EVOLVE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
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Evolve Community Involvement helps Governments and organisations to involve people affected by decisions in the decision-making – achieving a solution that is better than expected, has support, can be implemented and is successful. An unexpected outcome is the development of long term and sustained relationships of integrity and credibility between your organisation and community/stakeholders.
Other terms for community involvement are 'Community Engagement', ‘Public Participation’, ‘Community Consultation’ and ‘Public Involvement’.
Are any of the following situations familiar?
You are conducting a participation program and:
• The issues are complex, there are numerous players and the expectations for the program seem unrealistic.
• The following complaints sound familiar: participation is inefficient, wastes precious time and resources, creates false expectations, and is irrational and elitist (you only hear the voice of the wealthy and well connected).
• You would love to work collaboratively to implement a program that is innovative, and where people both enjoy and are excited get involved.
• You wish to reach beyond the usual suspects (the ‘silent majority’, ‘screaming silents’, ‘non-players’, ‘once-bittens’ and ‘free riders’) and have a truly diverse cross-section of participants.Then we will benefit from working together……
• Develop a credible and supported solution that addresses complex issues, where there are numerous players with competing interests
• Avoid common pitfalls, save time and money by working with someone who has been through the school of ‘hard knocks’ and has developed award winning solutions;
• Deliver an efficient and effective participation program: one that saves time and resources, expectations are managed, and you attract the people who need to be involved.
• Help you to develop long term and sustained relationships of integrity and credibility between your organisation and community/stakeholders
• Help you to reach beyond the usual suspects (the ‘silent majority’, ‘screaming silents’, ‘non-players’, ‘once-bittens’ and ‘free riders’) and have a truly diverse cross-section of participants.
• Record, evaluate and manage data and evaluate your participation program so that you can continuously improve and deliver
• Make participating enticing to people: they want to participate, and enjoy it as do you
• Staff and community working on Federal, State and Community Government Projects
• Staff working within Government Departments: Federal, State and Local
• Community Groups and Aid Organisations
Contact us or call now for a free, no-pressure consultation to see how we can help you design and deliver the best participation program possible.
