Each year, NH Listens hosts events throughout New Hampshire. These online and in person events range from engaging on statewide policy issues, supporting local community-led initiatives, and our own series of workshops for strengthening skills for bridge builders — facilitation, connection across differences, and sticking with tough conversations. We support a growing network of New Hampshire's skilled facilitators.
Facilitator Training
NH Listens offers basic and advanced Facilitator Training for tips and practice on key facilitator concepts for facilitating online and in person, including drawing people in, managing productive conversations, and strengthening your skills as a facilitator.
Local Lunch Box
NH Listens' Local Lunch Box is a 45-minute informative and interactive session aimed at sharing bite-sized tips and resources from our toolbox for community engagement and facilitation. Topics range from building community, hosting events, creating group agreements, and more!
Updating NH's Climate Action Plan
NH Listens is working on behalf of the NH Department of Environmental Services to design and facilitate community engagement—an essential component of NH's Priority and Comprehensive Climate Action Plans (CCAP).
Campus Listeners
Controversy can be unsettling, especially during protests or demonstrations. Campus Listeners attend these events to engage in conversations and provide a space for people to express their views. Working alongside UNH Police and Peacekeepers, Campus Listeners are trained in advance and collaborate closely with NH Listens staff.
Sticking with Tough Conversations
This training series focuses on developing skills to manage and navigate conflict in various settings. Participants will learn how to facilitate challenging conversations, handle high emotions, and support groups through disagreements.
Upcoming Events
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March 12, 202512:00pm - 2:30pm, NH Listens' online Advanced Facilitator Training focuses on those difficult moments when people are in dialogue across significant differences. Many people are often trained to remain "neutral" when serving as facilitators for public engagement and community dialogues. However, that doesn't mean facilitators should remain passive in the face of misunderstandings and harmful dynamics. We focus on self-reflection, centering equity, and building confidence to address issu...
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April 2, 202512:00pm - 12:45pm, Join NH Listens for a 45-minute informative and interactive session aimed at sharing bite-sized tips and resources from our toolbox for community engagement and facilitation. The role of a facilitator in many spaces is to support the group in working with and moving through conflict. Conflict tension can serve as a useful space for the group to grow and go deeper into an issue, often leading to more thoughtful solutions. This training on facilitating through conflict ...
