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: Workshops - Registration is closed.
The next series of in-person SOS workshops will be held early April. Workshops will focus on designing effective meetings for gathering input from attendees. Content to be covered includes creating a meeting agenda/outline, fundamental facilitation tips, and experiencing two processes to gather information. All sessions are from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Registration will open at 8:30am March 11th and close March 21st at 3:30pm.
Dates & Locations:
- April 1st, St. Cloud
- April 2nd, Bemidji
- April 3rd, Duluth
- April 7th, Mankato