Participants at our April facilitation workshops shared a plethora of useful resources. See below (when possible a contact is included).
Collaboration Opportunities
One role that we hope WNI can serve for its members is a way to connect assets with needs across our network. Here are a few folks seeking collaborations:
- Craig Just seeks partners for Columbus Junction and West Liberty engagement re: air, water, and health.
- UIowa School of Journalism and Dept. of Communication has classes that can serve community partners' communication needs (Rachel Young; David Supp-Montgomerie)
- Teaching Iowa History (led by Iowa Museum Association) can provide/create museum collections as catalyst for community conversations and projects (Heidi Lung)
Let us know if you are seeking any collaborations and we will include your information moving forward.
FYI Resources
- Foster Dialogue Across Divides: A Nuts and Bolts Guide (Essential Partners)
- National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation (cross-sector coalition with extensive resource center, including this overview of the field)
- National Issues Forums Institute (national-level discussion guides)
- Food Solutions New England
- Graduate students from "Community-centered design and problem solving” (Craig Just)
- See What I Mean: Designing Effective Meetings (Iowa-Based consulting)
- Participatory Research Methodologies
- Tech Tools for Facilitation
- Art of Asking (better questions)
- General Partnerships to Consider
Ripe Topics for Engagement in Iowa
We have included national-level resources. Be in touch if you would like to partner to develop Iowa-specific resources
- Race and Equity in Schools
- Water Quality
- Let’s Talk about Water guide (North American Association for Environmental Education)
- Childcare
- Community Succession Planning (transferring leadership to next generation)
- Gun violence /gun control
- Living Room Conversations' gun guide
- NIF mass shooting discussion guide