1. Promoting Participation Among Diverse Groups
Identifying Potential Participants Among Diverse Groups

2. What does it mean to identify potential participants among diverse groups?
To identify the different sectors of a community, and then to prepare a wide and diverse list of potential members who could support you and who could work for your cause. 2

3. Why identify potential participants among diverse groups?
Represents the community
Gain different opinions
More talent
New community relationships

4. When do you identify potential participants?
Anytime, but especially when you're:
Starting a membership drive
Running a campaign
Wanting to expand your membership, or broaden your membership base 4

5. How do you identify potential participants?
Know the different sectors of the community
Social Institutions
Other organizations
Specialized groups whose purpose relates to your own
Individual citizens 5

6. How do you identify potential participants? (cont.)
Identify & list potential members within each sector
Find specific names
Take down contact information of all potential participants
Put names in rough priority order, based on how much you desire that person's involvement 6