CLF gathered input on the Regional Equity Atlas 2.0 project from hundreds of stakeholders across the Portland metro region through a multistep process that included:
| Read a report on the input gathered via CLF's stakeholder engagement process. (PDF) |
- Meetings with jurisdictions: CLF and Metro convened representatives from city, county, and regional governments to gather input on how the Regional Equity Atlas 2.0 could support their policy and planning needs.
- Meetings with coalitions: CLF solicited input from eight coalitions and networks representing diverse stakeholders across the region.
- Focus groups: CLF organized a series of 19 topic-specific and multi-issue focus groups to provide an opportunity for a broad range of stakeholders, issue experts, partners, and CLF members to offer input on the project.
- Interviews: CLF met one on one with dozens of key community leaders, issue experts, and core partners.
- Stakeholder online survey: CLF invited a broader range of stakeholders, including CLF supporters, neighborhood associations, grassroots leaders, and individual staff from stakeholder organizations, to provide input via two online surveys that had more than 400 respondents.
- Advisory committee: CLF formed a 17-member advisory committee with representatives from a cross-section of geographies, issues, and demographic groups to review the stakeholder input, make final decisions about indicator priorities, and provide guidance on project planning and development.