community engagement curriculum
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Community engagement comprehensive model, developed for NeighborWorks AmericaTRANSCRIPT
Professional Certificate Program in
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement
Rationale for Revisions and Layout of New Curriculum
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement Professional Certificate Program Rationale for Revisions and Layout of New Curriculum
INDIVIDUAL
SOCIAL NETWORKINSTITUTION
THE LENSES THROUGH WHICH WE FOCUS
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement Professional Certificate Program Rationale for Revisions and Layout of New Curriculum
INDIVIDUAL>Leadership<
SOCIAL NETWORK>Organizing<
INSTITUTION>Community Building<
THE LENSES THROUGH WHICH WE FOCUS
> The Approaches <
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement Professional Certificate Program Rationale for Revisions and Layout of New Curriculum
INDIVIDUAL>Leadership<
- Skills -
SOCIAL NETWORK>Organizing<
- Impact -
INSTITUTION>Community Building<
- Capacity -
THE LENSES THROUGH WHICH WE FOCUS
>The Approaches <
- Training Elements -
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement Professional Certificate Program Rationale for Revisions and Layout of New Curriculum
INDIVIDUAL>Leadership<
- Skills -
SOCIAL NETWORK>Organizing<
- Impact -
INSTITUTION>Community Building<
- Capacity -
In summary…
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement Professional Certificate Program Rationale for Revisions and Layout of New Curriculum
INDIVIDUAL>Leadership<
- Skills -
SOCIAL NETWORK>Organizing<
- Impact -
INSTITUTION>Community Building<
- Capacity -
Social Network have a role in community building
Inst
itut
ions
nee
d
skill
s
Individual actions lead to
impact
This language is not ‘absolute’. To some extent some of the words are “interchangeable”.
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement Professional Certificate Program Rationale for Revisions and Layout of New Curriculum
INDIVIDUAL
Leadership
Skills
INSTITUTION
Community Bldg
Capacity
SOCIAL NETWORK
Organizing
Impact
TOOLS
TECHNIQUES
ACTION STEPS
STRATEGIES
PROGRAMS
INITIATIVES
MOBILIZATION
VOLUNTEERISM
GATHERINGS
OUTPUTS
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement Professional Certificate Program Rationale for Revisions and Layout of New Curriculum
INDIVIDUAL
Leadership
Skills
INSTITUTION
Community Bldg
Capacity
SOCIAL NETWORK
Organizing
Impact
TOOLS
TECHNIQUES
ACTION STEPS
STRATEGIES
PROGRAMS
INITIATIVES
MOBILIZATION
VOLUNTEERISM
GATHERINGS
OUTCOMES / RESULTS / CHANGESpecific <> Measurable <> Attainable <> Realistic <> Timely
OUTPUTS
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement Professional Certificate Program Rationale for Revisions and Layout of New Curriculum
INDIVIDUAL
Leadership
Skills
INSTITUTION
Community Bldg
Capacity
SOCIAL NETWORK
Organizing
Impact
TOOLS
TECHNIQUES
ACTION STEPS
STRATEGIES
PROGRAMS
INITIATIVES
MOBILIZATION
VOLUNTEERISM
GATHERINGS
OUTCOMES / RESULTS / CHANGESpecific <> Measurable <> Attainable <> Realistic <> Timely
OUTPUTS
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement Professional Certificate Program Rationale for Revisions and Layout of New Curriculum
INDIVIDUAL
Leadership
Skills
INSTITUTION
Community Bldg
Capacity
SOCIAL NETWORK
Organizing
Impact
TOOLS
TECHNIQUES
ACTION STEPS
STRATEGIES
PROGRAMS
INITIATIVES
MOBILIZATION
VOLUNTEERISM
GATHERINGS
OUTCOMES / RESULTS / CHANGESpecific <> Measurable <> Attainable <> Realistic <> Timely
OUTPUTS
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement Professional Certificate Program Rationale for Revisions and Layout of New Curriculum
PARTNERSHIP COLLABORATION COALITIONS
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement Professional Certificate Program Rationale for Revisions and Layout of New Curriculum
PARTNERSHIP COLLABORATION COALITIONS
InclusionInclusion
Activ
e P
articip
atio
nA
ctive P
articip
atio
n
Tole
rance
Tole
ran
ce
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement Professional Certificate Program Rationale for Revisions and Layout of New Curriculum
PARTNERSHIP COLLABORATION COALITIONS
InclusionInclusion
Activ
e P
articip
atio
nA
ctive P
articip
atio
n
Tole
rance
Tole
ran
ce
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement Professional Certificate Program Rationale for Revisions and Layout of New Curriculum
The Community Engagement Professional Certificate Program curriculum reflects NeighborWorks America’s corporate direction highlighted in its Strategic Plan 2007 -2001, which clearly identifies COMMUNITY as a principal value:
We incorporate the views of our various stakeholders and audiences, building on diversity as a strength and working in partnership with others to achieve results.
Indeed, NeighborWorks America simple MISSION STATEMENT captures the essence of our work:
NeighborWorks America creates opportunities for people to live in affordable homes, improve their lives and strengthen their communities.
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement Professional Certificate Program Rationale for Revisions and Layout of New Curriculum
Operationally, this mission and values are embedded into various components of the corporation:
•Organizational Assessment Divisions’ Performance Objectives
•Community Building and Organizing Initiatives’ Membership Standards
•Success Measures’ Indicators
•Organizational Underwriting’s Grant Requirements
•Line of Business’s Description
•Training’s Curriculum Content
•Community Levels Outcomes
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement Professional Certificate Program Rationale for Revisions and Layout of New Curriculum
There are also many NeighborWorks venues where community engagement is directly promoted. Key among these are:
•Dorothy Richardson Awards
•NeighborWorks Week
•CB&O Initiative’s Membership Activities
•Multi-Family Initiative’s Resident Services
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement Professional Certificate Program Rationale for Revisions and Layout of New Curriculum
Going beyond the Network, the broader field of Community Development has many opportunities for benefiting from the Community Engagement Professional Certificate Program curriculum. These include, among many:
•Individuals: Staff, Management, Volunteers
•Institutions: Private, Public, non-Profits
•Social Networks: Civic, Professional, Academic
Each of this requires its unique marketing approach and present potential collaborative and partnership opportunities. Indeed, each of these has a long list of additional ‘contact points’ for further development, research, recruiting, and relationship building.
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement Professional Certificate Program Rationale for Revisions and Layout of New Curriculum
There’s a relative short list of shared knowledge that permeates the Community Engagement Professional Certificate Program curriculum. This includes the (evolving & working) definitions for:
•Community Leadership•Community Building•Community Organizing
There are also certain principles that key instructors have developed through the years. These serve as a starting point for further discussion.
Additionally, there are certain resources (i.e.: books, magazines, articles, and web-links) that can help provide a solid foundation for our work.
Finally, there are examples of successful real work reflected in:•the Action Plans from the CLIs; •the stories from the CB&O and Multi-Family Initiatives members; •Dorothy Richardson winners; and •the Practicum from the CEPCP graduates.
It is the combination of these definitions, principles, resources, and examples that create our common language. These are detailed in our web-site: www.nw.org/CEPCP
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement Professional Certificate Program Rationale for Revisions and Layout of New Curriculum
It is within this context that the Community Engagement Professional Certificate Program has a curriculum based on 6 required courses; the first three which are considered the core courses and the other three considered supportive, contextual courses:
1. Community Leadership: Who Leads, Why & How
2. Community Building: Civic Participation With a Purpose
3. Community Organizing: Beyond Mobilization, Volunteerism, and Outreach
4. Working in Diverse Communities
5. Partnerships, Collaborations, and Coalitions
6. Evaluating Community Engagement
There is an additional requirement that the Program participant take two electives and complete a Practicum before receiving a certificate.
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement Professional Certificate Program Rationale for Revisions and Layout of New Curriculum
Beyond the NeighborWorks Training Institute (NTIs) – and Place Based Training (PBTs) – each of the core courses has an additional venue uniquely focused on it:
•For “Community Leadership”, there is the annual “Community Leadership Institute” marketed to emerging leaders in the communities served by the NeighborWorks Network.
•For “Community Building”, there is the every-other year “Community Building Forum” marketed to organizations and institutions, including local jurisdictions, academia, funders, CDCs and other non-profits CDCs.
•For “Community Organizing”, there is the every-other year “Community Organizing Symposium” marketed to a similar market, but targeting primarily those directly involved in organizing, outreach, and civic engagement; and, including the practitioners doing the work.
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement Professional Certificate Program Rationale for Revisions and Layout of New Curriculum
[ INDIVIDUAL ]CommunityLeadership
InstituteCLICLI
[ SOCIAL NETWORK ]CommunityOrganizingSymposium
COSCOS
[ INSTITUTION ]Community
BuildingForumCBFCBF
Work
ing in D
ivers
e C
om
munit
ies
Partn
ersh
ips, C
olla
bora
tions, &
Coalitio
ns
Who Leads, Why & How
Civic ParticipationWith a Purpose
Beyond Mobilization, Volunteerism, and Outreach
Evaluating Community Engagement
NTIs & PBTsNTIs & PBTs
In summary…
Community EngagementCommunity Engagement Professional Certificate Program Rationale for Revisions and Layout of New Curriculum