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<p class=MsoPlainText>FYI … handy tool with insight into grassroots
organizing, creating opportunities for community dialogue, etc. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>==============================================<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Public Agenda Alert <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>* Primer on Public Engagement<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://www.publicagenda.org">http://www.publicagenda.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>==============================================<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>* Primer on Public Engagement<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>The new Public Engagement Primer from Public Agenda is a
valuable<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>resource for those trying to better understand what
public<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>engagement is all about, and for those trying to explain
it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Public engagement creates conditions for average citizens
to<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>effectively get involved in deliberation, dialogue and
action<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>on public issues that they care about. In a few short
pages,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>the primer explains how public engagement<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>helps create civic capacity for public problem solving,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>offers 10 core principles of effective public engagement<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>and enlists a few examples of key practices and
strategies.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>The primer also describes the power of "Citizen
Choicework,"<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>a critical element in many deliberative processes.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Some other essentials covered in the primer:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>Authentic public engagement vs. business as
usual<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>Capacity-building vs. event-oriented approaches
to engagement<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>Responding thoughtfully and conscientiously to
the public’s involvement<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>Building long-term capacity<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]>Strengths and weaknesses of various engagement
approaches and strategies<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>The PDF is available for free download at:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><a
href="http://publicagenda.org/pubengage/pdfs/public_engagement_primer.pdf">http://publicagenda.org/pubengage/pdfs/public_engagement_primer.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>More information is available through Public
Agenda’s Center for<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Advances in Public Engagement at:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://publicagenda.org/pubengage/pe_cape.cfm">http://publicagenda.org/pubengage/pe_cape.cfm</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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