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Virginia Tech presents 'Engagement Ready Roanoke' plan; city staff and residents to co‑author community engagement policy
Summary
Virginia Tech team briefed Roanoke City Council on a two‑part Engagement Ready Roanoke project that trained 10 nonprofit organizations and is drafting a citywide community engagement policy; staff and resident committee to meet twice monthly with a draft expected toward year‑end.
Brad Stevens, a graduate research assistant with Virginia Tech’s Institute for Policy and Governance, briefed Roanoke City Council on April 20 about the Engagement Ready Roanoke initiative — a two‑part effort combining nonprofit capacity building and a draft citywide community engagement policy.
Stevens said the first phase ran May–October and worked with a cohort of 10 local organizations; nine finished the program. Examples of outcomes include updated bylaws at the gun‑violence nonprofit FedUp, Historic Gainsborough achieving 501(c)(3) status, and House of Bread improving…
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