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=1. Discussion: Do you see what I see =
 * Nonprofit directors see problems differently than community members
 * Importance?

2. Volunteering versus community engagement
Powerpoint on meeting goals, recruitment, room setup and agendas

= Lecture notes to go with Powerpoint =

3. Walkthrough of the Engagement Process: Queens House
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 * [|Queens Community House] webpage
 * Queens Community House: class walkthrough
 * Class walkthrough - recorded output of small group discussions in class
 * ==Overall goal==
 * ==Stakeholders==
 * ==Research==
 * ==Choose the right tool==
 * ==Recruitment==
 * ==Meeting design==
 * **City budget** [[file:Guide for Facilitators and Recorders.pdf]]
 * [[file:Budget meeting room setup.docx]]

How to get the organizations back in synch with the community
 * PROBLEM**:

1. determine goals in community engagement 2. conduct research (getting yourself up to speed and going back and honoring the public engagement in the past--build upon what people did) 3. recruitment 4. how do you bring all the stakeholders together? 5. reporting back to the community

all the people that have an interest in an issue -funders -immigrant communities -staff -elderly -teenagers -police, fire, city staff, etc. -elected officials -neighborhoods -partner organizations -parents of kids
 * Stakeholders**:

//engaging vs. volunteer? have to have a SAY and ROLE in decisions//

//educating for the sake of educating does not = community engagement. educate for the sake of empowering them to make decisions//

strategies/actions to rebuild connections: -English Language Program -bring staff together for day long retreat (work together to create core values) -hear everyones concerns -not get caught up in own programs -organize the immigrant community -engage stakeholders in developing new programs for youth -develop community watch -create a process to assess changing priorities for programs -focus groups around specific issues (ask open-ended questions--see what results you get) -big groups that raise issues -elder programs --designed by elders to serve youth
 * Brainstorm**: (specific ways to get back in synch with the community)