Housing and Community Studies at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Collaborative Cottage Grove, Community Engagement, Economic Development, Greensboro, Greensboro Minimum Housing Commission, health, housing, Robert Wood Johnson Foundations

  The Beauty of a Co-op

  This entry was contributed by Philip Azar, Clarence Terry, Clarence & Philip, on December 7th, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Accessibility, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: co-op, Durhams

  Community Engagement Transforms Housing

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on September 15th, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Housing, Social Justice, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, code enforcement, Community Engagement, Cottage Grove community, Greensboro Minimum Housing Commissions

  Representative Local Government: How Do We Get There?

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on August 3rd, 2017 at 10:14 am and is filed under Diversity, Elected Officials, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community representation, Durham, Durham for All, Durham Mayoral election, local government, local government elected officials, nc, representation, representation in government, underrepresented groupss

  “Universities and Communities”: Joint Course between Wake Forest and Winston-Salem State Explores the Challenges and Opportunities

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on June 16th, 2017 at 10:13 am and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: communiversity, Ph.D. or no D, University-community relations, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, Winston-Salem State Universitys

  Housing Matters: School and Family Stability and Greensboro's Housing Our Community Initiative

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on June 7th, 2017 at 5:13 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Housing, Outreach Methods, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, Civic Engagement, community development, Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, Greensboros

  Panhandling: A public nuisance or the enemy of economic development?

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on May 24th, 2017 at 2:58 pm and is filed under Outreach Methods, Social Justice, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: face of poverty, fayetteville, Fayetteville NC, how panhandlers use their money, panhandlers, panhandling, poverty, pubilc safetys

  Changing the Conversation

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on April 14th, 2017 at 11:52 am and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, Charlotte, city council, collaboration, Community Relations, conversations, engagement, jobs, leadership, local government, policing, trusts

  When well meaning people gather to try to solve an important social issue

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on February 2nd, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Elected Officials, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen engagement, collaboration, Economic Development, Elected Officials, homelessnesss

  Housing or Food - How Does Our Community Solve The Puzzle?

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on October 6th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Housing, Social Justice, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: access, affordable housing, children, collaboration, Community Engagement, eviction, food insecurity, health, homelessness, housing, investments

  When Progress is at Odds!

  This entry was contributed by Stephen Hopkins, on September 26th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Social Justice.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, Black lives matter, Citizen trust, Civic participation, collaboration, community development, diversity, Durham, gentrification, opportunitys
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  Seeking the Seeds of Civic Tech in Medium-sized and Smaller Towns in NC

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on March 21st, 2019 at 1:46 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Innovation, Outreach Methods, social media, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: China Grove NC, civic tech, Dare County government, Duck NC, Legal Hackers, NC League of Municipalities, Rocky Mount NCs
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  Education for Engagement: Judges as Teachers

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on January 7th, 2020 at 11:22 am and is filed under Civic Education, Elected Officials, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Chief Justice John Roberts, graphic novel, iCivics, k-12 NC civics teaching resources, US Supreme Court, video gamess

  Participation vs. Engagement – Here is the Difference

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on November 6th, 2019 at 2:52 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Cabarrus Health Alliance, City Manager’s Office, City of Concord, Community Engagement, Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Emotional investment, Kannapolis Parks and Recreation, Public Affairs, public engagement, Public Participations

  More Observations about the Red/Blue Better Angels Workshop in Pittsboro

  This entry was contributed by Ruth Backstrom, on August 9th, 2019 at 12:09 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Better Angels, Better Angels 2019 Convention, facilitation, Pittsboro, Red and Blue viewpointss

  Civic Conversations - Building Relationships one Conversation at a Time

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 4th, 2019 at 4:02 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: • community engagement; dialogue; civil dialogue; disconnection; conversation, Institute for Emerging Issues, NC State University, North Carolinas

  Overcoming the Risk of a Rural Census Undercount

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on July 30th, 2019 at 10:44 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: 2020 Census, Allen Smart, Betsey Russell, Blandin Foundation, distrust in government, Funders for Civic Participation, Head Start, Medicaid, New Mexico Civic Engagement Table, NM Counts! 2020, rural America, rural broadband deficits, Sapelo Foundation, SNAP benefits, undercount, Upstream philanthropys

  From Sugar Between Neighbors to Community Building

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on April 3rd, 2019 at 8:06 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: borrow tools, borrowing sugar, Busy lives, community connection, good neighbors, Robert Putnam, small talk, social capitals

  Seeking the Seeds of Civic Tech in Medium-sized and Smaller Towns in NC

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on March 21st, 2019 at 1:46 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Innovation, Outreach Methods, social media, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: China Grove NC, civic tech, Dare County government, Duck NC, Legal Hackers, NC League of Municipalities, Rocky Mount NCs

  Sharing Dialogue and Deliberation Best Practices: NCDD 2018

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on January 2nd, 2019 at 3:55 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: anti-racism, Denver Police Community Advisory Board, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation, police-community relations, White Ally Toolkits

  NYC November Ballot Initiative: Create a Civic Engagement Commission and have Citywide Participatory Budgeting

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on September 12th, 2018 at 6:26 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Civic Education, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: ballot initiative, New York City, Participatory budgetings

  What Rural America Can Teach Us about Civil Society

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on September 5th, 2018 at 8:43 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: civil society, Independent Sector, rural civic engagement, rural power structures

  Dorothea Dix Park: A Park for Everyone

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 1st, 2018 at 1:24 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Raleigh Dorothea Dix Park; Pullen Park; Lake Raleigh; Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy; Dorothea Dix Park Master Plan; Neighborland; Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane; Michael Van Valkenburghs

  Savannah's story of community empowerment: Nice Video on Asset-Based Community Development in Action

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on May 21st, 2018 at 9:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Social Justice, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, Ames, Asset-Based Community Development, community revitalization, Iowa, Lakes Region Community Services Council - New Hampshire, Marquette, Michigan, Savannahs

  Are we overly focused on social media?

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on April 26th, 2018 at 9:53 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: analytics, Chapel Hill, Community Engagement, dashboards, Facebook, NC3C, persuasive technologies, smartphone addiction, Smartphones, Social media, Twitters

  Fayetteville City Council: Self interest or effective representation?

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on April 19th, 2018 at 9:01 am and is filed under Elected Officials, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: city council, conflict of interest, fraud, public service, recusal, resignations

  Empowering Our Community with Good Health: The Mustard Seed Story

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on March 15th, 2018 at 8:48 am and is filed under Innovation, Outreach Methods, Social Justice, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Community Engagement, upstream healths

  Dialogue through Simplicity: How Government Can Make Complicated Topics Easier to Grasp

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on March 8th, 2018 at 4:15 pm and is filed under Accessibility, Capacity Building, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  ACE Blog Draft

  This entry was contributed by Wad Khalafalla, on February 28th, 2018 at 10:22 am and is filed under Innovation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  Nothing Engages A Community Quite Like The Weather

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on February 1st, 2018 at 9:15 am and is filed under Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Call Centers, Chapel Hill, Community Engagement, crisis communication, disaster planning, emergency messages, extreme weather, facebook live, Social medias

  Community Engagement: Not Just an Event—Steps to support the Ongoing Flow

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on December 28th, 2017 at 10:28 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: community engagement infrastructure, local engagement commission, online local networks, participation infrastructure, wired public spaces, Youth councils, Youth engagements

  Investing in Our Neighborhood Schools

  This entry was contributed by Cate Elander, on November 16th, 2017 at 7:47 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Diversity, Innovation, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Community Engagement, community representation, Defend Durham Schools, Durham, public schools, representations

  Prison, Dog Training and Three Communities: Walls are not Solid Community Separators

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on November 2nd, 2017 at 10:45 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: EENP, Eyes Ears Nose and Paws, Franklin Correctional Center NC, prisoner dog training, service dogss

  Internships: A job? A civic experience? Maybe some of both.

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on October 5th, 2017 at 2:26 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: college students, government, internship, nonprofits, public service, student engagements

  Community Engagement Transforms Housing

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on September 15th, 2017 at 9:00 am and is filed under Housing, Social Justice, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: affordable housing, code enforcement, Community Engagement, Cottage Grove community, Greensboro Minimum Housing Commissions

  After #Charlottesville - What kinds of Engagement on Statues and Symbols in Passionate Debate?

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on August 18th, 2017 at 10:55 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charlottesville protest, Confederate memorials, Confederate statues, Dialogue on Confederate memorials, Duke University, Gov. Roy Cooper, Robert E. Lee statue, Sons of Confederate Veterans, State Senator Phil Berger, White Supremeacys

  Do Litter, Trees and Benches affect Civic Engagement? Yes - Design can help or hurt Civic Trust

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on July 20th, 2017 at 5:21 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Assembly Civic Engagement Survey, Assembly software, Center for Active Design, Charleston, Charlotte, community design, Greensboro, litter, Mustard Seed Community Health, Neighborhood Matching Grant program, New Hope Community Development Group., vacant lotss

  Gratitude for Local Government on Independence Day

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on July 5th, 2017 at 3:04 pm and is filed under Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: fireworks, fourth of July, Holidays, independence day, inspections, local government, public services

  Citizen Advisory Committees and Boards: Thoughts from a Recent Workshop

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, Rick Morse, on June 23rd, 2017 at 1:17 pm and is filed under Advisory Committees, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen advisory boards, citizen advisory bodies, citizen advisory committees, collaborative learning, School of Government workshops

  Local News is a Vital Tool for Civic Engagement: How’s the Health of Your Local Newspaper?

  This entry was contributed by Catherine Lazorko, on June 2nd, 2017 at 2:43 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Chapel Hill, Civic Engagement, civic journalism, Community Engagement, community journalism, local journalism, local journalists, local news, local news media, local newspapers, NC3C, News & Observer, pubic information, public information officerss

  Panhandling: A public nuisance or the enemy of economic development?

  This entry was contributed by Michelle Bir, on May 24th, 2017 at 2:58 pm and is filed under Outreach Methods, Social Justice, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: face of poverty, fayetteville, Fayetteville NC, how panhandlers use their money, panhandlers, panhandling, poverty, pubilc safetys

  A City Can Build Streets, But it Takes Residents to Build a Community

  This entry was contributed by Sabrina Colón, on October 20th, 2016 at 2:18 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: capital building, Charlotte, Citizen trust, Civic Engagement, Civic participation, community development, Community Engagement, Community outreach, Economic Development, local government, public private partnerships, street improvements, West Ends

  Housing or Food - How Does Our Community Solve The Puzzle?

  This entry was contributed by Beth McKee-Huger, on October 6th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Community Partnerships, Housing, Social Justice, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: access, affordable housing, children, collaboration, Community Engagement, eviction, food insecurity, health, homelessness, housing, investments

  Three Things Vacations Teach Us About Creating Great Towns

  This entry was contributed by Melody Warnick, on September 7th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Canada, love where you live, placemaking, travel, Victorias

  The Role of Grass Roots Community Development Organizations within Community Development Initiatives

  This entry was contributed by Clarence Terry, Philip Azar, Clarence & Philip, on August 11th, 2016 at 5:13 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Black lives matter, Clarence Terry, community, community change, community conversation, credibility, Displacement, Economic Development, gentrification, legitimacy, Philip Azar, respect, state-subsidized displacement, transformations

  The Power of Empowerment

  This entry was contributed by Jennifer Trotter, on February 5th, 2016 at 12:00 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Diversity, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Community Engagement, Community outreach, empowerment, IAP2 spectrum, Public Housing, Public Participations

  The Power of Small

  This entry was contributed by Melody Warnick, on January 6th, 2016 at 9:00 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charleston, Enough Pie, placemaking, Romney Urban Garden, South Carolina, urban gardenss

  Blog Highlights 2015 - a Sampler from the Community Engagement Blogging Team

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, Dan Bagley, Michelle Bir, Brian Bowman, Shawn Colvin, Emily Edmonds, Cate Elander, Traci Ethridge, Katy Harriger, Stephen Hopkins, Rick Morse, Kevin Smith, Melody Warnick, Jennifer Phillips, on December 30th, 2015 at 1:51 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Civic Education, Community Partnerships, Dialogue & Deliberation, Diversity, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  Internet Access Enhances Government Transparency, but Underserved Populations Remain

  This entry was contributed by Brian Bowman, on December 28th, 2015 at 12:10 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: accessing government information, color blindness, disabilities and Internet access, Elderly Outreach, Non-English Speakers and Internet access, People without Internet Access, Underserved Populations, Usability and Design, Web Accesss

  Greensboro Budget Exercise: Broad-based Involvement and Neighborhood Choice

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on December 21st, 2015 at 3:49 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Dialogue & Deliberation, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: brainstorming, community budget input, creating budget options, Greensboro participatory budgetings

  How “Thick” or “Thin” is Your Civic Engagement Project?

  This entry was contributed by Kevin Amirehsani, on December 15th, 2015 at 4:03 pm and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Building a Better Colorado, Engaged Public, FixMyStreet, keypad polling, Matt Leighninger, poverty reduction, SeeClickFix, TBD Colorado, Thick community engagement, Thin community engagements

  Passion-Driven Engagement for Social Change

  This entry was contributed by Shawn Colvin, on November 30th, 2015 at 12:48 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Community Partnerships, Diversity, Innovation, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: citizen engagement, Citizen participation in local government, Citizen trust, Civic Engagement, coalition building, community coalitions, community collaboration, Leonard Jason, Principles of Social Change, social changes

  Turn to the Creative Conquerors

  This entry was contributed by Dan Bagley, on November 2nd, 2015 at 4:45 pm and is filed under Community Partnerships, Elected Officials, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: co-creation, Community Engagement, community improvement, Cool Walkings, creative conquerors, engaged citizens, Glenwood Neighborhood, partnership, Peter Kageyama, Raleighs

  Conflicting Views on Confederate Flag, Memorials, Symbols: What to do in a “Post-Charleston” Environment?

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on July 24th, 2015 at 6:27 am and is filed under Dialogue & Deliberation, Elected Officials, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Beyond Either-Or, community mediation, Confederate flag, Confederate memorial, dialogue, Emotional issues, rules for respect, S.B. 22s

  The University as Community Partner: Translating Research

  This entry was contributed by Katy Harriger, on June 26th, 2015 at 9:18 am and is filed under Capacity Building, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: academic research, civic mission of higher education, Community Engagement, higher education, Pro Humanitate Institute, School of Government, town-gown relations, university outreach, university-community engagements

  Engaging farmers: A Neglected Aspect of the Local Food Movement’s Community Engagement Strategy

  This entry was contributed by Emily Edmonds, on May 7th, 2015 at 12:45 pm and is filed under Innovation, Online Participation, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: agriculture, farmer engagement, local foods

  Civic Health - 2015 NC Civic Index

  This entry was contributed by John Stephens, on April 10th, 2015 at 12:33 pm and is filed under Civic Education, Diversity, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charitable donations, Civic health, Community Engagement, group participation, Institute for Emerging Issues, interaction with neighbors, National Conference on Citizenship, NC Civic Health Index 2015, News media, population growth, religious institutions, social and economic vitality, Trust in institutions, Voluntarisms

  Dare to Think Differently

  This entry was contributed by Traci Ethridge, on March 25th, 2015 at 2:25 pm and is filed under Capacity Building, Diversity, Innovation, Outreach Methods, Public Meetings, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: Charlotte, Community Engagement, employee-citizen relationships, Knight Cities Challenge, local government, neighborhoods and physical barriers, neighborhoods working together, No Barriers team, public meeting, Take Tens

  Structuring Community Involvement – Anti-poverty work in Durham

  This entry was contributed by Stephen Hopkins, on March 11th, 2015 at 10:41 am and is filed under Advisory Committees, Capacity Building, Diversity, Elected Officials, Outreach Methods, Uncategorized.

  This entry was tagged with the following terms: accountability, Anti-poverty initiative, Citizen participation in local government, Citizen trust, Community outreach, Current residents - NEC Durham, Northeast Central Durham, social capitals

  Testing

  This entry was contributed by SOG Apps, on March 27th, 2001 at 1:43 pm and is filed under Uncategorized.
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