Leadership and Community Engagement Training
 
The three-part Leadership and Community Engagement Training was a special opportunity offered by UR Action in partnership with Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic (now Transform Mid-Atlantic). The interactive workshops were held on the following dates and times:

• Cohort 1: 5/31, 6/1, 6/3 @ 1-3 pm ET
• ​Cohort 2: 6/1, 6/2, 6/3 @ 5-7 pm ET

What?

Interactive, lively two-hour workshops on each of the following three topics: 

• ABCs for Constructive Dialogue: Achieve a shared understanding of different views on issues
• Problem Tree Analysis: Deepen understanding of causes and effects of complex societal problems across systems, and pinpoint opportunities for intervention
• ​Stakeholder and Influence Mapping: Determine how best to sequence your engagement with community stakeholders by analyzing your sphere of influence

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Who?

The training was available to:

1. CCMA Mid-Atlantic Civic Fellows
2. CCMA AmeriCorps VISTA members
3. CCMA staff members
4. Students at institutions in the Mid-Atlantic HxCommunity​​

Why?
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​1. Raise our awareness of the assumptions we bring into conversations across difference
2. Increase understanding of different views on issues 
​3. Strengthen our skills for communicating across divides 
4. Learn and apply a tool for analyzing complex societal problems
5. Learn and apply a tool for maximizing influence in community engagement efforts
6. Have fun!

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Impact from Mid-Atlantic Dialogue Across Difference workshops in March 2021

On average, participants rated the value of the workshop 4.7/5 (1=not valuable, 5=highly valuable)

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​Mid-Atlantic Dialogue Workshops, Skill-Building, and Campus Expression is supported in full by Heterodox Academy. The ability for HxA to provide Grants for HxCommunities events and other activities is made possible in full through the support of the John Templeton Foundation. The opinions expressed at these events (or through such activities) are those of the individual Grantees, organizers, speakers, presenters, and attendees of such events/activities and do not necessarily reflect the views of Heterodox Academy and/or the John Templeton Foundation.