Connecting with Communities, Listening to Local Voices
Practical funded training to help smaller organisations build community relationships, encourage participation and make a positive local impact.
Meaningful community engagement starts with listening, understanding local needs and building relationships based on trust. For smaller organisations, charities and social enterprises, these connections are essential to delivering services and activities that make a real difference.
This practical three-hour session explores how to connect with communities, encourage participation and involve people in decisions that affect them. You’ll discover straightforward approaches to identifying local needs, overcoming barriers to engagement and gathering feedback that can help shape your organisation’s activities and services.
Key Learning
- Understand the principles of effective community engagement
- Identify communities, stakeholders and local needs
- Recognise barriers to participation and encourage inclusion
- Explore practical ways to build trust and strengthen relationships
- Recognise potential challenges and manage risks
- Plan simple, meaningful community engagement activities
- Gather and use community feedback to inform future activities
The course is open to individuals working within small and micro-businesses, VCSE organisations, sole traders and diverse-owned organisations. Eligibility criteria apply, with priority given to organisations supporting or operating within Kent (including Medway) and North Wales.
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