Local Planning Tables' Data Walks
During our Planning Phase, local community-based organizations, supported by the RRRISE Outreach and Engagement team (North Coast Opportunities and True North Organizing Network), facilitated in-person "Pop-Up Data Walks" throughout Tribal Lands and the counties of Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino. These Data Walks showcased RRRISE's research and outreach efforts across the region, elevating voices and key insights from often overlooked community members regarding economic development. The goal was to share information gathered through community interviews, listening sessions, and mixed-methods research back to the general public to gather 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.