Connecting Public Dialogue to Action and Change
Are you trying to make change in your community? This workbook will help you organize large-scale public dialogue, and it will help you connect the talk to action.
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Community-Police Engagement
Everyday Democracy's Approach - To Community-Police Engagement
More than a seat at the table: A resource for authentic and equitable youth engagement
Young people’s involvement and leadership is central to creating sustainable community change. But many community groups run into problems when they try to engage young people in their work. Here, we lay out solutions to some of the most common issues.
Beginner's guide to creating a video story
Your community has a story to tell, and video could be the best way to tell it. Video can be more captivating than stills or text. Check out this guide to help you get started on using video to tell your community's story.
Recruitment Strategy Worksheet
Use these worksheets to help your group design a strategy for reaching out and getting new volunteers and participants.
Activity for Incorporating a Racial Equity Lens in Action Teams
This exercise is designed to help you have a conversation about how your community’s racial dynamics may be impacting your work as you move forward to act on the ideas generated from the dialogues. It will help you think about how you can work together more equitably as a team during this phase of the process.
Leadership Compass Activity
This is a team building activity for an organizing coalition or action teams to use during their first or second meeting.
Prioritizing Action Ideas Activity
This activity is designed to help coalition and action team members evaluate action ideas and make decisions where the group has a chance for success. Small groups should use this tool before making a decision on which actions to pursue.
Asset Mapping Activity
This activity can be used to identify the resources that will help your coalition organize a dialogue-to-change effort.
Messaging Strategy Worksheet
If you have a message that you want to spread to members in your community, you'll be more effective and reach more people if you have a clear strategy. Use this worksheet to help guide your team in creating a messaging strategy.
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Dialogue to Change
Our ultimate goal is to create positive community change that includes everyone, and our tools, advice, and resources foster that kind of change. Whether you’re grappling with a divisive community issue, or simply want to include residents’ voices in city government, Everyday Democracy's Dialogue to Change process, using a racial equity lens, can help.