September 25, 2008
Posted in Civic Engagement Survey, Uncategorized at 9:08 pm by Nancy Kranich
Survey about Libraries and Civic Engagement
survey-civic-engagement-and-libraries-2008.doc
Tell us what your library is doing or would like to do
Members of ALA’s Civic Engagement Membership Initiative Group (MIG) need your help identifying civic engagement activities at your library. We want to showcase your activities at various conferences and in publications, as well as on our blog. We also want to know your interest in civic engagement activities, even if you are not currently involved in this arena.
Public, academic, school and special libraries are all undertaking exciting civic engagement activities. Please tell us about your efforts. Take a moment to fill out the questionnaire attached to this message and available on the ALA Civic Engagement blog at:
Return the questionnaire to Nancy Kranich, nancy.kranich@nyu.edu; fax 917-386-2515; 136 N. 7th Avenue, Highland Park, NJ 08904. We would like to hear from you on or before October 15, 2008.
We look forward to hearing about your activities and interests in civic engagement and reporting the results of this survey. Many thanks for your help.
–Nancy Kranich
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June 12, 2008
Posted in Conference sessions, Uncategorized at 2:38 pm by Nancy Kranich
Libraries Foster Civic Engagement Membership Initiative Group2008 ALA Annual Conference –Anaheim, CA
Sunday, June 29, 2008, 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Room Location: Hilton Anaheim, San Clemente
AGENDA
Updates on Library Civic Engagement Activities Around the Country
Topics will include:
Privacy Dialogue
2009 Pre-Conference
Deliberative Dialogue Survey
PLA Pre-Conference in Minneapolis
Civic Engagement Blog–See http://discuss.ala.org/civicengagement/
Join Us. Bring Your Colleagues
Subscribe to ALA’s Civic Engagement listserv:
1. Go to: http://lists.ala.org/wws
2. Click on “List All Lists”
3. Scroll down to “deliberate@ala.org”
4. Click on “Subscribe”
5. Fill in your e-mail address in the box at the top of the screen
6. Press “submit”
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June 5, 2008
Posted in Deliberative Dialogue, Publications of Interest, Uncategorized at 8:49 pm by Nancy Kranich
Primer on Public Engagement
The new Public Engagement Primer from Public Agenda is a valuable resource for those trying to better understand what public engagement is all about, and for those trying to explain it.
Public engagement creates conditions for average citizens to effectively get involved in deliberation, dialogue and action on public issues that they care about. In a few short pages, the primer explains how public engagement helps create civic capacity for public problem solving, offers 10 core principles of effective public engagement and enlists a few examples of key practices and strategies.
The primer also describes the power of “Citizen Choicework,” a critical element in many deliberative processes. Some other essentials covered in the primer:
- Authentic public engagement vs. business as usual
- Capacity-building vs. event-oriented approaches to engagement
- Responding thoughtfully and conscientiously to the public’s involvement
- Building long-term capacity
- Strengths and weaknesses of various engagement approaches and strategies
The PDF is available for free download at:
http://publicagenda.org/pubengage/pdfs/public_engagement_primer.pdf
More information is available through Public Agenda’s Center for
Advances in Public Engagement at:
http://publicagenda.org/pubengage/pe_cape.cfm
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April 13, 2008
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:46 pm by Nancy Kranich
Case Foundation “Make It Your Own Awards” Online VotingLast fall, the Case Foundation launched an exciting initiative called the Make It Your Own Awards™. It invited inspired individuals from all walks of life to choose what matters most to them, decide what kind of community they want, and take action together. It received nearly 5,000 applications.
In keeping with the spirit of Make It Your Own, the foundation is inviting the online community to vote and decide which of these finalists will be its Final Four and receive an additional $25,000.
Help Decide Who Wins
The projects submitted by the Top 20 finalists represent fresh and innovative ideas for improving communities. The Case Foundation is committed to helping these dreams come true. In preparation for online voting, the Foundation is reaching out to organizations who share its desire to inspire people to connect with others, form solutions and take action together. It needs action oriented people to review their stories and decide who makes it to the Final Four.
5000 Dreams. 20 Finalists. Help Decide the Final Four.
The Case Foundation has announced the Top 20 Finalists in the Make It Your Own Awards. Now, it’s up to the online community to vote and decide which of these finalists will become the Final Four and receive an additional $25,000 to make their community dreams come true.
Beginning March 25th, to vote, visit http://miyo.casefoundation.org/vote.
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March 31, 2008
Posted in Publications of Interest, Uncategorized at 9:29 pm by Nancy Kranich
Public Agenda’s Center for Advances in Public Engagement has released an interesting report on “framing” in democratic politics. “Reframing Framing,” authored by Center director Will Friedman, argues that, ”The current infatuation with framing is concerned virtually exclusively with the power politics of parties and interest groups, and the winning or losing of their respective battles.” Instead, the report asks, “What if we asked instead about the relationship of framing to fostering citizenship and enabling democratic deliberation and dialogue? What if we were to reframe framing to focus less on how it can help one side or another win the political game and more on what it means, and can mean, for strengthening the democratic process?” In the report, Dr. Friedman delineates “Framing-to-Persuade vs. Framing-for-Deliberation” and tackles honest vs. dishonest framing.
Read the full report here: http://www.publicagenda.org/pubengage/pdfs/reframing_framing.pdf
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