Pinpointing Your Participation: Stronger Assessments and Better Evaluation

Two sessions:

Monday, March 15, 1:00 pm -4:45 pm (EDT)

Thursday March 18, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (EDT)

Description:

Do you know if your P2 programs and campaigns are working? Join us for a 2 day workshop where you will have the opportunity to discuss your actual P2 projects and receive feedback from your peers and the instructor. 

Of all the tools in your Involvement toolbox, none are more important, and often overlooked, as much as assessment and evaluation. A strong assessment and continued evaluation will ensure that your participation program recognizes, and addresses stakeholder needs. This is particularly important on projects with high potential controversy, but can be used to improve any project. This class will strengthen your assessment skills and ensure that ongoing evaluations make your participation program adaptable and effective.

This two-session class — with scheduled small-group practice sessions (optional) — will provide the tools to customize your participation plans that reach all affected by decisions, not just the usual participants. It will assist you in building trust among your communities and elevate the issues most important to stakeholders into project discussions. 

Cost: $265 member, $355 nonmember $175 student

Members must log in to iap2usa.org to receive the member rate.

IAP2 International members and students will require a code to register. Please contact info@iap2usa.org. 

Trainer:

 Doug Zenn has 30 years of experience in the communications field and has developed and managed community involvement, awareness, and education efforts around numerous issues including visioning, transportation, water resources, community-based planning and more. Doug has led ZennAssociates’ development of the innovative “Three-Dimensional Public Participation” model (3DP2) an approach that expands community access to project information and provides unique avenues for community input including the use of new technologies. Doug also serves on the executive committee for IAP2’s Cascade Chapter (Oregon and Southwest Washington) and is a certified trainer for IAP2’s public involvement foundations courses. Doug Zenn has 30 years of experience in the communications field and has developed and managed community involvement.

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