Free June 12 webinar: Advancing Health Reform by Inclusion: Engaging Communities of Color in Creating Policy Change

From Community Catalyst:

"Advancing Health Reform by Inclusion: Engaging Communities of Color in Creating Policy Change

Tuesday, June 19, 2012 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Time Register at http://bit.ly/KMvqDm by Friday, June 15, 2012

The best change occurs when the communities most affected are involved.

Moving toward health equity requires full participation by communities of color in the policy making process and implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Community Catalyst conducted an assessment to identify emerging and effective ways state consumer health advocates and community-based organizations are engaging communities of color in creating policy change to advance the ACA.

On this call speakers will:

  *  Share the findings from the research, including best practices used by
     state and local advocates in five states Alabama, Michigan, Minnesota,
     New York and Oregon
  *  Hear from advocates in New York and Minnesota about the work in their
     work to advance health equity
  *  Offer recommendations for state and national organizations and
     funders"

Free Apr 3 Webinar: Negotiation and Conflict Resolution in Health Care

Tuesday, April 3, 2012
11am Eastern

Sponsored by Jossey-Bass

"Guest lecturer Leonard Marcus covers strategies for better understanding conflict, negotiating choices and building systems to improve decision-making processes in health care. The lecture will also address underlying processes and ways of thought that can lead to better health care systems, more satisfying careers for health care professionals, and improved experiences for health care recipients.

Register here

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More about the Guest lecturer, Leonard Marcus

www.hsph.harvard.edu/faculty/leonard-marcus/

wikipedia

www.renegotiatinghealthcare.com"

March 22 PACE Webinar, featuring Matt Leighninger: 'Planning for Stronger Local Democracy'

From PACE:

"Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/680772210

Please join us on Thursday, March 22nd, for a webinar with Matt Leighninger featuring his newly released guide, "Planning for Stronger Local Democracy'.

We have learned a great deal about the strengths-and limitations-of public engagement as it is practiced today. These engagement initiatives typically produce a range of significant outcomes, from personal transformation to policy change. But they take considerable amounts of energy and time, and in most cases they do not seem to shift the long term relationship between citizens and their public institutions. With these lessons in mind, many communities are starting to envision more comprehensive, long term, sustainable forms of public engagement. They are considering how they might create their own recipies for democracy using some key civic ingredients.

This webinar will focus on the recent National League of Cities-Deliberative Democracy Consortium publication, 'Planning for Stronger Local Democracy'. (You'll be redirected to a link to the guide once you register for the webinar.) The guide is built around two lists: the questions to ask about your community in order to take stock of local democracy, and the building blocks you might consider as part of a comprehensive sustainable strategy for vitalizing civic engagement in your community.

Matt Leighninger is the author of the guide and serves as the Executive Director of the Deliberative Democracy Consortium, an alliance of the major organizations and leading scholars working in the field of deliberative and public engagement.

Chris Gates is the Executive Director of PACE- Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement and will serve as the webinar's moderator. PACE is an affinity group of the Council on Foundations and serves as a learning collaborative for funders doing work in the fields of civic engagement, service and democratic renewal.

Title:
PACE Webinar, featuring Matt Leighninger: 'Planning for Stronger Local Democracy'
Date:
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Time:
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer"

INVOLVE Hosts Two Upcoming Community Engagement Webinars

From INVOLVE:

"As part of the Creative Councils programme Involve and NESTA are hosting a series of free webinars on community engagement, coproduction and related issues. Many of the Creative Councils projects are trying to connect Councils with the communities they serve in new and interesting ways. If you’re looking for inspiration or advice on how to engage with citizens and how to creat a culture of community engagement in your organisation then join the conversation!

Each session will include a presentation by an expert in the field, followed by an opportunity to ask questions and discuss. The sessions will be interactive, short and held over lunchtime in order to make it easy for you to attend. If you can’t make the webinar you can also submit questions in advance and access a recording afterwards.

The topics for the first two sessions will be:

Where next for engagement? – 12 to 1.30pm, 17^th February
In the first session, Edward Andersson, Deputy Director of Involve, will reflect on where engagement is heading in a time of Localism and Austerity. New forms of engagement and new technologies provide exciting opportunities. This session will look at creative methods of engagement that can be used to reach beyond the actively engaged and help to develop a productive conversation with communities. Edward will give examples of these methods and advice on when and how they should be used.

Positively deviant – 12 to 1.30pm, 2^nd March
In the second session, Jane Lewis, from Woodward-Lewis and Susan Ritchie, an Involve associate and director of Mutual Gain, will give an introduction to a problem solving approach within communities called Positive Deviance. This method is based on the observation that through their uncommon (or deviant) behaviour some individuals and groups within communities develop better solutions to problems than others. It is being used across the UK and has delivered some astounding results in the form of reduced crime, improved health outcomes and much more. Sue will explain how it works and when to use the approach.

The topics of the following sessions will be up to you to decide. You can vote here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QZYJXQ6

The webinars will take place over WebEx, an online meeting platform. If you would like to take part in the webinar series, email Tim Hughes at tim@involve.org.uk for a meeting invitation.

Future dates:

16^th March, 12 to 1.30pm
30^th March, 12 to 1.30pm
13^th April, 12 to 1.30pm
27^th April, 12 to 1.30pm"

PTI Webinar: Utilizing Appreciative Inquiry as a Tool for Collaboration and Innovation

From the Public Technology Institute website:  

Webinar Dates
For Governments: Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 2:00–3:00 PM ET
For Non-Profits: Thursday, February 2, 2012, 2:00–3:00 PM ET
Offered by PTI and Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration.

Led by James Davy, Director of the Rutgers Center for Applied Appreciative Inquiry and a former public official for nearly 30 years, and Dr. Robert Shick, Associate Professor and Director of Executive and International Programs at the Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration.

"Learn how to use Appreciative Inquiry as a tool for collaboration and innovation. Take the lead in applying a new, creative and positive approach to driving change ranging from identifying cost reduction strategies to streamlining service delivery systems, or to developing shared services and consolidations to more effectively engaging the community in meaningful ways.

Appreciative Inquiry focuses everyone’s attention on possibilities rather than problems. It broadens and elevates your core strengths and assets to create the future you most desire for your organization and community."

There is a $30 registration fee.
Learn more at the PTI website.

Tuesday, 26 July PublicForum Webinar: Know Thy Communication Style

“Know Thy Communication Style”
Using SMART Conversations® to speak your truth and enhance all of your relationships.

A PublicForum Webinar

Date: Tuesday, July 26
Time: Noon-1:30 pm Eastern (New York)
(60-minute webinar with optional 30 minute Q & A )
FREE* for Circle Club members

$20* USD for nonmembers
*Add $12 for telephone audio (no charge for computer audio)

Registrants receive access to the session recording (a $20 value) and the program slide deck.

Please note:  This program involves active participation by attendees. To ensure a quality experience for all, we are using our premium conference calling service for this webinar. (For technical reasons, our free conference calling service is not suitable.) Participants who must use telephone audio are asked to cover the cost of this service. Computer audio remains free, but requires a duplex headset and high-speed internet connection.

About this Program
Do you freeze when you think about talking with ex-partner or with your teen?
Is the thought of facilitating a meeting with a combative audience paralyzing?
Does your boss’ mere presence cause you to shut down at the thought of a difficult conversation?
Do you often feel defensive when someone challenges your point of view?

Relationships are essential to the quality of our work life, our home life, and in our community. As individuals seeking self improvement or professional development, or as practitioners of public engagement, we need the skills to deal with people on the small, everyday matters as well as the elephants in the room. But how?

What kind of dialogue do you find most challenging? Colleagues at work Family Community members

SMART Conversations® is a conversation style characterized by four core conditions:

□        SM- Shared Meaning – Are we talking about the same thing?

□        Authenticity – Are we being “real” with each other?

□        Respect – Can we respect all perspectives?

□        Trust – Are we able to trust that everyone has good intentions?

When these conditions are present, you'll be able to listen to the perspectives of others, express your point of view, build better relationships, and learn from others.

Dialogue is a foundational skill that can transform your conversations and give you the tools to communicate with authenticity, respect, and trust. In this webinar, you'll gain exposure to action dialogue and learn what it is, what it isn't, and how it can help you in your personal and professional life.

Whether you wish to learn a new skill to communicate with your teenager more productively, engage a group of stakeholders around an initiative, or hold more effective public engagement meetings, SMART Conversations® is a particular brand of dialogue that will bring your effectiveness to a new level.

In this webinar, you'll also be introduced to the “Belief Map,” a valuable tool that challenges your filters, and helps you question your negative beliefs to shift to a place of curiosity and dialogue.

If you could benefit from this practical approach to dialogue, please join us for our July 26 webinar. 

Our presenters are Paul Weisman/Smart Conversations® and Michele Simos/Smart Conversations® and Simos Consulting.

Paul is a trainer, coach, and management consultant with strong education and business credentials in each practice area.  In addition to being a certified trainer, facilitator, and coach, Paul is also a professional engineer and business leader with two degrees in Civil Engineering (University of Massachusetts and University of Michigan) and 34 years of consulting engineering experience in private practice. He has an extensive background developing, leading and managing major projects, teams, and business startups; strategic and business planning and business development; and corporate and operational management. 

Dedicated to helping clients reach their greatest potential as communicators, Michele loves being in the classroom teaching business writing, marketing communications and presentation skills as well as designing custom performance improvement programs.  Michele is a certified trainer at SMART Conversations® in dialogue and she also has developed high impact communications training programs for numerous organizations, including Turner Broadcasting Inc., EMC, Rohm & Haas and PerkinElmer.  Before founding Simos Consulting Inc., Michele served as manager of proposal development and marketing communications at Ernst & Young, Boston. She has also consulted for The Forum Corporation, an international training development company.  Michele holds an M.A. degree in Professional Writing and Publishing from Emerson College and an undergraduate degree in Journalism/Public Relations.

Please click here to read more and register

Upcoming Webinars on Nonprofits and Social Media

Heather Mansfield, an expert in nonprofits and social media, is hosting several upcoming webinars in late July and August that might be of interest:

7/26 :: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Utilize Mobile Websites, Group Text Messaging, and Text-to-Give Technology:

http://www.diosacommunications.com/webinars/webinars/mobile/july26.htm

7/28 :: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Utilize Mobile Social Networking Tools and Location-Based Communities:

http://www.diosacommunications.com/webinars/webinars/mobile/july28.html

8/4 free webinar on "Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Webinar for Nonprofits." The program is based on Heather’s soon-to-be-released book "Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits" (four of the last chapters focs on mobile technology).

http://nonprofitorgs.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/free-social-media-for-social-good-a-how-to-webinar-for-nonprofits/

Free June 27 PACE Webinar: 'Using Online Tools to Engage-and be Engaged by-the Public'

Sponsored by PACE-Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement "Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/549873707

Please join us for this PACE webinar featuring our friend and colleague Matt Leighninger of the Deliberative Democracy Consortium. How can online tools help you engage citizens in public decision-making and problem-solving? What are the most common mistakes being made by public managers and other leaders as they try to work with the public online? In a given scenario, which tools and tactics seem most appropriate and effective? Using Online Tools to Engage – and be Engaged by – the Public, a new report from the IBM Center for the Business of Government, delves into these questions, describes a range of scenarios and tactics, and gives real-world examples of online engagement. It highlights over 40 different technologies in use today to support various kinds of public participation. Matt Leighninger, who wrote the report, is Executive Director of the Deliberative Democracy Consortium, an alliance of the major organizations and leading scholars working in the field of deliberation and public engagement. The DDC represents more than 50 foundations, nonprofit organizations, and universities, collaborating to support research activities and advance democratic practice, in North America and around the world. Over the last seventeen years, Matt has worked with public engagement efforts in over 100 communities, in 40 states and four Canadian provinces. He is the author of The Next Form of Democracy: How Expert Rule is Giving Way to Shared Governance – and Why Politics Will Never Be the Same. Chris Gates, the Executive Director of PACE-Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement, will moderate the discussion. PACE is an affinity group of the Council on Foundations and works as a learning collaborative of foundations doing work in the field of democratic theory and practice. Title: PACE Webinar: 'Using Online Tools to Engage-and be Engaged by-the Public' Date: Monday, June 27, 2011 Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Macintosh®-based attendees Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer"

Free June 21 Webinar on Managing Online Communities

Managing Online Communities – Rik Panganiban (TechSoup.org)
Tuesday, June 21 at 1pm Pacific, 10am Eastern
Free

Keeping an online community lively and exciting is a combination of psychology, sociology, social engineering, user interface design, and black magic. Here to share his knowledge about community management and working with volunteers to keep your community active is Rik Panganiban. He’ll show us how to get that engagement so the community flourishes and how to work with convert your online visitors and members into active volunteers that contribute to the community.

Register Here: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/730428078

Rik Panganiban has over 15 years of experience as a nonprofit organizer and educator using digital media to engage the public on important global issues, from the International Criminal Court to Internet Governance to the UN Millennium Development Goals. He currently manages the online community of the Nonprofit Commons in the virtual world Second Life, which hosts 120 tenant organizations and an active volunteer base. Prior to that, he was the assistant director of the Online Leadership Program at Global Kids, where he created online communities of practice for teachers, librarians, museum curators and youth.

In 2007, Rik authored a report on “Best Practices for Nonprofits in Second Life,” still one of the definitive resources for public sector organizations working in virtual worlds. He also runs the website http://www.betterverse.org a chronicle of the public good applications of virtual worlds for nonprofits, education and government.

Upcoming Harvard Ash School Webinar on Comm Engmt and Schools

We're glad to share this announcement from the Power of Innovation program at Harvard's Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation:

"The Power of Social Innovation Series continues this month with practitioner-led webinars on timely on education reform and economic development.

As you well know, most valuable lessons about innovation come from practitioners themselves. Our two webinars in April promise unique conversations that will lead to common sense strategies, policy implications and lessons from (and for) innovators who seek to produce extraordinary social change.

School Reform in Detroit: Critical Lessons in Building Community Support April 13th, 2011 from 2:00 - 3:00 pm (ET)

The panel will explore the important role that civic leaders—both outside the public school system and within—can play in engaging and mobilizing the support of parents, neighbors and others in an effort to turn around an education system. See details and register.

Archon Fung (moderator) - Ford Foundation Professor of Democracy and Citizenship, Harvard Kennedy School
Michael Tenbusch - Vice President, United Way for Southeastern Michigan
Johnathon Matthews - Principal, Cody Academy of Public Leadership

Social Innovation as Economic Development: Incubate and Grow Social Enterprises in Your Community
April 19th, 2011 from 2:00 - 3:00 pm (ET)

This webinar will explore the potential impact of, and lay out some key strategies for, supporting local social enterprises as a practical and effective means of encouraging business development, job growth and wealth creation. See details and register.
Anthony Williams (moderator) - William H. Bloomberg Lecturer in Public Management, Harvard Kennedy School; former two-term mayor of the District of Columbia
Christopher Gergen - Co-founder and Executive Director, Bull City Forward
Bo Menkiti - Founder and CEO, The Menkiti Group

The Series is co-sponsored with the Government Innovators Network and the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy. For each event, ample time will be allocated for audience Q&A. Listen to past events in the Power of Social Innovation Series here.

Hope you can join us!

Project on Social Innovation
Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
Harvard Kennedy School"

Mar 21 PACE Webinar on the Arts and Social Change Grantmaking

We're glad to share news about this upcoming PACE program:

PACE Webinar: 'Trend or Tipping Point: Arts and Social Change Grantmaking "Join us for a Webinar on March 21 Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/562486738 Across sectors, artists and arts organizations are increasingly being called upon to activate the social imagination, motivate civic participation, broaden who has voice, ground grassroots organizing, and lend inspirational images, messages, and meaning to catalyze and sustain the work of community development, civic engagement, and movement building.  Join us to discuss findings of the recent report, Trend or Tipping Point: Arts & Social Change Grantmaking.  Released by Americans for the Arts’ Animating Democracy program, the report assembles a first-time portrait of arts and social change funders, and others supporting civic engagement and social change through arts and cultural strategies.   Animating Democracy co-directors Barbara Schaffer Bacon and Pam Korza will offer an overview of the range of funders supporting this work, how grantmakers think about community, civic, and social change in the context of agency goals, and what outcomes they are looking for through their support. Whether exploring or affirming your place in supporting “arts for change,” this webinar can inform planning conversations, program design, and assessment interests.  Learn, too, about related resources from Animating Democracy’s full Arts & Social Change Mapping Initiative. Barbara Schaffer Bacon and Pam Korza co-direct Animating Democracy, a program of Americans for the Arts that inspires, informs, promotes, and connects arts and culture as potent contributors to community, civic, and social change. John Esterle, the Executive Director of The Whitman Institute and a member of the PACE board, will introduce and facilitate the webinar. The Trend or Tipping Point study is supported by the Nathan Cummings Foundation, CrossCurrents Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Lambent Foundation, and Surdna Foundation. Title: 'Trend or Tipping Point: Arts and Social Change Grantmaking' Date: Monday, March 21, 2011 Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Macintosh®-based attendees Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer"

March 14 PublicForum Webinar Focuses on Action Engagement

“All Talk, No Action?"
Using SMART Conversations® to Create Action Engagement 
A PublicForum Webinar

Monday, 14 March, 7-8pm Eastern (New York)
(60-minute webinar)
$15 USD for Circle Club members
$20 USD for non-members 

Register for this program at http://www.publicdecisions.com/publicforum_2011mar08.html
Registrants receive access to the session recording (a $20 USD value) and the program slide deck.

Can we have too many conversations or too much public engagement?

Are we even asking the right questions and holding the right conversations?

Public engagement professionals and citizens alike often complain that they participate in endless meetings that lack results. 

While there is arguably value in acknowledging people’s perspectives and engaging all voices, what happens to trust when the only result of conversation is another conversation?  

Dialogue is a foundational skill that can transform your conversations and give you the tools to communicate with authenticity, respect, and trust. In this one-hour webinar, you'll gain exposure to dialogue and learn what it is, what it isn't, and how it can help you in your personal and professional life. Whether you wish to learn a new skill to communicate with your teenager more productively, engage a group of stakeholders around an initiative, or hold more effective public engagement meetings, SMART Conversations® is a particular brand of dialogue that will bring your effectiveness to a new level.

In this webinar, you'll be introduced to action dialogue and the Shared Interest Model™, a valuable tool that provides a repeatable framework for facilitating effective dialogue to explore a question or a problem. Using this tool, you'll learn how to structure a divergent conversation, focusing on the scope, significance, and possibilities of given topic, and create a pool of interests leading to common ground and a specific action plan.
If you could benefit from this practical approach to dialogue, please join us for our March webinar.

Did you know? SMART Conversations® is available in a web-based, on-demand training format through PublicDecisions.  You can sign up and complete the self-paced training module when it’s convenient for you.  Learn more.

About Our Presenters
Paul Weisman, SMART Conversations®
Paul is a trainer, coach, and management consultant with strong education and business credentials. His signature training focus is SMART Conversations®, a workshop designed to significantly improve relationships in organizations. Paul's deep commitment to this work comes from his experience helping organizations, teams, and individuals transform their performance.

Paul is also a Coaches Training Institute (CTI) certified coach. There, he learned the formality of a relationship building and professional coaching model. The combination of his SMART Conversations® certification and coach training have elevated his mentorship skills to a new level. Paul helps his coaching clients achieve success by helping them see what is getting in their way, creating new strategies, learning new skills, and then moving forward.

A professional engineer and business leader with two degrees in Civil Engineering and more than 30 years of consulting engineering experience, Paul shifted his focus from things to people in 1990 and hasn't looked back.

Michele Simos, SMART Conversations® and SimosConsulting
Dedicated to helping clients reach their greatest potential as communicators, Michele loves being in the classroom facilitating SMART Conversations® and conducting business writing and presentation skills training. As a certified SMART Conversations® facilitator, Michele focuses on creating effective interpersonal communication skills rooted in authenticity, respect and trust.

Michele holds an M.A. degree in Professional Writing and Publishing from Emerson College and an undergraduate degree in Journalism/Public Relations. She is in the process of writing a book on communications and is a frequent speaker at corporate and professional conferences on the subject of communications

PACE Webinar: 'Positioning for the Possible: Civic Engmt as Educ Reform Strategy in NM'

We're pleased to share this invitation to an upcoming PACE program from Chris Gates: "Upcoming Webinar: 'Positioning for the Possible: Civic Engagement as an Education Reform Strategy in New Mexico'

Join us for a Webinar on March 1 Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/376128938 Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE), the New Mexico Association of Grantmakers (NMAG) and the Intermountain West Funders Network (IMWFN) invite you to join us for a webinar to explore the findings of the recently released report 'Positioning for the Possible: Investing in Education Reform in New Mexico'. Based on her analysis of the dynamics in New Mexico, the author Chris Sturgis, a national advocate for community engagement, recommends that philanthropic investments be directed towards community engagement along with a statewide educational intermediary to support local efforts. Adrian Pedroza from the Partnership for Community Action will join the conversation to delve into the cultural dynamics in New Mexico that need to be taken into consideration in community engagement efforts. Ron White of NMAG will discuss the implications of this approach for New Mexico grantmakers. -Chris Gates, the Executive Director of PACE, will moderate the webinar. -Chris Sturgis is President of MetisNet, a consulting firm that specializes in supporting foundations in strategy development, coaching and rapid research. MetisNet specializes in high school reform, dropout recovery, youth issues, and community engagement.   -Adrián Pedroza is the Executive Director of the Partnership for Community Action (PCA), a community-based organization in Albuquerque, New Mexico that is committed to building strong healthy communities through relationship building, leadership development and civic engagement. -Ron White is the Executive Director of New Mexico Association of Grantmakers. He has worked in philanthropy for over 30 years, including positions with the Tides Foundation; the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation; and Share Our Strength. Title: Upcoming Webinar: 'Positioning for the Possible: Civic Engagement as an Education Reform Strategy in New Mexico' Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Macintosh®-based attendees Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer"

Oct 26 PACE Webinar on Next Generation Democracy: What the Open Source Revolution Means for Power, Politics and Change

From an email sent by PACE:

PACE Presents, Next Generation Democracy: What the Open Source Revolution Means for Power, Politics and Change

Join us for a Webinar on October 26

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/442519411

Next Generation Democracy: What the Open Source Revolution Means for Power, Politics and Change explores the parallels between the open-source ethic - marked by transparency and open participation and made famous by Linux and Wikipedia - and the preferred model of organizing and engagement among the rising under-30 generation, the Millennials. Sharing the stories of participatory organizations such as SeeClickFix and AmericaSpeaks, the book goes on to show how it is increasingly possible to solve complex problems by drawing on the contributions of vast and diverse communities of citizens. PACE member organization The Orton Family Foundation is also featured in what author Bill McKibben calls, "a behind-the-scenes tour of the next wave of activism, organizing, inspiration, and change."

Jared Duval is a fellow at Demos and the author of Next Generation Democracy: What the Open Source Revolution Means for Power, Politics, and Change (November 2010, Bloomsbury). Prior to joining Demos Jared served as the National Director of the Sierra Student Coalition (SSC), the national student chapter of the Sierra Club and the largest student environmental organization in America. Jared currently serves on the national Board of Directors for the Sierra Club and is a Trustee of the Orton Family Foundation. A recipient of the David Brower Youth Award and the Morris K. Udall and Harry S. Truman scholarships, he graduated Summa Cum Laude from Wheaton College in Massachusetts in 2005.

PACE, Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement, is a learning collaborative of funders doing work in the fields of civic engagement and democratic practice. Chris Gates, the Executive Director of PACE, will serve as the moderator for this webinar.

Title: PACE Presents, Next Generation Democracy: What the Open Source Revolution Means for Power, Politics and Change

Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer

Tues Oct 12: Free Intro to Virtual Worlds Webinar

From an email forwarded by Taylor Willingham:

Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Intro to Virtual Worlds
Time: 2:00-3:00 PM ET

Virtual Worlds are genres of online communities that take the form of a computer- based simulated environment where you can interact with others using and creating content.  It may be hard to understand how virtual worlds can be effective in government, but agencies like NOAA have used virtual worlds as a way to collaborate, visualize data, educate and create content.

Join Eric Hackathorn of NOAA and his avatar (a virtual representation of himself) for an overview of how NOAA is using virtual worlds to engage citizens. Visitors to NOAA’s virtual islands can soar through a hurricane, rise gently through the atmosphere atop a weather balloon, interact with a 3-D weather map of the U.S. or search for a hidden underwater cave on a side trip from a NOAA submersible.  Eric will also focus on a number of active government virtual world projects including vGov, the Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds and SciLands.

For additional information, please visit
http://www.usa.gov/webcontent/wmu/schedule/

Tools for Stakeholder Engagement Webinar

We're glad to share this announcement from Graham Howe at Jurat about an upcoming webinar:

"For those who already have a firm grasp of the G3 Framework and continue to grapple with applying the 'Materiality Principle' by involving internal and external stakeholders, we have scheduled a webinar on September 22^nd at 8am (PST) entitled, "Full Inclusion: Tools for Engaging Stakeholders".

In collaboration with Triple Pundit, we will give a bit more description of the role that others play in the selection of indicators that are material or relevant to an organization. This piece will be supported by the following guests:

• Robert Mariani, Ascentum: Informed participation and the link to sustainable decisions; when you should consider informed participation
• Graham Howe, Jurat: Know your stakeholder, follow consistent practices and use stakeholder intelligence to guide your CSR strategies

To register, click here:https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/521970545 " 

Harvard Ash Center July 15 Webinar: Engaging the Citizen as Co-Producer of Social Good

The Harvard Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation is sponsoring a Thursday, July 15th Webinar on the topic Engaging the Citizen as Co-Producer of Social Good.

~This free event is a Webinar and takes place online. Registration required.~

Often the most effective—and disruptive—innovations have the highest expectations for the people they are trying to help.

This webinar, sponsored by the Government Innovators Network, will feature experienced civic entrepreneurs—from both the nonprofit and public sectors—who understand the challenges and rewards of implementing an innovation that undermines some of the most common assumptions in poverty alleviation work.

With participation from the audience, our panel will derive a set of common sense principles and strategies to help public officials, social entrepreneurs and citizens produce extraordinary social change.

Ample time will be allocated for audience Q&A.  The panel includes Maurice Miller, CEO and Founder, Family Independence Initiative and Judith Kurland, Chief of Programs and Partnerships, Office of the Mayor of Boston.

Learn more and register here.

Free July 20 PACE Webinar on Executive Branch, Philanthropy & Civic Engmt

Brad Rourke writes to invite people to participate in a free July webinar hosted by Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement(PACE). The program is at 2:00 pm (eastern) on Tuesday July 20, 2010. Chris Gates, the Executive Director of PACE, will moderate and Brad will present.

This webinar builds on a recent report that Brad wrote for PACE, entitled "An Evolving Relationship – Executive Branch Approaches to Civic Engagement and Philanthropy." The report is based on a briefing paper he wrote for a White House meeting earlier this year between leaders of the philanthropic community and Executive Branch officials. "In the paper, I argue that a number of key trends in Administration approaches to civic engagement are now intersecting and suggests a great deal of possibility for moving forward in the near future," Brad notes.

To learn more about Brad's impressive work and access the report -- as well as to reserve your space at this free webinar -- click here.

June 23 NLC Webinar on Public Engmt Practices in Eau Claire, Wis., & Salt Lake City

The National League of Cities' Center for Research and Innovation will hold a free webinar, “Public Engagement Practices in Local Government,” on Wednesday, June 23, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time.

NLC established a CityFutures Panel on democratic governance to support members seeking to engage citizens more effectively in responding to their cities’ most daunting challenges and promising opportunities. Members of the panel will highlight a range of public engagement practices employed in their cities to effectively engage residents to make decisions, overcome conflicts and solve critical problems.

Mark Linder, director of parks and recreation, Cupertino, Calif., and chair of the Democratic Governance Panel, will moderate the discussion. Featured presenters include Kerry Kincaid, council president, Eau Claire, Wis., Mike Huggins, city manager, Eau Claire, Michele Straube, coordinator, Salt Lake Solutions, Salt Lake City, and Christian Harrison, chair, Downtown Community Council, Salt Lake City.

Details: The webinar is free, but space is limited, so please register in advance. To register, go to www.surveymonkey.com/s/F6DYWHR. To ask further questions, contact Bonnie Mann at mann@nlc.org

RWJF Webinar on Youth Civic Engmt on Thurs June 8 with Constance Flanagan

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Reclaiming Futures project today announced a free webinar this week on youth civic engagement. Reclaiming Futures is an RWJF National Program and is creating a new pathway for treating teens caught in the cycle of drugs, alcohol, and crime - the juvenile justice system.

According to the announcement, "Reclaiming Futures is sponsoring a webinar with Constance Flanagan, Ph.D. on Youth Civic Engagement Thursday, June 8 at 2 p.m. ET. Flanagan is a professor of youth civic development at Penn State University. Her program, "Adolescents and the social contract," concerns the factors in families, schools and communities that promote civic values and competencies in young people. During this webinar Flanagan will provide an overview of the critical building blocks needed for successful civic engagement by youth."

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