Forms of community engagement
DIRECT SERVICE
COMMUNITY RESEARCH
ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION
CAPACITY BUILDING
POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT
SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR
PHILANTROPHIC GIVING
PARTICIPATION IN ASSOCIATIONS
Types of community
URBAN
RURAL
SUBURBAN
RURBAN
Different perspective of community
SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE
SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE
VIRTUAL PERSPECTIVE
INDIVIDUAL PERSPECTIVE
Advocacy and education-raising public awareness of social issues by giving speeches to
community groups, distributing written materials to the general public, or providing educational activities in
schools are some of the examples.
Participation in associations- participating in community organizations that develop the
Social networks that provide a foundation for community‐building efforts including civic associations, sports,
leagues, church choirs, and school boards
Philanthropic giving- is donating funding or needed items; organizing or participating in
fundraising events
Direct service- Giving personal time and energy to address immediate community needs
Political involvement - participating in processes of government such as campaigning and voting.
Voluntary advocacy - just like giving personal time to projects in humanitarian NGO's or religious groups
are forms of community involvement.
We cannot live independently at all-times, and this is the universal truth that nobody exists on its own.
Community Action includes a broad range of activities and is sometimes described as "social action" or
"community engagement."
Rurban communities are communities that both have urban and rural characteristics.
Suburban communities are usually close to, but not in cities.
Rural communities are called “the country” or farmland and has low population.
Homes on suburban communities often have only one family living with them.
Buildings in rural communities are more spread out than in urban.
Urban communities have massive number of people living close together in a small amount of space. It also
has very tall buildings and places are very close together.
lnformation specialists- are the ones responsible for gathering, managing and interpreting data for
a variety of market/community research projects
Conversationalist- are the ones who mainly contribute to discussions that have been initiated by
other members but normally do not initiate discussions on their own.
Community- A group of people living in the same place and having common characteristics.
- A social group residing in a specific locality with shared government and heritage
Persuaders- are the ones who are powerful advocates of the community's message and they spread the
words.
Laggards- group of people are the late joiners in the community
Connectors- group of people has a big network of friends and acquaintances which they can introduce to the
community
Early Joiners- are front-runners that lay down the norms for what can be deemed as acceptable behavior
in the community and ensure that it is adhered to
Practitioners of community engagement seek to understand better the Individuals' perceptions of their
identity and connection, according to the Individual Perspective
'Individual Perspective' suggest about a person's sense of community that it can encompass multiple
communities and can change over time
According to William James, the 2 perspectives on identity are the 'I' and the “me”
The characteristic of virtual communities according to the text is that, they consist of individuals who
interact through computer-mediated communications
In the social perspective, the social and political networks linking individuals and organizations was
emphasized as critical for planning engagement efforts.
community's specialized functions in the systems perspective:
A) Healthcare agencies
B) Educational institutions
C) Faith organizations
In systems perspective, a community is likened to a living creature because it consists of different parts with
specialized functions that contribute to the whole.
community dynamics- es and improvements occurring within a group
The role of the community includes, consultation, planning, design, and delivery involving community members
Community involvement in service design and delivery is important because it helps achieve objectives like
building capacity and preventing
Community action typically include social action and community engagement with various objectives
community resilience- The capability of a community to support itself during crises
characteristic of community action:
Engaging local citizens in service delivery
Fostering community resilience
Encouraging collective planning and design
