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. Participants may qualify for a digital facilitation badge.
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! Participants may qualify for a digital facilitation badge.
Judge William W. Treat Fellowship
Established in memory of the late Judge William W. Treat, the Fellowship is designed to provide undergraduate students a platform for facilitating and engaging in conversations across differences. Students who complete the fellowship will earn a digital facilitation badge issued by UNH.
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.
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).
Upcoming Events
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October 14, 20268 a.m. - 9 a.m., For decades, western states have dominated snow research in the United States. Snow STORE brings together collaborators in academia and industry from New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont to enhance observations of mountain snowpacks at existing research sites and add instrumentation to new ones. Mount Washington Observatory, Wildcat Mountain Resort, and Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest are among the sites in the Granite State. Snow STORE is the first monitoring system of its kind…
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October 26, 2026Noon - 12:30 p.m., Public administration, public policy, community development, global conflict and human security: four paths into meaningful public service work. Which one fits you? In this 30-minute virtual session, faculty member and graduate program coordinator Melinda Negron-Gonzales walks you through each of Carsey's master's programs and how they differ. Student services coordinator Anne Kimball will answer your questions about admissions, timelines, and funding. Come curious, and leave…
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October 27, 2026Noon - 12:30 p.m., Thriving communities are built on purpose, by people who know how to bring others together and turn ideas into action. In this 30-minute virtual session, faculty member Jolan Rivera introduces Carsey's Master's in Community Development: what you'll learn, how it connects to real communities, and how it fits around your work, including an option for experienced professionals. Anne Kimball will answer your questions about admissions and funding. Learn more and save your seat
