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Please RSVP for any/all workshops at least one week prior to Erin at (406) 552-6081 or [EMAIL REDACTED] Getting People to Your Meeting: Marketing & Networking Saturday April 17th 9am – 1pm Presenter: Ginny Merriam, Communications Director and Erin Scott, Neighborhood Liaison Location FREE! Refreshments provided Join this large group brainstorm about what has worked and hasn't worked in getting individuals involved in Neighborhood Councils across the city. Think about signage and meeting set-up. Practice writing press releases. Learn new technology (Facebook, websites and e-newletters, oh my!). Develop a plan for how to market your meetings to keep people coming back! If you need help marketing, come! If you are great at marketing, come! Erin Scott came to the city with a background in Communication Studies. She has created logos, brochures, posters, print ads, and marketing campaigns as well as written press releases, editorials and newsletters. : Headwaters Room, Currents, 600 Cregg Ln Appreciative Inquiry, Community Building & Active Listening Thursday April 22nd 6pm – 9pm Presenter: Janet D. Fiero, Ph.D., Co-facilitator Erin Scott Location: Appreciative Inquiry is a powerful process for energizing positive change in communities and organizations. AI has been used very successfully with complex issues such as diversity as an asset, improving quality of life and preparing the citizenry to shift from passive to active citizen engagement and advocacy. AI is particularly useful in turbulent environments where change appears to be like white water and not a gentle flow. AI is presented as a radically innovative next generation approach to the whole field of community development. City Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine St. FREE! Refreshments provided This workshop, developed over the past two decades, is an experience-based model that prepares consultants, community leaders and organizers to apply Appreciative Inquiry with local city departments and citizens to improve conversations, listening and outcomes. The workshop is designed for anyone who wants to improve their effectiveness with residents through the well-researched and proven method of AI. In addition to becoming familiar with tools for applying AI in communities, workshop participants will: Experience Appreciative Inquiry and learn how to apply the basics in conversations with citizens and leaders in Missoula Learn how to practice this strikingly different approach to Missoula neighborhoods. Envision what a community wide initiative might look like in Missoula Janet D. Fiero, Ph.D. is a unique Missoula resource. She is a member of the Franklin to Fort Neighborhood Leadership Team and a member of the senior management of AmericaSpeaks (www.americaspeaks.org), a non-profit organization in Washington DC. She has performed key roles in major AmericaSpeaks projects, including: ---PAGE BREAK--- Please RSVP for any/all workshops at least one week prior to Erin at (406) 552-6081 or [EMAIL REDACTED] Voices and Choices, an unprecedented civic initiative involved tens of thousands of citizens and leaders across Northeast Ohio to create a shared action agenda to revitalize the region’s economy. Advance Ohio (http://www.advancenortheastohio.org) is an outgrowth of Voices & Choices. The We-the-People Town meeting (www.wethepeopletownmeeting.org) mobilized the small community of Owensboro-Daviess County, Kentucky to develop plans and priorities for the future. Janet Fiero has over thirty years experience in management and consulting in the corporate world before transitioning in 2001 to applying her group and organizational skills to the public engagement sphere as an associate with AmericaSpeaks. Janet holds a Bachelor's of Science in Biochemistry, a Master of Business Administration, a Master of Organization Development and a Doctor of Philosophy in Human and Organizational Systems. Overcoming Bureaucracy: A Panel Thursday April 29th 6pm – 9pm Presenter: National Coalition Building Institute, members of City Staff and City Council Location: Think outside the box about how to get public input on new projects City Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine St. FREE! Refreshments provided This workshop will create an open learning environment for exploring information and misinformation about the need for, and frustration of, bureaucracy within city government. Through small group work, discussion, and facilitated storytelling, participants will: Discuss the responsibility attached to working with public funds on public projects Consider how to move fluidly in the midst of a public process Develop the skills and confidence to work together to move projects forward National Coalition Building Institute-Missoula is dedicated to assisting individuals, communities, schools, and organizations in moving toward a just and inclusive society. To accomplish its mission, NCBI develops leaders equipped with the skills to reduce prejudice, prevent violence, and resolve conflict in their community. Established in 1998, NCBI is the only Montana organization working to engage community members as leaders with the tools to eliminate oppression and strengthen communities. Started as a volunteer-run organization, NCBI currently has two paid staff, an AmeriCorps VISTA, two interns, and more than 60 active volunteers.