Local Planning Tables' Data Walks
Local community-based organizations--supported by the RRRISE Outreach and Engagement team--facilitated in-person "Pop-Up Data Walks" throughout Tribal Lands, and the counties of Humboldt, Lake and Mendocino. These Data Walks showcased the culmination of RRRISE's research and outreach efforts across the region--elevating the voices and key research of often overlooked community members regarding economic development. The goal of these Data Walks was to share information gathered through community interviews and listening sessions with members of priority communities--as well as mixed-methods research--back to the general public to elicit their perspectives.
Important Outreach & Engagement Documents
Insights Report: capturing communities' voice to ensure inclusive economic development planning
Data Walk Banners: showcasing research and community voice through a visual data walk
Pop-Up Data Walk Presentation: highlighting communities living and working in the Redwood Region, combined with data compiled by California Center for Rural Policy (CCRP), the RRRISE Regional Convener
Insights from Listening Sessions and Empathy Interviews
An essential element of the outreach and engagement activities on a "local" level has been listening sessions and community interviews with our diverse communities. Since late 2023, our Outreach and Engagement Team, specifically North Coast Opportunities' Project Coordinators, supported by facilitators from ThinkPlace West, have been conducting in-depth interviews with Redwood Region RISE's priority communities. It is worth noting that our outreach and engagement activities through True North Organizing Networks' Project Coordinator for Del Norte, Rev. Dana Gill, have looked slightly different. Through various approaches, our outreach teams work to best and meaningfully engage communities in these areas. If you would like to know more, please feel free to reach out to RISEoutreach@ncoinc.org.
To showcase the voices and key insights captured through these community interviews, two Insight Reports have been developed. These are intended help center the voices and lived experiences of priority communities in the Redwood Region.