Continuing our series on the Six Elements of Organizational Impact here is
ELEMENT #3— Community Engagement
Community voice and community engagement are at the heart of nonprofit consulting services for McNary Group.
We value:
- empowered and informed decision-making
- inclusion of marginalized voices
- space for storytelling about the history and experience of those involved
- respect for community
- trust-building with all key players
- commitment to the promises made
- access to the process for all
- accurately depicting the public’s role
- and reflecting back what we have heard
Our community engagement process plans for the needs of all players that we engage, not just the ones with the power of the purse or the gavel. This approach creates an inclusive process that will ultimately lead to a strong, supported, sustainable community vision.
At McNary Group, we also believe in great facilitation, which can be an overlooked yet essential feature to productive meetings.
This means that we will:
- plan for translation or elimination of professional jargon and acronyms
- build in for listening
- and proactively work through difficult subjects
We utilize many methods to bring voices to the conversation and are committed to cultural responsiveness, combatting implicit bias and institutionalized racism, positive youth engagement, and a trauma-informed approach.
Our Community Engagement & Feedback translates into…
- facilitation and meeting design
- surveys
- creation of materials
We have worked with:
Brain Injury Alliance of Kentucky ᐧ City of Frankfort ᐧ Community Shield ᐧ Councilwoman Nicole George ᐧ DentaQuest Foundation ᐧ Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky ᐧ Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky ᐧ Humana Foundation ᐧ Indiana Youth Institute ᐧ KY Oral Health Coalition ᐧ KY Youth Advocates ᐧ Louisville Health Advisory Board
and more!