We are pleased to share our most recent article, Rural Community Engagement, published in the November issue of ICMA - International City/County Management Association's PM Magazine authored by our Assistant Director, Robert Jordan and Pepperdine University School of Public Policy graduate student Caden Benedict. https://lnkd.in/g7HMVJnC
Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership
Civic and Social Organizations
Malibu, CA 1,023 followers
The Davenport Institute seeks to address California's public problems by promoting citizens' participation in governance
About us
The Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership works with local governments, non-profit organizations, and residents to both promote and support constructive and broad-based civic involvement in decisions that affect people where they live and work. #PolicyBeginsWithPeople
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https://publicpolicy.pepperdine.edu/davenport-institute/?fbclid=IwAR0tbPjKRu_kCa_zsOaWug2fbhWvsxYsy1jkfIMu5cULqF0zQiV36TO4xsM
External link for Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership
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- Civic and Social Organizations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Malibu, CA
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- Nonprofit
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- Local government training for emerging community leaders
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24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263, US
Employees at Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership
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Maureen Tobin
Executive Director at Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership
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Melissa Spagnuolo
Community Partnerships Manager (Public-Private Partnerships) at City of Santa Monica
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Yvette Sennewald
Senior Planner at City of Camas
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Nathan Peterson
2025 Candidate - Pepperdine School of Public Policy
Updates
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We had a great conversation with a packed room of #localgov professionals this afternoon at the Municipal Management Association of Southern California (MMASC) 2024 annual conference! A special thank you to Melissa Spagnuolo, Community Partnerships Manager for the City of Santa Monica and Lydia Romero the City Manager of The City of Lemon Grove. Your public engagement stories/case studies demonstrated how strong roots in your community lead to #publiengagement #success. #policybeginswithpeople #MMASCAC204
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It’s today! #MMASCAC2024! We’re looking forward to seeing to seeing you this afternoon at 3pm for our panel discussion with Lydia Romero, Melissa Spagnuolo and Maureen Tobin. #localstrength #rootedinexcellence
🎉 It’s Tomorrow! 🎉 The #MMASCAC2024 kicks off tomorrow, and we couldn’t be more excited! 🚀 See you there! 🙌 #LocalStrength #RootedInExcellence
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We had such a great time at the MMANC - Municipal Management Association of Northern California annual conference last week! Hoping to see our Southern California #localgov friends at Municipal Management Association of Southern California (MMASC) 2024 conference today! #policybeginswithpeople
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Hey #localgov professionals. We are developing a new Conflict Resolution for Local Government online training and will be offering a FREE 1 hour pilot overview of what will be a 3 hour program. We are looking for solid feedback to incorporate into the full program. If you are free and willing to provide feedback please register today. PILOT COURSE: Conflict Resolution for Local Government Webinar November 14, 2024 12:00 - 1:00 PM PT The Davenport Institute is excited to pilot test our new training session on Conflict Resolution for Local Government. This course was developed by one of our Graduate Assistants, Nate Peterson. Participation is free, but in exchange we ask for your feedback. The one-hour overview of Conflict Resolution in Local Government focuses on what conflict is, why it occurs, and how to achieve progress and peace in its resolution. Achieving this means following the Path of Peace - a process that outlines practical steps to achieving a stronger relationship among the parties and creative solutions to what separates them. The Learning Objectives for the 1-hour course are: ● Understand why conflict exists, where it comes from, and why it is not the problem ● Identify what behaviors affect conflict and cause it to persist ● Learn what Peace is and get exposed to the steps on the Path to Peace https://lnkd.in/gxfVJkWE
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Once each year we host our City Manager in Residence Program to provide our Pepperdine University School of Public Policy students the opportunity to learn more about local government and have 1:1 meetings with a city manager for #mentoring and learning more about #localgov careers. Yesterday, Malibu City Manager, Steve McClary joined us to share his wisdom and experience. Thank you Steve! #policybeginswithpeople
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We are excited to share that one of our amazing Advisory Council members, Amanda Rotella, just graduated from the Santa Clara County Leadership Academy! Congratulations Amanda and thank you for sharing your leadership as both an Advisory Council member and trainer for the Davenport Institute. We appreciate you!
🌟 Honored to share that I’ve graduated from the Santa Clara County Leadership Academy! 🌟 At the graduation, I was humbled to be nominated by my cohort to give a class reflection, and I shared a few of these thoughts: 💠 I so appreciated the Academy’s balanced focus on both technical and soft skills. When I think about the leaders I admire and the kind of leader I want to be, I want to be both knowledgeable, well-versed, and prepared, but also kind, emotionally intelligent, reflective, and humble. 💠 During one of the sessions we dove into our Myers-Briggs personality types. For me it was a real celebration of the different approaches, skills, and contributions that each of us brings to our teams. I truly believe that it is to the benefit of the communities we serve to have diversity in how we approach and solve problems. 💠 Lastly, as someone new to Santa Clara County, I’m incredibly grateful for the Academy relationships I’ve built with such talented, insightful leaders. I look forward to supporting each other as we continue to grow in our careers! Special thank you to Academy organizer Greg Larson, my program coach Lenka Wright, the City of Mountain View, and especially my fellow cohort members.
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We are delighted to participate in the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Center for California Real Estate (CCRE) Housing Summit! Thank you CCRE for the outstanding partnership that has allowed us to develop and deliver our highly rated #LocalGovernment and #Community: #Partnering for #Success Webinar Series https://lnkd.in/dPFhnJQy to your members throughout the state. We look forward to the ongoing success of this important collaboration. #policybeginswithpeople
It has been such an honor to partner with the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Center for California Real Estate to bring an outstanding educational program (Local Government and Community: Partnering for Success) to realtors throughout California. I sincerely believe that partnerships such as this one are the key to thriving communities where local government and community members work as educated, respectful partners developing solutions and making policy decisions that work to enhance the places we live, work, and play. A special shout out to Anne Framroze and Pete Peterson for their vision that led to the development of this program. #policybeginswithpeople #civicengagement #localgov #community https://lnkd.in/ddRBXhqF
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Our executive director, Maureen Tobin, recently co-authored this brief, but important article for the National League of Cities. Worth the quick read. #policybeginswithpeople
Thank you National League of Cities for #facilitating the important #conversation with Zulfat Suara, Councilmember At Large, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County; Kari Watkins, President & CEO, Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum and myself that led to coauthoring this brief but meaningful article. #Localgov is well positioned to #create, #model and #lead the #positivechange we so desperately need to improve our #democracy. https://lnkd.in/gemH7D-H #policybeginswithpeople
3 Strategies for Local Leaders to Improve Democracy
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Join Us for an Info Session on Pepperdine's Master of Public Policy Program! Are you passionate about making a difference through policy, leadership, and service? The Pepperdine School of Public Policy is hosting an information session on October 22, and I’d love to invite you to learn more about our Master of Public Policy (MPP) program. Register today and take the next step toward a meaningful career in public policy: https://lnkd.in/gSMxShRP Feel free to DM me with any questions. See you there!
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