Community Engagement Conversations
The MAPC Community Engagement Team invites you to attend a series of Community Engagement Conversations between September 2024 through May 2025.
The once-a-month conversations will focus on different community engagement topics to support this work within your own community and introduce you to the services MAPC offers when you work with the MAPC Community Engagement Team.
You can register for as many of the monthly Conversations that you are interested in on one form.
To view the recordings and presentation slides of previous sessions, please go to the Recordings from Past Conversations section.
Questions?
Javier Gutierrez
Director of Community Engagement
[email protected]
MAPC's Community Engagement Team
The Community Engagement Department supports municipalities in integrating residents' input into policy and planning projects. Our work is centered around engaging those who have not historically had a seat at the table in planning and policymaking throughout the MAPC region.
Our Purpose for these Conversations
- Gain a group understanding of community engagement principles, strategies, and frameworks,
- Create a space for attendees to share barriers they face around community engagement, and
- Introduce you to the MAPC Community Engagement Team and how they can support your work.
Conversations Schedule
Below is the overarching dates, times, and topics for each monthly Community Engagement Conversation.
November 21, 2024 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
The Community Engagement Wheel
Learn about the framework that can be used to approach any community engagement project.
January 16, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Establishing Relationship Foundations
Gain an understanding of how to build core foundational relationships with stakeholders, members of your community, partners, and others.
February 27, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Designing Accessible Engagement
Build an understanding of tools you can use to make engagement accessible for people of different languages and for persons with disabilities.
March 20, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Building/Engaging Community Groups
Learn about the best ways to involve key stakeholders in decision-making processes and how to manage expectations from residents while leading impactful public participation work.
April 17, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Evaluating Community Engagement
Build an understanding of tools to implement evaluation of equity in your community engagement.
May 6, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Facilitation Techniques
Build an understanding of how to facilitate digital and in-person meetings to help your participants share their needs and challenges.
Recordings from Past Conversations
Below you will find the recordings and presentation slides for each Community Engagement Conversation that has already taken place.
October 17, 2024
Conducting a Stakeholder Analysis
This session focused on how to engage different voices when considering your strategic direction and plans.
September 19, 2024
Principles of Community Engagement
Participants were introduced to MAPC's approach to community engagement work.