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Panel reports Trident outreach drew engaged residents; members plan increased advertising and regular presence
Summary
Panel chairs described an outreach event at the Trident that attracted community members and students despite limited advertising and discussed plans for more regular outreach, social-media promotion and building a distribution list of organizations to notify.
Panel members reported on a recent outreach event the panel held at the Trident, saying attendance included community members who saw the event on the Trident schedule and students who listened in; panelists described engaged questions and suggestions useful for the panel's strategic planning.
Speakers said the event ran smoothly, hosts were accommodating and attendees asked questions about panel recommendations and policy changes. Several panelists said the event drew people who added the event to their calendars when they saw it on the Trident schedule; others observed that the city events webpage had posted the event but that many residents do not regularly consult that calendar.
Panel members proposed concrete outreach steps: prepare a shareable image for social media, submit posts to Boulder Police Department social channels (which panelists noted have active followings), place posters at community sites, add items to the city newsletter when appropriate, and build a contact list of community organizations and organizers to notify directly. Members suggested doing Trident-style outreach perhaps twice yearly and using an outreach checklist that includes who will provide copy and images for posts.
Panel chairs said they would try a modest pilot of increasing outreach and, if helpful, copy co-chairs on responses to incoming public emails; they also discussed logistics for future in-person events and follow-up to collect photos/recordings from event hosts.
