| Stakeholder engagement during the project’s planning and development phase should be designed to achieve the following goals: |
- Introduce the concept of equity to a wide range of stakeholders and gather input on how equity should be defined in the context of local policy and planning.
- Build the equity atlas project’s credibility as an inclusive, participatory effort.
- Gather input on how the project can meet the needs of key partners and stakeholders.
Get input on which indicators to map.
- Gather suggestions for potential data sources.
- Connect with potential partners, supporters, and contributors.
- Inform people about how they can get involved with the project.
- Foster coordination and alignment with related projects.
- Gather ideas for how the project can most effectively impact policy and planning.
- Build buy-in for the project from organizations and agencies that may be potential sources of future support.
- Set the stage for the stakeholder engagement that will happen after the equity atlas is released.