Recruit community stakeholders to participate in the Community Network
Review the Working Group Assessment Template and Power Analysis Template from the previous actions to identify participants.
Complete Community Network engagement analysis
Using the Community Network Template, categorize how each stakeholder would like to contribute to the Just Communities planning and implementation work:
- Inform: Recipient of information to support understanding over time. No active involvement or direct feedback.
- Consult: Review analysis, alternatives and/or decisions in published documents or presented in public meetings or through online engagement tools.
- Involve: Provide direct input to ensure needs and perspective is understood and considered.
- Collaborate: Formal involvement in all aspects of the development of alternatives and the identification of preferred solutions through working groups or other formal involvement structures.
- Empower: Granted formal decision-making authority by the Governing Body.
Document stakeholder priorities and alignment regarding Just Communities Pillars
- List stakeholders’ racial equity priorities within the neighborhood. Document areas of alignment among candidates.
- List stakeholders’ priorities to improve climate resilience within the neighborhood. Document areas of alignment among candidates.
Formalize the Community Network
- Convene Community Network to formalize and acknowledge participation.
- Develop a purpose statement for the Community Network to document how they will engage with the Governing Body. Solicit feedback to refine the purpose statement to ensure clarity regarding levels of participation, communication, meeting schedules, etc.
Engagement
- Start by engaging community stakeholders that the Working Group has strong relationships with to build an understanding of the Just Communities initiative. Broaden the outreach, with a focus on contacting often unrepresented populations – youth, renters, seniors, immigrants, and people with physical and cognitive differences.
- Listen deeply and treat community members with respect and honor their knowledge and lived experiences throughout the engagement effort. –
- The Working Group should solicit input and synthesize results of the Community Network Template with each listed stakeholder to ensure the results represent their input to date.
Certification Templates
Certifciation Templates are only available for active APs and Certification candidates.