by Anna Dixon | Community Engagement
When you are consulting with your community and other stakeholders, things can go really right or really wrong. Planning how you go about the consultation is key. If you’re planning a consultation, here are a few critical things to consider: Who are you inviting to be...
by Anna Dixon | Community Engagement
When planning for a community engagement process, there are numerous methods you can use to increase levels of community engagement. One broad area, that you’ve likely experienced yourself without even realising, is gamification. What’s that you say? Is...
by Anna Dixon | Communication, Community Engagement, Stakeholders
When organisations think about stakeholder engagement, sometimes the focus is all about the local level. This is definitely important because community engagement is key to project success. But another level of engagement to consider is how you are connecting with...
by Anna Dixon | Communication, Community Engagement
We often work with non-profit organisations and local governments on community engagement projects. Occasionally it raises an interesting question – what’s the difference between community engagement and communication? Many smaller local governments team...
by Rhiannon Bristow-Stagg | Community Engagement, Funding, Not-For-Profit
Not-for-profits touch many lives and undoubtedly your intended audience truly appreciate what you do. But it can be a difficult situation to raise funds in, because often those who use the service are not the ones that can (or should) fund it. However, using...
by Anna Dixon | Communication, Community Engagement, Local Government
How might community influencers impact your business or organisation? Perhaps you’re looking to broaden who you hear from and give them the opportunity to influence a process, but what happens when they don’t seem that interested? Local governments in...