Nexus Community Engagement Institute: Our Journey
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Community engagement evaluation creates processes for many people in a community to bring their experience, knowledge and dreams to shape the evaluation and, thus, the outcomes of the work. A best practice of community engagement is to involve community members in shaping and leading evaluation.
This model describes the outcomes that result from authentic community engagement. It includes the tangible, visible goals of the work as well as the assets that are the building blocks for positive change.
This Playbook is a creative outlet and workbook for deep guided reflection and practice using all 5 senses to embody community engagement practices & principles.
We offer this as a guide to help ourselves and our fellow practitioners grow in our understanding of community engagement and to be thoughtful about our own practice of engagement techniques
This report includes tips and strategies to engage more effectively with community. It is based on learnings and reflections from a long-term community engagement cohort inside of a large institution.
With Nexus’ expertise and guidance, Urban Homeworks changed the way it worked, integrating community engagement into their organizational culture and ensuring residents had decision-making power, 2015.
NACDI used community engagement strategies to build American Indian political, cultural, and economic power on the South Side of Minneapolis.
This story details Hope Community’s approach to deep community engagement, an organic model shaped by input from partners, residents, and other stakeholders for the past 20 years.
Learn about how The Cultural Wellness Center increased parent engagement in a Saint Paul Public School using a community engagement strategy grounded in cultural connection.