Tag: community engagement

How Do You Evaluate Equity in Community Engagement?

Posted on February 14, 2023 at 4:31 pm. Written by Tim Viall

How Do You Evaluate Equity in Community Engagement? Piloting a qualitative evaluation of equitable community engagement processes Written by Gloria Huangpu, Community Engagement Specialist Raise your hand if the idea […]

DLTA Spotlight: Win2030 Visioning

Posted on May 4, 2021 at 12:39 pm. Written by Rachel Marx

Photo by acme401, Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) DLTA Spotilight: Win2030: A Visioning Plan for Winthrop Written by Operations Specialist Rachel Marx District Local Technical Assistance, or “DLTA” funds, are state […]

DLTA Spotlight: Virtual Meeting Guide

Posted on March 31, 2021 at 11:49 am. Written by Elise Harmon

DLTA Spotlight: Virtual Meeting Guide Written by Operations Specialist Rachel Marx District Local Technical Assistance, or “DLTA” funds, are state grants distributed among the state’s 13 Regional Planning Agencies (RPAs)—including […]

What You Need to Know About Hosting Virtual Focus Groups

Posted on March 2, 2021 at 4:45 pm. Written by Iolando Spinola

What You Need to Know About Hosting Virtual Focus Groups By Iolando Spinola, Community Engagement Specialist II Are you trying to build meaningful relationships with community members as you conduct […]

It’s Time to Embrace the Virtual Meeting for the Long Haul

Posted on February 26, 2021 at 9:00 am. Written by Carolina Prieto

It’s Time to Embrace the Virtual Meeting for the Long Haul By Carolina Prieto, Community Engagement Manager Nearly a year ago, in a matter of just a few weeks, government […]

Inclusionary Engagement: Lessons from Next Stop Revere

Posted on February 1, 2021 at 5:53 pm. Written by Iolando Spinola

Inclusionary Engagement: Lessons from Next Stop Revere Written By: Iolando Spinola, Community Engagement Specialist II Revere, Massachusetts is a city of immigrants, founded on waves of migrations from countries across […]

Moving Our Democracy Forward: Virtual Town Meetings

Posted on January 5, 2021 at 5:25 pm. Written by Iolando Spinola

Moving Our Democracy Forward: Virtual Town Meetings Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Greater Boston region in early March, municipalities have been at the center of addressing many of the […]

Call for Participants: “Living Together” Documentary

Posted on August 7, 2020 at 6:01 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Download Call for Participants Call for Participants: “Living Together” Documentary MAPC and filmmaker Mariona Lloreta are seeking participants for a short film that will feature residents of Greater Boston. The […]

Shared Practices for Engagement in Virtual Meetings

Posted on May 8, 2020 at 10:24 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Hosting engaging public meetings over virtual platforms can be tricky. Since the COVID-19 emergency necessitated working from home, MAPC has been working with staff and partners to understand how to […]

Medfield Town Meeting Votes on Future of Medfield State Hospital

Posted on December 4, 2019 at 3:49 pm. Written by Daniel Koff

At MAPC, civic participation is the backbone of planning. That’s why our Medfield Creative Placemaking project centers community engagement and activation at the core of efforts to build public education […]