Community Engagement How To Guide
National standards for community engagement
This guide has been developed to help people who are involved in community engagement. We hope to help everyone to understand what community engagement is, how it works, and the impact that it can have.
Please browse through the sections that you are interested in:
• Background to community engagement – what do we mean by engagement? Why is it important in the Scottish context?
• Techniques – there are so many different methods you can use to involve communities. This section gives you practical advice on using different techniques.
• Publications – this section brings together useful guidance on community engagement.
• Case studies – do you want to learn from the experiences of others? Our case studies highlight what others have done to engage communities – and some of the lessons learned!
• Engagement and equalities – do you want to engage with minority ethnic communities? Or want some tips on how to engage with other equalities groups?
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Question of the month How to...support people to influence local service delivery? Services should be based on a clear understanding of what people think of current service provision, and how they would like to see it develop in the future. This month we look at practical suggestions and experience to help you do this. |
Previous questions of the month are available
We update this guide regularly. We are always keen to hear what you think about the guide. And we can adapt the guide based on your comments. Please provide feedback. |
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