Resources

Serve Goal Team High Levels of Public Engagement

Welcome to Envision Prince George’s Resources Page.  This is a project of the SERVE Goal, High Levels of Public Engagement Community Action Team (CAT) As part of the Envision legacy we have compiled a list of website links, articles and studies that may serve as resources to community members in Prince George’s County as we move forward with the next phase of Envision Prince George’s.

The Serve Goal- High Level of Public Engagement  Long-Term Goal Statement is:

Attain high levels of civic and public engagement and community problem solving in neighborhood groups, community organizations, county and local governments, that support effective decision making and good government  and lead to high levels of citizen/resident empowerment.

Objective:

High levels of Civic and Service Participation

The impact of this objective is that it will:

  • Enable us to assemble a forum to continue the Envision conversation, and
  • Provide an opportunity to engage a larger pool of stakeholders, community organizations, government officials, and churches in implementing Envision actions and goals.

The initial components of this toolkit are: Community Engagement,  Leadership,  Education and Taking Action. We realize there are a number of other areas Community Activist/Leaders could benefit from as they move forward. Please help us identify other information, topics  and  resources that would be helpful to include in this toolkit.

The Cycle of Engagement

Since public engagement is the one critical factor that can tip the scales toward the success or failure of each of the Envision goals, the Serve Goal  objectives aid in the achievement of all of the goals. These objectives establish an environment for the Envision goals to have a continuous cycle of engagement. The cycle of engagement  typically has three parts to it:

  1. First is coming together: Starting the conversation and dialogue, building trust and safe spaces for people to think, debate, reflect and make decisions.
  2. Second is moving forward: Converting dialogue into activity, reaching out beyond the original planning group, and creating dynamic partnerships to implement programs and provide services.
  3. Third is sustaining momentum: Building structures, developing and sustaining leadership, assessing and improving programs, and measuring change and communicating results.

We begin with Community Engagement and Leadership but realize there are a number of other areas Community Action Teams could benefit from as they move forward. Please help us identify other existing resources as well as other information that would be helpful to include in this toolkit.