New Hampshire Listens
New Hampshire Listens is a civic engagement initiative of the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire. In the same way that we need the physical infrastructure of roads, bridges, and buildings, we need to build, strengthen, and sustain civic infrastructure to support a sustainable democracy. Our mission is to help New Hampshire residents talk and work together to create communities that work for everyone. We design for virtual and in-person gatherings.
Upcoming Events
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NH Listens: Campus Listeners Training for UNH Staff, Faculty & Graduate Students
September 29th, 2021NH Listens: Campus Listeners Training for UNH Staff, Faculty & Graduate Students (in-person) On Wednesday, Sept. 29, NH Listens will host in-person training for its Campus Listeners program at th ...
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NH Listens: Advanced Facilitator Training
October 6th, 2021NH Listens: Advanced Facilitator Training This training is on Zoom and focuses on enhancing confidence to remain neutral (on the topic), productively address issues, encourage and move conversati ...
NH Listens Awarded New Hampshire Humanities Grant
NH Listens Awarded New Hampshire Humanities Grant
NH Listens & Urban Rural Action to implement statewide engagement initiative...
Article“NH Listens is well organized and facilitates discussions in a manner where all opinions and views are shared in a respectful and constructive fashion. NH Listens helped my department hold a discussion with community members to assure mutual understanding and trust between the Community and our Police Officers. The event was well attended and met our goals. The follow-up report written by NH Listens was excellent and resulted in action steps to build upon the discussion.”
~ Anthony Colarusso, Chief of Police (retired), Dover, NH; current Head of Security, Wentworth Douglass Hospital
“Listening can be one of the most disruptive things you can do. Stop and listen. It can provide a pathway forward.”
~ Steve Abbott, Independent Consultant, Great Schools Partnership
“I look forward to setting our next steps to build upon the work of the series. Working with NH Listens was fantastic, thank you so much. I look forward to the next project we can do together!”
~ Annette Carbonneau, Senior Program Manager, North Country Health Consortium
Concord Monitor: Barriers to civic engagement stand in way of good government, vibrant communities
Concord Monitor: Barriers to civic engagement stand in way of good government, vibrant communities
Michele Holt-Shannon...
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Former NH Listens Program Manager Now Serving as NH Public K-12 District Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice
Former NH Listens Program Manager Now Serving as NH Public K-12 District Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice
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