Community Engagement Project Community Meeting March 2019 Table of - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Town of Manchester Community Engagement Project Community Meeting March 2019

Table of Contents 1 Project Overview 2 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) Training 3 Community Perceptions & Suggestions 4 Strategic Priorities 5 Equity & Inclusion Collaborative 2

Project Overview 3

Project Overview Develop a strategy and plan for increasing inclusion & community engagement in the Town of Manchester. 4

Project Overview COLLECT SYNERGIZE STRATEGIZE EXECUTE COLLECT TOWN LEADERSHIP & SYNERGIZE ESTABLISH COMMUNITY INPUT COMMUNITY INPUT EXECUTE PLAN STRATEGY, & IDENTIFY IMPLEMENTATION PRIORITIES FRAMEWORK & PLAN TRAIN DIVERSITY EQUITY & INCLUSION TRAINING

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Training

DEI Training Workshop Series 3 1 2 How to Have Everyday Conversations Equity 101 Anti- Racism about Race, Bias, & Equity 7

Community Perspectives & Suggestions 8

Positive Community Perceptions What makes you proud to 90% 84% live in Manchester? 80% 76% 2017 Survey 70% 2018 Focus Groups 60% 50% 50% 48% 50% 39% 40% 37% 36% 34% 34% 32% 30% 30% 20% 18% 15% 13% 12% 10% 6% 5% 6% 5% 3% 4% 0% 0% 9

Positive Community Perceptions – Other Responsive Town Leadership 8% Convenience, 9% What makes you proud to live in Manchester? Community Services & Programs, 83% 2018 Focus Group Responses Only 10

Negative Community Perceptions What experiences have you had that have validated 39% your perspective that Manchester is not 40% welcoming, diverse, equitable, or inclusive? 30% 2018 Focus Groups 20% 17% 10% 8% 8% 8% 10% 5% 4% 11

Negative Community Perceptions Communication Lack of Diversity Conversations: Community & Town Community Engagement Leadership Community Services & Town Government Programs School 12

Community Suggestions Other, 5% Schools, 6% Community Services Increase What suggestions do & Programs. 54% Diversity, 10% you have to make Manchester more Communication, 25% welcoming? 2018 Focus Group Responses Only 13

Community Suggestions Increase Services & Communication Diversity Programs Communication Conversations about DEI Campaign Town Recruitment Practices Multi-Cultural Events Town Leadership Communication Community & Parenting Community Engagement Support Networks Town Website Practices Youth Programing & Town Social Media Access to Programs Management 14

Strategic Priorities 15

Strategic Priorities Strategic Priority Create a forum for DEI conversations # 1 throughout the community • Unite & empower a team of community leaders charged with creating a forum for DEI conversations throughout the community. • Create an inventory of DEI programming throughout the community. Foster connections and collaboration among the groups undertaking this work. • Establish on-going race-equity development programming throughout the community to raise internal awareness of systemic race and equity issues. • Establish a community communication strategy and narrative designed to change the perception of race relations in Manchester. 16

Strategic Priorities Strategic Priority Create best practices for disseminating # 2 information to the community-at-large • Create an inventory of methods utilized to distribute information across the community, audiences reached, and perceived effectiveness. Use this knowledge to recommend best practices for communicating with community organizations and all resident populations. • Assess where information about community events and programs is housed. Use this knowledge to make recommendations for how to best aggregate and disseminate information to the community-at-large. 17

Equity & Inclusion Collaborative 18

Equity & Inclusion Committee Overview Create a plan designed to achieve the strategic priorities: – Forum for DEI conversations throughout the community – Best practices for disseminating information to the community-at-large Active participation in planning meetings. Communicate openly and demonstrate consideration and respect for the ideas and views of others. Get Involved! March through June 2019 Sign-up tonight or email us at: Heidi@kjrconsulting.com 19

Collaborative Aspiration • Acknowledge the past • Shift mindset • Foster inclusion • Increase community engagement 20

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