Deliberative engagement is an essential part of a vibrant democracy. It creates a space for community voices to be heard, respected, and integrated into decision-making processes. Today, digital engagement platforms have transformed and streamlined deliberative engagement practices, making it easier than ever to manage stakeholders, committees and working groups. Offering confidentiality, security, and innovative engagement […]

Using inclusive and accessible content will ensure your engagement project has wide reach and resonates across the community. Here’s what to keep in mind when designing a community engagement project.  Understand your community Begin with a thorough understanding of the community you’re engaging. Use surveys, interviews, and data analysis tools to gather insights, and conduct research […]

Should I use a survey, quick poll, discussion, question, survey map or idea boards tool in my consultation? Community engagement is essential in any project to ensure that stakeholders are heard and their feedback is taken into account. There are various digital engagement tools available to project managers to collect feedback from the community. However, […]

Surveys are one of the most popular tools for gathering data and insights from a target audience. District Engage offers a number of survey building tools to help you create a range of surveys for gathering different types of data. In this article we will explore the different types of questions you can choose to […]

  How can we design a community engagement strategy that is representative of a whole community? In this guide, we’ll explore some of the essentials of inclusive engagement design.  Under-represented groups can contribute insightful feedback about issues that might otherwise be  overlooked. These groups include: Youth Elders People living with disabilities Culturally and linguistically diverse […]

For community engagement practitioners, understanding how to interpret engagement data is essential for gauging the success of your initiatives. It can also play a crucial role in inspiring and motivating your stakeholders.  In this article, we’ll explore best practices for understanding and interpreting engagement data, and look at how we can use those insights to […]

Effective stakeholder engagement is an essential part of community engagement project management and can make or break a project.  In this guide, we will explore how digital engagement platforms can maximise stakeholder engagement while supporting project managers to design effective engagement projects. Understanding stakeholder engagement  For every community engagement project, there will be lots of […]

In recent years, community engagement practitioners have embraced the power of digital participation tools such as online forums, surveys and social media polls.   It’s easy to see why. With digital participation tools, we can create a flexible engagement strategy with easy access to instant reporting.  But there are drawbacks. Not everyone can, or will, engage […]