Involve NI

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Signing off for 2024 👋
Our offices are now closed until the new year. 📆

A heartfelt thanks to all of you — colleagues, partners, supporters, funders and constructive challengers of 2024.
We look forward to working with you in 2025 to strengthen and revitalise our democracy. ✨

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📰 Our last newsletter of the year is out now!
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📃 A message from our CEO, Sarah Castell
✨ Recruiting for a new chair and trustees
🌍 A round-up of what we’ve been up to this year and how it’s been making an impact across the UK 💪

Read it here👇
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@belfastcc @Community At Involve we believe that decisions should be informed by those whose lives they will affect.

It leads to better decisions and stronger trust between communities and decision makers.🗣️

Read more about the project here:
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🤔 How do you build a city shaped by its people?

Imagine a city where decisions are made with communities, not just for them.

Introducing the Belfast Co-Design Framework—a tool to make collaboration real, practical, and impactful.

Here’s how it came to life.

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@belfastcc @Community It’s a tool for designing solutions that are inclusive, thoughtful, and effective.✅

Why does this matter?

This the first time something of this nature was commissioned by a local government in NI, and it represents how important it is that co-design is done well.

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Democracy is key to tackling the challenges we face, but it isn’t working as it should.

If you believe, as we do, that a new type of democracy is needed, and that the UK is on the cusp of making this change — then join our Board of Trustees. 👇

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Exciting news! We've recruited our first cohort for the School for Everyday Democracy! 🎉

Together, these 'Everyday Democracy Champions' will be equipped with the skills, connections and opportunities they need to bring about positive change in their communities.

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🚨Happening next week!

💡 Make sure to sign up for our masterclasses on facilitation and deliberative public engagement!

🤔We'll be sharing insights & practical skills from over two decades of delivering high quality deliberative public engagement.👇

🎫 https://t.co/jsGfrY0vQr

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🌿 What’s Next?

All local groups will come together in a final online session to create a UK-wide vision for treescapes. @UK_Treescapes🌍🌐

👀Stay tuned for updates!🪴

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📆 Last weekend, we wrapped up our place-based discussions for the Future of UK Treescapes project in Greater Manchester and Belfast. 🌳

Participants explored principles & prioritised actions for the future of trees in their communities.

Here’s what happened: 🧵👇

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@HulmeCgardenC @wildlifeni @SFarms_Gardens @PMcReynoldsMLA Paul Armstrong (@WoodlandTrust), a previous speaker, joined as an observer. 👀

In the afternoon, Orla Maguire from Belfast City Council provided practical examples to help participants understand how their proposals could be implemented & who would be responsible. 💡

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