What is Successful Outreach Strategies?
Successful Outreach Strategies (SOS) is an ongoing training opportunity for LGUs blending both online training with regional in-person co-learning and networking opportunities. Session content will be offered virtually every 4-6 weeks. To re-enforce learning and application, regional opportunities to meet in person will be held three times during the year to delve into the content a bit more, identify “real time/real work” opportunities for participants to apply the skills, and work with colleagues to design the application.
Why is Successful Outreach Strategies being offered?
LGU partners have asked for additional training to focus on developing the outreach skills necessary for creating “buy in” to programs to increase adoption and implementation, as well as the opportunity to create a network of colleagues who are also doing this work. Terms such as civic engagement, public participation and public engagement have also been used to describe this “people side” of natural resources work. The Successful Outreach Strategies training opportunity will help to strengthen the skills needed to effectively reach out to and work with people.
Successful Outreach Strategies Goal:
The goal of BWSR’s Successful Outreach Strategies is to offer a convenient training opportunity for local government staff by providing online training for local government staff to increase knowledge and skill development in outreach and provide an opportunity for a co-learning and networking.
Guiding Principles
- To be practical training for local government staff to support their natural resource work.
- To provide convenient access to relevant training.
- To enhance knowledge and skills in outreach efforts associated with natural resource work.
Regional Workshops: the purpose of the in person workshops is to re-enforce learning and application by:
- providing training on facilitation basics and meeting design
- identify “real time/real work” opportunities for participants to apply the skills
- work with colleagues to design the application of the content
- create a network of colleagues/cohort to support the continuation of application and be a resource
Training Opportunities
Hold the dates for the next regional workshop or online training sessions for Successful Outreach Strategies
Upcoming Trainings:
Successful Outreach Strategies: Designing Effective Presentations - Registration is now closed.
The training will focus on PPT design and engaging the attendees to support retention of the material. Registration is required and the deadline for registration is January 8th by 3:30pm. A link to the online training will be sent to those registered one week prior to the respective session.
Dates & Locations:
- January 29th 9:00am-10:30am (Online)
Successful Outreach Strategies: Experiential Workshops - Registration is Open: https://www.cognitoforms.com/BWSRTTCP/SuccessfulOutreachStrategiesExperientialWorkshops
After the last SOS workshops, the Bemidji and St. Cloud participants asked for the opportunity to experience/practice a couple of the meeting participation processes to gather input while actively engaging attendees. These Experiential Workshops will be held in Bemidji and St. Cloud. Space is limited. If you would like to attend, register by noon February 5th.
Dates & Locations:
- February 12th from 9:00-12:30 – Location: Bemidji
- February 13th from 9:00-12:30 – Location: St. Cloud