New Hampshire 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!
Upcoming Local Lunch Box Sessions
Prior to any online sessions, you'll want to download and test the Zoom software. Please contact Carrie Portrie with any questions regarding these sessions.
Nothing scheduled – Stay Tuned!
Spectrum of Engagement
Sept 4 | 12 pm | Online
This session on the spectrum of engagement presents a model for community engagement and strengthening local communities through participatory planning and decision-making.
Building Your Facilitator Toolbox
Oct 2 | 12 pm | Online
This session on building your facilitator toolbox will present several resources, tools, and frameworks for expanding your practice as a skilled facilitator.
Creating Welcoming Spaces, Meaningful Introductions
Nov 13 | 12 pm | Online
This session on creating welcoming spaces will share tips around introductions in your community meetings that help people feel welcomed.
Asking Good Questions
Dec 4 | 12 pm | Online
This session on asking good questions discusses what it means to ask good questions as a facilitator and gain some practice reframing questions for more constructive dialogue.
Effective Co-Facilitation
Feb 5 | 12 pm | Online
You don't have to do this work alone! When possible, call upon your co-facilitators to help each other host the dialogue or community event. Effective co-facilitation involves strong communication, planning, and nimbleness. This training on effective co-facilitation will share skills and tips for you to successfully work with your co-facilitators at your next event.
Creating Group Agreements
Mar 5 | 12 pm | Online
This session will address creating group agreements, which is a process of collectively defining how all members of a group want the conversation to feel.
Facilitating Through Conflict
Apr 2 | 12 pm | Online
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 will help you build the skills to identify conflict, hold space for resolution, and know when to intervene as a facilitator.
Role of the Facilitator — Unpacking Neutrality
May 7 | 12 pm | Online
This session on unpacking neutrality as a facilitator will provide an overview of concepts such as neutrality, multipartiality, tips for how to remain neutral without being passive, and more.
