Empowering Advancing Agency in the Community Donna Griffin

I. Why does community engagement matter? II. How can we do it more effectively?

Selected groups received: Peer Learning Coaching Community Connections is a program of Philadelphia LISC

Find the marker in the room that best describes where you live.

What is a community challenge you are working on? Find the table in the

Introduce Yourself! Name Neighborhood you live in Why did you choose this table? Any

Individually write on sticky notes… 1. What comes to mind when you hear “community

What are some strategies for Community Engagement?

We use storytelling for: • • • Grant applications Reporting Presentations Bringing community together

How do you use storytelling in your work? Tell a story about your organization

More things to keep in mind… • Who do you want to tell the

How does the work evolve? ENHANCE Notes: REPLACE LIMIT RE-USE

Thank You! Donna Griffin Community Capacity Builders dgriffin 845@gmail. com Meeka Outlaw Nora Elmarzouky

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Empowering & Advancing Agency in the Community Donna Griffin Meeka Outlaw Nora Elmarzouky Stephanie Michel Verónica Ayala Flores

I. Why does community engagement matter? II. How can we do it more effectively?

Selected groups received: Peer Learning Coaching Community Connections is a program of Philadelphia LISC Funded by the City of Philadelphia’s Division of Housing and Community Development Money

Who’s in the room?

Find the marker in the room that best describes where you live.

What is a community challenge you are working on? Find the table in the room that corresponds to the issue you are working on.

Introduce Yourself! Name Neighborhood you live in Why did you choose this table? Any ideas/challenges/opportunities

Individually write on sticky notes… 1. What comes to mind when you hear “community engagement”? 2. Talk about a time when you were part of or heard about a successful community engagement activity. Share-out in pairs afterwards!

What are some strategies for Community Engagement?

Plan for it!

We use storytelling for: • • • Grant applications Reporting Presentations Bringing community together Challenging existing narratives & more!

How do you use storytelling in your work? Tell a story about your organization or about a particular project • What is the project/organization? What did you do? What is the mission/goal? • Who was involved and how? • Who benefited and how? • What are the results/impact of the project?

https: //www. storybasedstrategy. org/

More things to keep in mind… • Who do you want to tell the story to? What is the best method? • How would you assess their reach – • Who is the target audience? • Who consumes what types of information? • Who are you trying to reach?

Mapping Your Impact

How does the work evolve? ENHANCE Notes: REPLACE LIMIT RE-USE

Debrief & Wrap-up

Thank You! Donna Griffin Community Capacity Builders dgriffin 845@gmail. com Meeka Outlaw Nora Elmarzouky Stephanie Michel Verónica Ayala Flores moutlaw@dcsphila. org elman 299@newschool. ed u 5738 North 5 th Street Philadelphia, PA 19120 718 Arch Street, Suite 500 S Philadelphia, PA 19106 267 -331 -9091 215. 923. 3802 stephanie@shopnorth 5 th. com vayala-flores@lisc. org Diversidied Community Services in site collaborative North 5 th Street Revitalization Project Local Initiatives Support Corporation