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The Needs Assessment Lens
Understand community needs, evidence, barriers, assets and readiness before choosing a response.
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Useful questions for work with communities.
A library of guides, principles and checklists for engagement, partnerships and programme planning.
Use the prompts to clarify your purpose, test assumptions and connect participation with practical decisions. Each guide includes an application example and working-note headings.
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Practical sequence
The Practical Engagement Cycle
Plan participation around the decision, the people affected and what will happen after they contribute.
principles
Principles for Working With Communities
Keep dignity, purpose, access and accountability at the centre of community engagement.
checklist
Community Readiness Checklist
Check the conditions for useful participation before inviting people into an engagement process.
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Stakeholder Mapping for Trust and Influence
Map formal authority alongside lived experience, relationships and trusted community connections.
principles
Facilitation Principles for Diverse Rooms
Hold the purpose, people and process together so different perspectives can contribute to useful work.
Practical sequence
From Consultation to Action
Turn what people share into traceable decisions, practical responsibilities and a clear response.
Adapt the tools to the context.
These guides support reflection and planning. The people involved, decision authority, relationships and available evidence should shape how you use them.