Engagement Review: An Approach for Building Public Trust in Engagement
Join Shannon Gordon and Cheeying Ho from WCS Engagement + Planning for an interactive one-hour webinar that will help you step back from the day to day of delivering engagement and asses what’s working, what’s not, and what if. This session is essential for local government officials and engagement practitioners looking to objectively evaluate and refresh their public engagement practices, taking trends, best practices, and community expectations and preferences into consideration. Don’t miss your chance to enhance your skills and contribute to building stronger community relationships.
What You Will Learn:
Discover a practical approach to assessing your engagement efforts, ensuring they align with policies, best practices, and public expectations. This webinar will be enriched with real-world examples that highlight effective strategies. Learn how to conduct an in-depth review of your organization’s engagement policies and practices to uncover strengths and areas for improvement. We’ll illustrate this with case studies from Whistler, showcasing how such reviews can bolster organizational transparency and enhance community trust.
Time Zones
- 01:00 pm - 02:15 pm Eastern
- 12:00 pm - 01:15 pm Central
- 11:00 pm - 12:15 pm Mountain
- 10:00 am - 11:15 am Pacific
About the presenters:
Shannon Gordon, WCS Engagement + Planning
Shannon designs and facilitates highly effective planning processes that bring people together and enable strategic thinking, clear direction, and more cohesive teams. Shannon has worked in the field of community planning, public engagement, and facilitation since 1996, assisting over 40 local government, non-profit and corporate clients. She has taken the IAP2 public participation certification program and is an IAP2 member.
Cheeying Ho, WCS Engagement + Planning
Cheeying has over 25 years of experience in community planning, engagement, and sustainability. She provides strategic planning, creative process design, facilitation, and engagement for local and band governments, and non-profit organizations. She has created and launched a number of programs including the Social Venture Challenge program, the Indigenous Tourism Startup Program, and a regional food sustainability project. Previously, Cheeying was the founding Executive Director of Smart Growth BC. She is an Associate with the SFU Centre for Dialogue.
