Are you planning an engagement or consultation this year?
Join colleagues for a learning and sharing event online on Wednesday 27 August 2pm to 3.30pm.
Our council and the East Lothian Partnership are working to improve our strategic approach to consultation and engagement. This includes making sure we connect colleagues who are planning an engagement or consultation process to make sure that we are sharing ideas, connecting with existing data and reducing duplication.
As well as sharing your own plans and hearing from other projects and services, at this session you will:
- hear from communications colleagues about the support they can give when engaging with communities, sharing details about your consultation, and when to include them in your timeline
- hear from our Equalities Officer on what you need to consider from a tackling inequality perspective and engaging groups with protected characteristics
- find out what consultation tools we have available, who to contact to access them, and peer support on how to make the most of them
- find out how to collaborate with Third Sector colleagues to benefit from their community expertise and grassroots links
This is an informal online session for colleagues to share ideas and what they’ve learnt from our communities so far.
Please email Lucy Higginson lhigginson@eastlothian.gov.uk to sign up or get in touch with Lucy if you have any questions.