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Jo Matthews – Soil and SoulKirsti Norris – Action for Sustainability

Large Scale Community Engagement Strategies

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Why Social Engagement?

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Discover

How does your organisation involve people in meaningful conversations?

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Dream

How could social engagement support your sustainability agenda / strategy?

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Open Space

Whoever comes are the right people.

Whatever happens is the only thing that could have happened.

Whenever it starts is the right time.

When it’s over, it’s over.

The Law of Two Feet

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Communities of Practice

Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.

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Design

Which of these would I like to try?

Who with?

When?

What else do I need?

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Destiny

Over to you….

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More help

Handout (available on conference resource site)

Books

Web links and on line resources

Support

EAUC Community of Practice

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1. People need to feel part of the decision to change and engaged in it

2. Whatever you start you have to follow through

3. Choose the method that is going to best achieve your desired outcome

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Your next steps – making the most of your EAUC Membership…

1. Resources -• visit the dedicated community section on the EAUC resource bank• Visit the adult and community education section of SORTED – the

online resource for sustainability in the Learning and Skills sector

3. Training - view our pre-recorded partnerships and engagement EAUC CPD webinar series

4. Recognition - enter the 2012 Green Gown Awards social responsibility and/or behaviour change categories. Entries open summer 2012

5. Measure and improve - sign up to LiFE www.thelifeindex.org.uk. EAUC Members receive a significant discount• LiFE offers a dedicated ‘community and public engagement’

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Membership matters at www.eauc.org.uk