Develop inclusive, reciprocal relationships with your communities.

While we teach about stakeholder engagement for strategic planning here at Planning School, are students often need more knowledge, skills, and tools to build and maintain community relationships. 

We are excited to have guest instructors from the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience joining us to share their expertise in dialogue, audience engagement, equity and inclusion.

 


If you aren’t sure where to begin or how to start, or if you have a fear of “doing it wrong” or perpetuating harm, this series is for you! 

 


In this 4-part series, you’ll gain skills to begin inclusive external relationships, facilitate dialogue, and build reciprocal community connections.  

Learn how to

  • initiate DIALOGUE with your existing and potential communities

  • build NON-EXTRACTIVE relationships particularly with marginalized communities

  • become more INCLUSIVE organizations

  • build skills to NAVIGATE POLICIES that exclude

  • contextualize the CHALLENGE of community engagement

SERIES SCHEDULE

The series includes all four workshops below.

Right Arrow on au by KDDI Type F The workshops will be highly participatory and include full group discussions, small group break-out rooms, practical worksheets, and activities. 


WORKSHOP 1 [Thursday, August 3, 2023, from 12:00-2:00 MDT]

Beginning Inclusive Relationships 

Reflect internally, assess your organization’s community representation, and identify opportunities to create more inclusive external relationships. 


WORKSHOP 2 [Thursday, August 10, 2023, from 12:00-2:00 MDT]

Facilitating Dialogue 

Understand what dialogue is, practice writing dialogic questions, and discuss how to use it in your engagement work. 


WORKSHOP 3 [Wednesday, August 16, 2023, from 12:00-2:00 MDT]  

Building Reciprocal Relationships 

Learn approaches to building reciprocal relationships with community partners, particularly those historically marginalized or previously excluded.


WORKSHOP 4 [Thursday, August 31, 2023, from 12:00-2:00 MDT]   

Experimentation and Navigating Rules

Practice session! Practice new skills, learn techniques, and plan for experimenting with new community engagement ideas and navigating rules. 

FAQ

  • Do I have to attend all four workshops live or will there be a recording?

    We STRONGLY recommend that you do your best to attend the program live. It's truly a workshop and you'll get the most from it if you can attend live. And, we know that life happens. The sessions will be recorded and made available for registrants.

  • Can I have more than one person from my organization attend the series?

    We encourage each organization to register two (2) people. Why? We suggest inviting staff who are excited to deepen or expand community engagement and have the capacity to make change. Essentially, someone who has decision-making authority and someone who'll be doing the work on the ground. NOTE: Each person should REGISTER SEPARATELY! 1 registration = 1 person.

  • What if it's just me? Can I take it solo?

    Absolutely! If you don't have a teammate or colleague to do the series with you, that's okay. We'll be happy to have you join us solo.

  • What time zone are the workshops in?

    Mountain Daylight Time, or Mountain Time. They will always be from 12:00-2:00 MT. 11:00-1:00 PT/ 12:00-2:00 MT/1:00-3:00 CT/2:00-4:00 ET

  • What are the dates of each workshop?

    All from 12:00-2:00 MT: Workshop 1 - Thursday, August 3; Workshop 2 - Thursday, August 10; Workshop 3 - Wednesday, August 16; Workshop 4 - Thursday, August 31

  • How do I get ahold of someone if I have questions?

    Drop us an email at [email protected].

  • Who is the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience?

    A super cool group of people. Read below to learn more and check them out at www.sitesofconscience.org.



Planning School is excited to welcome special guest instructors from the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience. 

The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience ("the Coalition" or ICSC) is a global network of over 350 museums, historic sites, memorials and memory initiatives in 66 countries dedicated to transforming places that preserve the past into spaces that promote civic action. For more than twenty years, the Coalition has collaborated with sites around the world on exhibition design, community-based memorialization, interpretive and strategic planning. 

We have trained over 15,000 museum and historic site professionals at our member sites and other public and private entities in dialogue, audience engagement, equity and inclusion and organizational change. 

In these ways, we have equipped hundreds of organizations with the tools they need to remember and preserve a wide range of histories, as well as enable their visitors to make connections between the past and related contemporary human rights issues. Supported by the time-tested methodologies of members, and drawing from the fields of art, public history, human rights and transitional justice, we help individuals and teams make organizational change.  www.sitesofconscience.org


Meet your instructors

ICSC - Program Manager, Methodology and Practice Stacey Garcia

Stacey, the lead instructor for this series, works for the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC) and is a guest instructor at Planning School. As the Program Manager in Methodology and Practice, she supports ICSC members by leading training and advising projects in the areas of interpretation, community engagement, public programming, and organizational change. She also coordinates ICSC’s three-year Addressing the Silences project, which works closely with a cohort of U.S. museums and historic sites to identify and correct absences in their institutional policy, collections, and storytelling in collaboration with community partners.

ICSC - Director of Methodology and Practice Braden Paynter

Braden works for the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC) and is a guest instructor at Planning School. As the Director for Methodology and Practice at the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, he helps good ideas move around the world and helps sites build the knowledge, skills, and relationships they need to thrive. He leads the Methodology and Practice team in supporting member development of programming, exhibitions, and engagement strategies that address their communities’ most pressing challenges. Braden has personally trained hundreds of organizations in dialogue, community engagement, planning, and operating at the intersection of history and justice.

Founder + Instructor Liz Moore

I love this work! On the surface, it looks like helping leaders solve complex problems, build strong teams, and execute nimble strategies. Underneath, it’s really about delivering experiences that light up people’s courage and turn on their connection to purpose. I’ve spent a decade as a consultant and trainer specializing in strategic planning, change management, and leadership coaching. Going back even further, I’ve been behind the scenes facilitating organizations and individuals to define their purpose and professional identity. I’m a strategic thinking expert, master facilitator, skilled teacher, and coach.

Series curriculum

Preview the curriculum below

    1. Click here to find the Zoom link to join all the workshops!

    1. A message from your instructor

    2. How to use this course

    3. Before we begin...

    1. Virtual Workshop 1: Beginning Inclusive External Relationships

    2. Workshop 1 Resources

    3. Virtual Workshop 2: Facilitating Dialogue

    4. Workshop 2 Resources

    5. Virtual Workshop 3: Building Reciprocal Relationships

    6. Workshop 3 Resources

    7. Virtual Workshop 4: Experimentation and Navigating Rules

    8. Workshop 4 Resoruces

    1. Please complete this survey

About this course

  • $149.00
  • 13 lessons
  • 4 live, virtual workshops
  • Extra resources + more!

Register now - before the seats are full!

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