What to know
It is hoped that these practice-based observations and insights will be tested and refined and will ultimately lead to a greater understanding of how organizations must prepare for optimal community engagement.
Conclusion
Effective community engagement requires a significant commitment to developing and mobilizing the organizational resources necessary to support engagement activities. This chapter has attempted a practical synthesis of how these frameworks identify the capacity needs of an engaging organization. More work is needed to further develop and validate these capacities and their linkages between
- the propositions of CCAT,
- community engagement principles, and
- the organizational practice elements
Among other considerations, such work should account for the considerable diversity that exists among organizations. Regardless, it is hoped that these practice-based observations and insights will be tested and refined. Thereby, ultimately lead to a greater understanding of how organizations must prepare for optimal community engagement.
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