Take the County’s Community Engagement Assessment Survey
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Community engagement is at the center of everything we do at the County of San Diego, with the goal that every person has an equal opportunity to inform the decisions that impact them.
The County Communications Office is conducting an assessment of community engagement efforts across the enterprise to identify areas of opportunity. The assessment will inform the development of a strategic plan for county-wide community engagement.
The International Association for Public Participation’s (IAP2) pillars for effective public participation and other sources were used to develop the assessment’s framework.
The framework includes multiple methods to evaluate our community engagement efforts. One method is to survey staff on their experience conducting community engagement on behalf of the County.
The survey will gather information on four main areas: culture, capacity, practice and impact, and may take up to 20 minutes to complete. Staff is asked to please complete the full survey.
Open through Sept. 2, you can take the survey here.
If you have any questions, contact Natalia Hentschel, Community Engagement Manager, at natalia.hentschel@sdcounty.ca.gov.
Additional Engagement Resources
Engage San Diego County (Engagement HQ) is the County’s online engagement platform. Engage San Diego County allows staff to share information about County projects, programs and services while getting feedback directly from residents.
If you have a project, program or service that is looking to utilize online engagement, the first step is to initiate a request with an MS Form.
The Engagement Center website is the County’s central engagement activity information hub. Think of it as a virtual corkboard. Here, you can post the details for active and upcoming public input opportunities like community meetings, surveys, and public comment periods. Use Engagement Center to expand your reach and increase participation in your engagement programs.
If you have current or upcoming public input activity you would like to promote, click here and select “+ Add new item” to submit your request.
Planning for Effective Community Engagement
This hands-on half-day training workshop explores what community engagement is, what makes it meaningful and effective, and how staff can do it well. The course introduces IAP2 and its resources. It is provided monthly and available for all County staff.
Register today through LMS.