Meaningful public dialogue empowers everyday people to be part of creating positive change for the benefit of the community. Often, at the end of the dialogue process, action teams form to work on a range of ideas and strategies. An Action Oversight Group can help these action teams stay motivated and coordinate the efforts. This structure and oversight can help ensure that the ideas and strategies turn into real change.
Here's what the Action Oversight Group is all about:
Who: A group of people charged with coordinating and supporting action implementation. The group should be diverse and represent the different kinds of people in the community. Members may include:
- Members of the steering group/organizing coalition.
- Interested community leaders or others with special expertise in the issue area or connections to decision makers.
- Leaders and other interested members of each action team.
What: An Action Oversight Group is one way to coordinate the work of the action teams. The functions of the group may include:
- Communicating success; telling the story.
- Collecting and sorting action ideas as they emerge from the dialogue groups.
- Planning the action forum.
- Finding or connecting to resources.
- Applying for funding.
- Helping action teams work equitably and set benchmarks for success.
- Tracking progress.
Click here for a graphic representation of the role of the Action Oversight Group.
By putting this oversight group in place, you will be able to coordinate your efforts, gather results to share with the community, and measure real progress toward your goals.
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