TLDR: A successful community engagement strategy is about many moving pieces that are not always considered such as learning about the needs and abilities of specific communities and sub-communities, removing practical participation barriers, and use of inclusive, non-traditional engagement tactics. Introduction Successful community engagement and outreach strategies...
Position Description Connect the Dots is a women-owned stakeholder/community engagement firm that innovates participatory processes to connect diverse voices to decision-making. Our work focuses on building meaningful engagement and outreach methods that elevate community voices in participatory processes. Through our creative and iterative approach, we incorporate...
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 Communities in the Greater Philadelphia Region. The study sought to develop a better understanding of the complex decision-making...
Meet our newest colleague, Robby Alva, who recently joined Connect the Dots as a Community Development and Engagement Associate! Based in Philadelphia, Robby comes from a multicultural and international background, and has been informed by his professional and personal experiences to dedicate his career to...
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 Community Engagement, based in Philadelphia. She is a bicultural multilingual experienced social impact professional, passionate about centering inclusion and sustainability. Sylvia holds a Master’s in Strategic Thinking from Tec de Monterrey and has since worked as...
Last Thursday, August 11th Connect the Dots hosted a happy hour - the first of what we hope to be many. This was not a regular networking-and-get-along Happy Hour (which we love, of course!) - ours was a challenge-based Happy Hour, and it was great! We...
Position Description: Connect the Dots (CtD) is looking for a driven and motivated Associate to join our team full time. The Associate will focus on supporting projects through outreach, awareness-raising and engagement-related tasks. This is an entry-level position. Connect the Dots specializes in the design and delivery...
Connect the Dots CEO Marisa Denker spoke about our project, Framing the Future of the Roundhouse, with WHYY and the Philadelphia Inquirer: “A typical engagement process might go right into what the Roundhouse should be, whereas we are trying to spend a lot of time thinking...