7. Given these changes, why is it important to engage people? And why might they want to be engaged?
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11. Shared interest among different engagement approaches: going beyond merely ‘engaging’ people
12. Successes, limitations of engagement so far Why do it: Make a decision or plan in a reasonable way Get more people working on the issue Build trust Successes: When done well, meets all three goals above Gives new leaders a chance to step forward Challenges: Takes lots of time (especially recruitment) Hard to sustain (not designed to be sustained) May meet goals of ‘engagers,’ but not ‘engaged’ Doesn’t often change the institutions Trust, relationships fade over time
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14. Does this reflect what you’re seeing in your community? What are you up against, and what do you have going for you?
Editor's Notes
The DDC network includes practitioner organizations, operating foundations, and academic researchers Lakewood story? ED joke?
Participation, democratic governance, and about ten other civic synonyms People in different fields have different favorites
Participation, democratic governance, and about ten other civic synonyms People in different fields have different favorites
This is the challenge – and opportunity – we all face, no matter what kinds of organizations we lead or belong to