SILC-NET Presents: Conducting Successful Community Forums: Engaging Stakeholders, Mobilizing Communities A National Teleconference & Webcast
Table of Contents
- SILC-NET Presents: Conducting Successful Community Forums
- Today's discussion led by…
- Source
- Session Objectives Participants will be able to:
- Section 1
- What is a Forum?
- Complexity of Social Change
- Before You Begin…
- Why Do You Want to Hold a Forum?
- Types of Forums
- Community Education Forums
- Community Engagement Forums
- Community Action Forums
- Forum Considerations
- Questions & Answers
- Section 2
- Cartoon
- Steps in Pulling off a Forum
- Convene a Planning Group
- Create a Concept Paper
- Raise Resources
- Pay Attention to Leadership
- Design the Forum
- Design Elements
- Questions & Answers
- Section 3
- Event Preparation
- Red Flags
- Two Key Roles in Managing the Event
- Coordinator
- Facilitator
- Questions & Answers
- Section 4
- Planting Seeds: Prep Work for Follow-up Action
- Fertilizing: Building Commitment During the Forum
- Harvesting: Getting Results
- Questions & Answers
- Five Principles to Remember
- Wrap Up and Evaluation
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Harvesting: Getting Results
- Budget time and staff for follow-up
- Produce forum summaries or reports
- Coordinate follow-up action
- Should emerge during forum
- Early small successes
- Communicate, communicate
- Support emerging leaders
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