We all know that community engagement is a foundational requirement for a healthy, thriving, successful society— but how do we know when our efforts are working?
It’s a question many community leaders, municipal governments, and other organizations ask themselves frequently.
There are an endless number of ways to engage your community, but if you aren’t touching on the essential elements that contribute to a strong sense of belonging, your strategy will likely lose its luster over time.
Thankfully, by focusing on the six C’s of community engagement, local leaders can better gauge whether or not they are generating results, and identify gaps in their engagement strategy more quickly.
All of the six C’s are critical, and the strongest communities are those who put a plan into action, ensuring each category is being tended to.
In today’s blog post, we’ll be covering the first three C’s, with the remaining three to come in our next post!
So, let’s take a deeper look at these criteria, while simultaneously learning more about how a mobile community app like CommuniBee can help you achieve the outcome you’re looking for.