Planning Stakeholder Engagement
The following are some key planning questions to answer when considering engaging stakeholders in your plans for MLTSS:
- Who are the key stakeholders in the community? How are we going to “recruit” these stakeholders to participate in our planning?
- What are we hoping to learn from the key stakeholders? What is our expected outcome from involving stakeholders?
- How much involvement do we want/expect from the stakeholders? What level of detail about our planning and implementation do we want to share for stakeholder input?
- What are we going to do with the input we receive?
- What are the most effective ways to communicate with the stakeholders? Should the communication method be different for recruiting, meeting planning, and ongoing communications?
- What are the best forums for gathering the stakeholders? Town hall meetings, focus groups, committees, conference calls?
- What kinds of meeting accommodations are appropriate for our stakeholders?
- How often should we involve the stakeholders? Quarterly, annually?
Click the worksheet for key planning questions to answer when considering engaging stakeholders in your plans for MLTSS. |