Empowering & Advancing Agency in the Community Donna Griffin Meeka Outlaw Nora Elmarzouky Stephanie Michel Verónica Ayala Flores
Why does community engagement matter? How can we do it more effectively? Spend some time working on common community challenges in groups
Community Connections is a program of Philadelphia LISC Selected groups received: Peer Learning Coaching Money Who could apply? A range of non-profits, civic associations, Neighborhood Advisory Councils, And Recreation Advisory Groups. Today’s workshop we are going to provide the highlights of the peer learning. Community Connections is a program of Philadelphia LISC Funded by the City of Philadelphia’s Division of Housing and Community Development
Who’s in the room?
Find the marker in the room that best describes where you live. Have labels around the room: Government, Community, Non-profits, Funder, Artist, Intermediaries, what else?
What is a community challenge you are working on? Find the table in the room that corresponds to the issue you are working on. Have table labels around specific issues
Introduce Yourself! Name Neighborhood you live in Why did you choose this table? Any ideas/challenges/opportunities Make sure it’s one sentence!!
Individually write on sticky notes… What comes to mind when you hear “community engagement”? Talk about a time when you were part of or heard about a successful community engagement activity. Share-out in pairs afterwards! What can community engagement do? Keep in mind
Talk about why community engagement matters
What are some strategies for Community Engagement?
Plan for it! Edit boxes sizes. Give time to Meeka to talk about her work-plan
We use storytelling for: Grant applications Reporting Presentations Bringing community together Challenging existing narratives & more!
How do you use storytelling in your work? Tell a story about your organization or about a particular project What is the project/organization? What did you do? What is the mission/goal? Who was involved and how? Who benefited and how? What are the results/impact of the project?
https://www.storybasedstrategy.org/
More things to keep in mind… Who do you want to tell the story to? What is the best method? How would you assess their reach – Who is the target audience? Who consumes what types of information? Who are you trying to reach?
Mapping Your Impact
How does the work evolve? ENHANCE REPLACE LIMIT RE-USE Notes: How do you define success?
Debrief & Wrap-up Have 3 individuals quickly
Thank You! Donna Griffin Community Capacity Builders dgriffin845@gmail.com Meeka Outlaw Diversidied Community Services moutlaw@dcsphila.org Nora Elmarzouky insite collaborative elman299@newschool.edu Stephanie Michel North 5th Street Revitalization Project 5738 North 5th Street Philadelphia, PA 19120 267-331-9091 stephanie@shopnorth5th.com Verónica Ayala Flores Local Initiatives Support Corporation 718 Arch Street, Suite 500 S Philadelphia, PA 19106 215.923.3802 vayala-flores@lisc.org