Ellis Planning Associates draws from various community engagement and participatory planning approaches. A few of these methods are described here. Consensus Workshop Method/Modified Delphi Technique This method is used when there is a need to generate group creativity in a short amount of time, to catalyze integrated and strategic thinking, and/or to build team …
Engaging Diverse Stakeholders in Coalitions
Following are key principles to keep in mind when building diverse coalitions: Excerpted from a blog my colleague, Laurin Mayeno, and I recently published on Laurin’s website 1. Be clear about what you hope to achieve by engaging diverse stakeholders. Some of the reasons for including diverse communities may be to: · Gain support and …
It Gets Better
I am writing from my office here in gorgeous Nevada City in the Sierra Foothills. I now work half time as the Health & Wellness Program Manager for Nevada County Public Health Department, and half time doing consulting work throughout California. These days, I am working for a number of organizations providing evaluation support, program …
Empowerment Evaluation Resources
“Empowerment Evaluation is the use of evaluation concepts, techniques, and findings to foster improvement and self-determination. In empowerment evaluation, program participants maintain control of the evaluation process; outside evaluators work to build the evaluation capacity of participants and help them use evaluation findings to advocate for their program.” (University of Wisconsin, Cooperative Extension, Program Development …