Citizen Participation—Lessons from a Local United Way Planning Process

Julian, David A.; Reischl, Thomas M.; Carrick, Richard V.; Katrenich, Cathy

doi:10.1080/01944369708975927

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“…However, research indicates that in many situations, organizational or political elites continue to retain primary control of decision-making processes unless the organization takes unequivocal precautions to prevent such control (Julian, Reischl, Carrick, & Katrenich, 1997;King, Feltey, & Susel, 1998;Tauxe, 1995). According to Silverman (2003), members of marginalized groups can experience further oppression if they receive token roles on decision-making boards.…”

Section: Recruit and Maintain A Board Of Directors With Decision-makimentioning

confidence: 95%

Strategies for Citizen Participation and Empowerment in Non-profit, Community-Based Organizations

Hardina¹

2006

Community Development

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Section: Recruit and Maintain A Board Of Directors With Decision-makimentioning

confidence: 95%

Strategies for Citizen Participation and Empowerment in Non-profit, Community-Based Organizations

Hardina¹

2006

Community Development

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“…Having information is necessary for participation to be empowering (Julian, Reischl, Carrick, & Katrenich, 1997). The agency needs to identify all relevant information, including material that presents an alternate stance on the issue than that of the agency.…”

Section: Provide Information About the Issue And Share It In Accessibmentioning

confidence: 99%

Developing a Strategy to Meaningfully Engage Stakeholders in Program/Policy Planning: A Guide for Human Services Managers and Practitioners

Woodford

Preston

2011

Journal of Community Practice

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Stakeholder participation can be a valuable component of program/policy development in the human services. However, service users and other stakeholders often experience it as tokenistic and having little effect. Although management literature recommends stakeholder participation and social work ethics promote it, agency leaders and practitioners are given little guidance on how to design participation initiatives that integrate stakeholders' input into agency decision making. This article focuses on creating a strategy that can foster meaningful stakeholder participation.We outline 7 principles of meaningful participation and present a 12-step process for formulating a participation strategy that applies these principles.

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“…A community-driven process is defined as one that gives individual citizens the power to influence policy (Julian et al, 1997). In this case, although the county initiated the planning process, the citizens drove the agenda, development alternatives, and plan recommendations.…”

Section: Creating Plans That Mattermentioning

confidence: 99%

Citizen Engagement in Post-Hurricane Katrina Planning in Harrison County, Mississippi

Evans-Cowley

Gough

2008

SSRN Journal

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Citizen Participation—Lessons from a Local United Way Planning Process

Cited by 49 publications

References 13 publications

Strategies for Citizen Participation and Empowerment in Non-profit, Community-Based Organizations

Strategies for Citizen Participation and Empowerment in Non-profit, Community-Based Organizations

Developing a Strategy to Meaningfully Engage Stakeholders in Program/Policy Planning: A Guide for Human Services Managers and Practitioners

Citizen Engagement in Post-Hurricane Katrina Planning in Harrison County, Mississippi

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