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HARC congratulates Dr. Margaret Cook, Deputy Director of Climate Equity and Resilience, on being selected to take part in The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Empowering Justice40 Communities Workshop Planning Committee. This planning committee’s stated objective is to organize a two-day workshop that will gather stakeholder input on implementing Community Benefit Agreements in federally-funded energy infrastructure projects as they relate to the Department of Energy’s Justice40 initiative. Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs) are legally binding contracts that are developed as a means to ensure local residents and neighborhoods directly benefit from large development projects or initiatives. CBAs aim to foster collaboration, equity, and accountability in development processes while providing tangible advantages from a project to the affected community. To learn more about Dr. Cook, visit bit.ly/MCookPhD To learn more about the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Empowering Justice40 Communities Workshop Planning Committee, visit bit.ly/43fDBnr #HARCresearch #Justice40 #CommunityBenefits

Like many successful organizations, the Clean River Advisory Council utilizes S.M.A.R.T. goals to push ourselves forward in our advocacy. These precise, actionable goals work on an individual level, and scale up to be used by even the largest Fortune 500 companies. Namely, these goals are specifically, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-constrained. See the worksheet linked below/in our bio by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for some guidance on how to engage your community with these SMART goals! https://lnkd.in/ggSWpXsP

In order to transform the way governments work with First Nations communities, public servants need to address cultural and structural impediments and change from a services mode of delivery to a ‘development modality’ that focuses on the agency and capabilities within First Nations communities. Former senior public servant Geoff Richardson PSM says that building the skills necessary to engage with communities and create partnerships that are able to focus on First Nations’ priorities is a core part of the public servant’s toolkit. He outlined his views in a session on Transforming Government Organisations, part of ANZSOG’s Working with First Nations: Delivering on the Priority Reforms program. Mr Richardson, along with Professor Catherine Althaus, is one of the two leads of the program which introduces public servants to the significance of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap and its Priority Reforms, and the new skills, mindsets and capabilities they need to work effectively with First Nations communities. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/guTkCYs2

Bold and innovative urban planning with the public in mind will bring us back from the precipice of collapse and breathe new life into our city and nurture ideas we've yet to imagine Urbanizing For The Public will bookend the series: As it prescribes a better pill to swallow, a humane path to follow —For The Greater Good https://lnkd.in/e2Hb9TgW

What is Participatory Action Research (PAR)? A framework for involving communities in research that directly influences their lives. The City of Memphis and surrounding Shelby County experienced a high rate of young adults who were not working or in school. Learn how we used PAR to help these governments develop solutions to engage these young people. https://lnkd.in/gJ9CyY6k

Great to speak at yesterday's New Statesman Regional Development conference about how involving citizens in policy making can really deepen the devolution agenda, and about seizing the opportunity that new, devolved structures provide for trying new ways of doing things. One of the key questions for my panel was: How can the major parties’ devolution agendas serve communities? My answer: Let's ask them! Just as devolution is about recognising that local leaders may know better what their communities need and want than civil servants in Whitehall, participatory policy making is about recognising that people in the communities might know best of all...

The Dignity Project examines the barriers to work that are affecting West Virginians. Our latest report identifies key challenges and potential solutions to improve safety net programs. Learn more about the Dignity Project: https://wvdignity.com/

Today, we uplift policy discussions that emphasize the importance of resource equity for historically underserved communities. Read the Bottom Line: State and Legislative Updates from the Southern Education Foundation. https://lnkd.in/eYsUbrMY

🌍 ECLT Foundation's objectives are clear: 1️⃣ Support States to build strong child protection systems in agricultural communities. 2️⃣ Empower businesses to address and eliminate child labour. 3️⃣ Implement evidence-based solutions to end all forms of child labour. Discover how these objectives are coming to life through our actions in 2023. Read our Annual Report to learn more about our work. https://lnkd.in/gq5zFBbQ

Ahead of OMSSA's 2024 Policy Conference, Davis Pier CEO, Mike Davis, builds on observations made at last year's Conference, reflecting on the experiences he heard from Members, and with a deeper appreciation of the complexities of Ontario's social services environment. Read more of Mike's insights and lessons learned ahead of Davis Pier's presentation at our 2024 Policy Conference: https://ow.ly/zHrg50UeQNu