Overview:

• What is Civic Engagement?

Civic engagement is one of the emerging strategies for utilizing the skills and assets of the 55+ population to meet important community needs. But what is civic engagement? Is it different from volunteering?  How can senior center professionals position their centers to serve as partners and catalysts for civic engagement? What are some effective models for civic engagement?

• What You Will Learn

Learn how some organizations are changing and accepting new responsibilities, including expanding their program design to include the realities of changing language, flexibility of time and projects, and greatly expanded volunteer roles.

Agencies successful in moving their efforts from ordinary to extraordinary will find their efforts matched by the service provided by highly skilled civically engaged adults. These are must-have strategies for future focused program development.

Speaker:

Christine Beatty is Immediate Past Chair of NCOA's National Institute of Senior Centers (NISC) and Director of the Madison (WI) Senior Center.

Materials: 

• Download the presentation (PowerPoint file)