PublicDecisions PublicForum Book Talk Beth Offenbacker
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Community engagement efforts are based on good intentions, although they can easily go wrong and lead to ‘bad’ decisions. Knowing the essential steps that lead to a quality engagement outcome -- and the pitfalls to avoid -- are key for designing and implementing any engagement effort. Join us for a discussion with Australian community engagement practitioner, teacher and author Vivien Twyford about her insights -- drawn from more than 20 years working with public, nonprofit/NGO and private organizations -- about what you need to know about creating sustainable decisions. Twyford is the co-author, with Stuart Waters, Max Hardy and John Dengate, of the noted book Beyond Public Meetings: Connecting Community Engagement with Decision-Making.
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PublicDecisions PublicForum Book Talk with Vivien Twyford
Community engagement efforts are based on good intentions, although they can easily go wrong and lead to ‘bad’ decisions. Knowing the essential steps that lead to a quality engagement outcome -- and the pitfalls to avoid -- are key for designing and implementing any engagement effort. Join us for a discussion with Australian community engagement practitioner, teacher and author Vivien Twyford about her insights -- drawn from more than 20 years working with public, nonprofit/NGO and private organizations -- about what you need to know about creating sustainable decisions. Twyford is the co-author, with Stuart Waters, Max Hardy and John Dengate, of the noted book Beyond Public Meetings: Connecting Community Engagement with Decision-Making.