Which groups or individuals would ensure representativeness and contribute to your commitments to equity, diversity, and inclusion?
Could you benefit from an outreach plan to better reach these groups?
Consider
- Which groups or individuals want to be involved?
- Which groups or individuals should be involved to meet the objectives or mandate of the engagement?
- Which groups will be affected by the outcome?
- Which groups or individuals have expertise related to the issues or are influential on the issue?
Depending on the short-term pressures (e.g., practicalities and time pressures) and long-term considerations (e.g., building of relationships and trust), consider:
- inviting only the formal representatives of the groups identified
- expanding the invitation to other individuals or identified groups
Quick Tips
If more individuals would like to participate than is feasible, consider alternative ways of engaging and ultimately, provide transparent rationale for decisions around inclusions/exclusions.
Resources
Use stakeholder mapping to identify all relevant stakeholders who could be involved, and determine how much engagement and communication each group might need.