There are loads of amazing resources for engagement practitioners and facilitators. Here is a selection of some of my favourites to get you started.
IAP2 (International Association of Public Participation) Australasia – Australia’s peak body
Places to find ideas
IAP2 Australasia’s Core Value Winners – Read the case studies in each year’s booklet
Andrew Coulson’s Innovative Community Engagement Pinterest Board – Over 800 examples!
Handy Resources
IAP2 Quality Assurance Standard for Community and Stakeholder Engagement
Best Practice Guide from Victorian Auditor General’s Office (VAGO)
Valuing Better Engagement – A guide for procuring engagement services
Stakeholder Identification Checklist – Here’s my abbreviated version. Feel free to edit it and expand on it to make it your own.
Evaluation Menu – This provides some excellent ideas for developing evaluation measures for your engagement. You need to scroll down a bit.
Academic Journals
Journal of Public Deliberation – Free access
Networking – Face to Face
IAP2 Australasia Events – Local Events, Webinars and Conferences
Networking – Online
Linked In – IAP2 Australasia
Linked In – Stakeholder Engagement Professionals
Linked In – Civic Engagement and Dialogue Practitioners
Linked In – Stakeholder Engagement Consultants
Linked In – International Association of Facilitators (IAF) Oceania
Mailing lists from organisations
IAP2 Australasia’s Engagement Matters
Australian Facilitators Network (AFN)
National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation (NCDD) – US
Involve – UK
If you know of anymore, send me a quick email and I’ll add them to this list.