Welcome to our Bilingual English/Spanish Blog Post Series on Accessible and Representative Public Engagement In Spanish, we have several forms of “you". In countries like Colombia, “usted” is the norm. In Mexico “tú” is for peers who hold equal social power. In Guatemala “vos” is the...
Stephanie Fuentes joined Connect the Dots in April 2023 as a Project Manager for Public Engagement. Her background in arts administration serving in roles at a public arts center and in local government brings experience in public engagement from an arts & culture point of...
Accesibilidad Cultural Si eres parte de o trabajas regularmente con la comunidad Latinx en Estados Unidos, seguramente te ha pasado esto. Ves stands o mesas de información en las calles y no entiendes de qué se trata, sabes que no todos lo entienden. Algunas veces hay...
Looking Back We’ve recently reached the end of our involvement in Bus Rev for 2023 - as the process passes over to SEPTA to lead the public hearings stage sharing the final recommendations, we wanted to reflect on the moments that made us smile. From 2021...
TLDR: A successful public engagement strategy is about many moving pieces that are not always considered such as learning about the needs and abilities of specific neighborhoods and locals removing practical participation barriers, and use of inviting, non-traditional engagement tactics. Introduction Successful public engagement and outreach strategies...
What an exciting year this has been – this year feels like so many years in one. It has been at once one of the most challenging years and the most rewarding… It seems like just yesterday that we were trialing coworking spaces in January –...
Our team at Connect the Dots worked with the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) on their just-released study Mobility Choices: Transportation Conversations in Three Black and Latino in the Greater Philadelphia Region. The study sought to develop a better understanding of the complex decision-making process...
The event is booked. The Zoom call is scheduled. The survey link is live. Now all you need is participants from far and wide – how do you get out the word? Even the best engagement strategies need equally great accompanying outreach strategies, since you...
Sylvia Garcia-Garcia is Connect the Dots’ Project Manager of Public Engagement, based in Philadelphia. She is a bicultural multilingual experienced social impact professional, passionate about centering representation and sustainability. Sylvia holds a Master’s in Strategic Thinking from Tec de Monterrey and has since worked as...