National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation
The National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) is an active network and community of practice centered around conflict resolution and public engagement practices. Our 1,300 members help people work together across partisan, ethnic and other divides to address some of our toughest problems, and NCDD provides them with much-needed support, connections, and resources.
New here at www.ncdd.org...
NCDD's Fall 2010 Events
Learn about the 6 one-day events we're holding across the country this October and November: in Austin, Boston, Denver, Portland, San Francisco and Washington, DC.
NCDD Resource Center
Over 2,400 resources... dialogue guides, D&D methods, videos, case studies, evaluation tools, articles, books, and more.
NCDD Forum
An interactive space where you can introduce yourself, post questions, and interact with other NCDDers.
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News & Perspectives Blog
Our main blog is designed to keep you updated on what's happening and what opportunities are available to you in dialogue and deliberation.
Resources for Beginners
If you are new to dialogue & deliberation, or new to the breadth of practice NCDD represents, be sure to check out our Getting Started page. Here you'll find links to our Glossary of Terms, info about what "D&D" are and how to organize a dialogue, and NCDD's Engagement Streams Framework, which helps make sense of the range of D&D approaches available to you.
NCDD Members
Our members are extraordinary people, and you can learn more about them in the NCDDNetwork directory. Use the search box to find specific people, practices or locations. And consider becoming a member yourself ($100/year for organizations or optional $50/year dues for individuals).
Listservs and Email Updates
Our active NCDD Discussion list connects over 1,000 practitioners and scholars across the globe, and our monthly updates go out to 20,000 people who do public engagement and conflict resolution work. Anyone is welcome to join these and our other listservs.
Core Principles for Public Engagement
NCDD, IAP2, and the Co-Intelligence Institute collaborated last year to engage practitioners and scholars in the creation of 7 Core Principles for Public Engagement. With the Core Principles, we aimed to create clarity for practitioners, public managers, and community leaders about the fundamental components of quality public engagement.
Enjoy! And feel free to contact us at ncdd@thataway.org if you have questions.
- Sandy Heierbacher, NCDD Director -- July 16, 2010