TLDR: A successful community engagement strategy is about many moving pieces that are not always considered such as learning about the needs and abilities of specific communities and sub-communities, removing practical participation barriers, and use of inclusive, non-traditional engagement tactics. Introduction Successful community engagement and outreach strategies...
What an exciting year this has been – this year feels like so many years in one. It has been at once one of the most challenging years and the most rewarding… It seems like just yesterday that we were trialing coworking spaces in January –...
Our team at Connect the Dots worked with the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) on their just-released study Mobility Choices: Transportation Conversations in Three Black and Latino Communities in the Greater Philadelphia Region. The study sought to develop a better understanding of the complex decision-making...
The event is booked. The Zoom call is scheduled. The survey link is live. Now all you need is participants from far and wide – how do you get out the word? Even the best engagement strategies need equally great accompanying outreach strategies, since you...
Sylvia Garcia-Garcia is Connect the Dots’ Project Manager of Community Engagement, based in Philadelphia. She is a bicultural multilingual experienced social impact professional, passionate about centering inclusion and sustainability. Sylvia holds a Master’s in Strategic Thinking from Tec de Monterrey and has since worked as...
Sylvia Garcia-Garcia is Connect the Dots’ Project Manager of Community Engagement, based in Philadelphia. She is a bicultural multilingual experienced social impact professional, passionate about centering inclusion and sustainability. Sylvia holds a Master’s in Strategic Thinking from Tec de Monterrey and has since worked as...
Sylvia Garcia-Garcia recently joined Connect the Dots as Project Manager of Community Engagement, based in Philadelphia. She is a bicultural multilingual experienced social impact professional, passionate about centering inclusion and sustainability. Sylvia holds a Master’s in Strategic Thinking from Tec de Monterrey and has since...
Our team is so excited to have been selected to lead the engagement process surrounding the Roundhouse alongside our partners at Amber Art and Design! Our diverse multidisciplinary team includes planners, artists, experts in trauma-informed engagement and community mental health, placemakers, historic preservationists, and a...
Our founder Marisa recently spoke with CitizenLab’s team about the latest trends at the intersection of government and technology , with a focus on community engagement. You can read the full interview below to see what she thinks about the role of online engagement in...
This article was originally posted on Citizen Lab, Dec 14th 2021. View original article here. --- From urgent calls for racial justice in public spaces to the recovery of small businesses in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s obvious that urban main streets face unique...