As communities across our province weather these times of physical distancing together, it’s never been more important to ensure that community members are involved as we make decisions as to what we want to see in a post-COVID future, including—vitally—those who are seldom-heard-from, or face barriers to participation. Luckily, many organizations are working to make physically-distant community engagement a reality. Here are a list of some free resources to get you started.
Webinars & Recorded Webinars
- Member and supporter engagement during social distancing (New/Mode)
- Supporting Social Distancing Measures with Online Engagement: A Digital-First Approach (bangthetable)
- Promising Practices Webinar: Social Distancing Meets Public Engagement (National Civic League)
- How to Organize and Host Zoom-Based Living Room Conversations (Living Room Conversations)
- Engagement in a time of Quarantine: Parts I & II (TimeSlips)
- Strategies for Engaging Older Adults in this Era of “Social Distancing” Webinar (PennState)
- How to bridge the digital divide during social distancing (Ethelo)
- Reimagining Public Engagement for Planning During COVID-19: A Peer-to-Peer Exchange (MetroQuest)
Resource Pages
- Google Doc – COVID-19 Resources from the NCDD Community (National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation)
- Resources for Hosting Online Cafes in the Time of Pandemic (Conversation Cafe)
- Coronavirus Resources: Staying Connected in Times of Isolation (Living Room Conversations)
- COVID-19 P2 Resources (IAP2)
- Google Doc – Online Meeting Resources Toolkit for Facilitators (Facilitators for Pandemic Response)
- Digital Engagement Tools and Suppliers (MODUS)
Advice & Articles
- Assessing public engagement during coronavirus (PublicInput)
- COVID-19: How to include marginalized and vulnerable people in risk communication and community engagement (ReliefWeb)
- Safe and Equitable Engagement Spaces in the Age of COVID-19 (SFU’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue)
- Virtual Engagement Guide: Tips and Best Practices (Learning for Nature – United Nations Development)
- Tips for Hosting Online Conversation (Peggy Holman)
- Leading Groups Online (Leading Groups Online)
- Everyday Democracy Ground Rules for “Virtual” Meetings and Conversations (Everyday Democracy)
- PlaceSpeak available Free for COVID-19 Response (PlaceSpeak)
- Practices for Engagement in the Time of COVID (Salt Lake City Civic Engagement Team)
- Engagement Project Decision Tree (Jessica Delaney)