This training is intended for Community Routers, community leaders and specified stakeholder groups and focuses on the value of, processes involved and the necessary level of engagement for achieving a successful collective impact initiative. It introduces the LeaderComm Community Engagement Process and provides a common language and shared vision for how the process creates movement for social change aimed at prioritized community needs, and maximizing local efforts and resources. More than an overview on collective impact, this training immerses learners in the unique approach that LeaderComm brings to community development by leveraging available resources and leadership to work collectively and effectively on existing local challenges.
This training is broken into three distinct but highly interconnected modules that if presented altogether total 4.5 - 5 hours. The modules are:
LCPT Module 1A – The Value of Collective Impact: Building Community Will
This module provides a compelling explanation for why silo-driven efforts fail to achieve desired results and why collective impact can produce greater outcomes. (1 hour)
LCPT Module 1B – The Value of Collective Impact: How Change Gets Made
The LeaderComm Community Engagement Process is central to this module and immerses learners in its unique approach to collective impact. The importance of leveraging is threaded throughout all 12 steps in the process. This module is a practical guide for learners with the will to see transformational change in their community. (2 hours)
LCPT Module 1C – The Value of Collective Impact: Best Practices in Community Engagement
Working WITH the community is essential to collective impact. Effective community engagement has a variety of purposes and values. This module explains why community engagement is necessary as well as offering practical skill building tips in how to do it well. (1.5 hours)
All three modules are PowerPoint presentations that include animation and video. They also include a presenter’s guide, interactive activities, and handouts for participants. They can be presented to a single person using a laptop or iPad, to a whole group in a training setting using large-screen projection, or remotely via the Internet. They can be presented singly or in conjunction with any of the other LeaderComm courses as needed.
