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Honoring National Day of Racial Healing — Episode 127

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

Launched in 2017, this day originated as part of the WK Kellogg Foundation’s national Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation efforts. I’m thrilled to welcome Vicky Stott, the senior program officer for racial equity and community engagement at the W.K.

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Coffee and Cake with Darius Turner

Social Pinpoint

At Social Pinpoint, we always find it a rewarding experience to have a conversation with a community engagement specialist. Recently, the two Jess’s spoke with Darius Turner during the 2017 Community Engagement Summit to discuss all things engagement.

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How to Build Community Consensus Throughout the Engagement Process

Social Pinpoint

It has even been revealed that community opposition has contributed to the delay or cancellation of more than $30 billion worth of infrastructure projects nationally in the decade to 2017. It’s essential that we build consensus throughout the community engagement process, especially when the project is new or controversial.

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The Clever yet Simple Trick One Library Marketer Uses To Remind Her Community of All Her Library Offers Every Day of the Year!

Super Library Marketing

One of my all-time favorite pieces of library marketing came from the Invercargill (New Zealand) City Library back in 2017, which was 2 years before I became a library marketer! They did a parody of a Hollywood Reporter magazine cover featuring the Kardashian clan at the height of their Keeping Up with the Kardashians fame.

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Managing Emergencies: The Challenges of the Future

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

In some instances, notably the Manchester Arena bombing and the Grenfell Tower fire (both in 2017), the shortcomings have been nothing less than scandalous (Kerslake 2018, Moore-Bick 2019). They have few mechanisms for involving the community or creating an efficient, effective local system. link] (accessed 21 October 2022).

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Public consultation and social housing: the importance of listening to tenants

Bang the Table

Taking the perspectives of tenants on board is increasingly necessary, particularly since the Grenfell disaster in the UK in 2017. We all have a right to shelter, but do we also have the right to have our voices heard? It is important to bear in mind that consultation has not, and is unlikely, to move to be completely online.

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Digital Engagement for Mental Health

Social Pinpoint

Comparing this to the 2017-18 data, there was an increase from 20.1% Concerning this surge in mental health disorders, we spoke with a well-known mental health agency to understand the implications for engagement levels between individuals and agencies post-pandemic. had a selected physical condition.