MODULE 6: PEOPLE AND PRACTICES

Question 1

It is based on the democratic idea that everyone who is affected by an issue that impacts their community should have a say in the decision making around it.

Answer 1

Community engagement

Question 2

It promotes the idea that, through intentional interactions between government organizations and communities, community members can
– and do – influence policy making.

Answer 2

Community engagement

Question 3

It seeks to engage community to achieve sustainable outcomes, equitable decision-making processes, and deepen relationships and trust between government organizations and communities.

Answer 3

Community engagement

Question 4

As voters, ________ have the power to make their voices heard.

Answer 4

Communities

Question 5

Elections represent a significant opportunity to drive _____.

Answer 5

Change

Question 6

are at their most effective when local governments, municipalities and councils activate communities, mobilizing on issues that impact their everyday lives.

Answer 6

Advocacy campaigns

Question 7

Successful collective impact initiatives typically have five conditions, what are those?

Answer 7

Common Agenda
Shared Measurement Systems
Mutually Reinforcing Activities
Continuous Communication
Backbone Support Organizations

Question 8

It is essential to collective impact. Agreement on a common agenda is illusory without agreement on the ways success will be measured and reported. Collecting data and measuring results consistently on a short list of indicators at the community level and across all participating organizations not only ensures that all efforts remain aligned, it also enables the participants to hold each other accountable and learn from each other’s successes and failures.

Answer 8

Shared Measurement Systems

Question 8

Collective impact requires all participants to have a shared vision for change, one that includes a common understanding of the problem and a joint approach to solving it through agreed upon actions. Take a close look at any group of funders and nonprofits that believe they are working on the same social issue, and you quickly find that it is often not the same issue at all.

Answer 8

Common Agenda

Question 9

Collective impact initiatives depend on a diverse group of stakeholders working together, not by requiring that all participants do the same thing, but by encouraging each participant to undertake the specific set of activities at which it excels in a way that supports and is coordinated with the actions of others.

Answer 9

Mutually Reinforcing Activities

Question 10

Developing trust among nonprofits, corporations, and government agencies is a monumental challenge. Participants need several years of regular meetings to build up enough experience with each other to recognize and appreciate the common motivation behind their different efforts. They need time to see that their own interests will be treated fairly, and that decisions will be made on the basis of objective evidence and the best possible solution to the problem, not to favor the priorities of one organization over another.

Answer 10

Continuous Communication

Question 11

It requires a dedicated staff separate from the participating organizations who can plan, manage, and support the initiative through ongoing facilitation, technology and communications support, data collection and reporting, and handling the myriad logistical and administrative details needed for the initiative to function smoothly. Strive has simplified the initial staffing requirements for a backbone organization to three roles: project manager, data manager, and facilitator.

Answer 11

Backbone Support Organizations

Question 12

There are two types of community engagement, what are those?

Answer 12

Traditional
Digital

Question 13

This includes going to certain places like those of the marginalized sectors to personally reach out to them.

Answer 13

Traditional

Question 14

These connect people and build relationships in a hands-on environment while accessing information necessary for community members to have their say on the issues at hand.

Answer 14

Traditional

Question 15

This is commonly called “face to face” community engagement can take the form of citizen’s juries, citizen’s assemblies or public meetings and consultations, for instance.

Answer 15

Traditional

Question 16

First community engagement can include, among other things, participatory forums, online community panels and digital storytelling, enabling deeper questions to be asked of the issues at hand.

Answer 16

Digital

Question 16

It has limited participants

Answer 16

Traditional

Question 17

It enables more people to have their say, at their convenience.

Answer 17

Online community engagement

Question 18

Nine areas in which community engagement made a positive impact

Answer 18

Agenda
Design and Delivery
Implementation and Change
Ethics
The Public Involved in the Project
Academic Partners
Individual Research Participants
Community Organizations
The General Public

Question 19

Engagement changes the choice and focus of projects, how they are initiated, and their potential to obtain funding. New areas for collaboration are identified, and funding that requires community engagement becomes accessible.

Answer 19

Agenda

Question 19

Improvements to study design, tools, interventions, representation/participation, data collection and analysis, communication, and dissemination can be implemented. New interventions or previously unappreciated causal links can be identified through the community’s knowledge of local circumstances. The speed and efficiency of the project can be enhanced by rapidly engaging partners and participants and identifying new sources of information.

Answer 19

Design and Delivery

Question 20

Improvements can be made in the way research findings are used to bring about change (e.g., through new or improved services, policy or funding changes, or transformation of professional practices), and capacity for change and the maintenance of long- term partnerships can be expanded.

Answer 20

Implementation and Change

Question 21

Engagement creates opportunities to improve the consent process, identify ethical pitfalls, and create processes for resolving ethical problems when they arise.

Answer 21

Ethics

Question 22

The knowledge and skills of the public involved in the project can be enhanced, and their contributions can be recognized (possibly through financial rewards). These efforts foster goodwill and help lay the groundwork for subsequent collaborations.

Answer 22

The Public Involved in the Project

Question 23

Can gain enhanced understanding of the issue under study and appreciation of the role and value of community involvement, which sometimes result in direct career benefits. In addition, new insights into the relevance of a project and the various benefits to be gained from it can result in increased opportunities to disseminate its findings and their wider use.

Answer 23

Academic Partners

Question 24

Improvements in the way studies are carried out can make it easier to participate in them and bring benefits to participants.

Answer 24

Individual Research Participants

Question 25

These organizations can gain enhanced knowledge, a higher profile in the community, more linkages with other community members and entities, and new organizational capacity. These benefits can create goodwill and help lay the groundwork for subsequent collaborations.

Answer 25

Community Organizations

Question 26

It is likely to be more receptive to the research and reap greater benefits from it.

Answer 26

The General Public

Question 26

It can also be seen as a continuum of community involvement.

Answer 26

Community engagement

Question 26

It can take many forms, and partners can include organized groups, agencies, institutions, or individuals. Collaborators may be engaged in health promotion, research, or policy making.

Answer 26

Community engagement