Final Reports - Best Practices

We have concluded our dialogue-to-change meetings and held our Action ... View thread

Hello,Several members of my local community (greater Green Bay, WI) ... View thread

Overwhelmed? Eager to get something done? Here are a few things you could do right now.

Even though you may want to launch a large-scale public ... View thread

A tool to move your action team closer to your vision

What can an organizer do to ensure that dialogue participants ... View thread

6 elements of successful action groups

If you've reached the action phase, congrats! Give yourself a ... View thread

Can social media support dialogue activities?

How are other communities using social media (Facebook or other ... View thread

Do coalitions need a "home" to stay healthy?

Last fall, we promised to give some thought to a ... View thread

Racial dynamics in dialogues and facilitation

I’ve talked before about racial dynamics in the planning and ... View thread

How to find active community coalition members in this economic climate?

I tend to worry a lot about if/when we lose ... View thread

Planning an event for Martin Luther King, Jr., Day

Revisiting the legacy of Dr. King reminds us of the ... View thread

Sustaining a community coalition

It seems that the "best practice" for sustaining a community ... View thread

Bringing in new coalition members

Community Coalitions are always looking for new folks to join ... View thread

Getting people to turn up for a meeting

Why didn’t the 40 people you invited to your meeting ... View thread

A sample dialogue with your coalition can go a long way

It is important for a dialogue-to-change effort’s coalition members to ... View thread

Resources needed for student retention

What are the research articles/ books that show that deliberative ... View thread

Institutionalizing University Centers

Question: What are the most persuasive messages for our work ... View thread

Putting action into motion

For public dialogue to lead to change, support for action ... View thread

There’s more than one way to hold small-group dialogues

As part of a community change effort, small-group dialogues can ... View thread

Give dialogue participants the facts

Many dialogue-to-change programs develop “fact sheets” to use along with ... View thread

Scheduling made easy

Scheduling a meeting is a little bit like herding cats. ... View thread

Helping your steering group get to work

The following list covers the things that need the most ... View thread

Communications planning is key to your effort’s success

Effective programs use strategic communication to advance their goals. Developing ... View thread

Question of Timing???

Question: Are we going too fast? Based on ... View thread

Racial dynamics in planning and organizing a dialogue-to-change effort

As you plan and organize a large community-change initiative, pay ... View thread

Launching a dialogue-to-change effort: Where do I begin?

When a public engagement initiative is just getting off the ... View thread

Ensuring that everyone has a chance to participate

I recently had a conversation with an organizing committee of ... View thread

Making ideas become a reality

After a community in the Midwest had completed dialogues to ... View thread

Managing the action phase of a dialogue-to-change effort

Everyday Democracy is still on the learning edge for what ... View thread

What's the problem? Identifying the issue to work on in your community

**How do you figure out what will bring people to ... View thread

Using a community "summit" to jump start your effort

A good way to focus public attention on the issue ... View thread

Fundraising in times of financial crisis

From our friend Dennis Chin at the Movement Vision Lab:Considering ... View thread

Planning communications for your program

I e-mailed this advice to Solomon Hatch, community outreach coordinator ... View thread