The Community Engagement Cabinet leads the City of Boston’s work towards eliminating silos between Boston residents and City Hall. They aim to better connect neighborhood services, community engagement, and policy-making while improving how Boston includes community voices in its work. They plan to create a new model for prioritizing constituents and neighborhood services in government affairs. The cabinet is made up of the Office of Neighborhood Services, the Office of Civic Organizing, SPARK Boston, and Boston 311.

The Davis System:

  • Coordinated a full day of professional development training for the cabinet

  • Topics Covered: Tell Your Story, Community/Team Meeting, How to Body an Elected, Constituent Relations, Developing Community Leaders, Community Support & Building Coalitions

  • Created personalized training geared to the work of the cabinet

  • Created individual and group activities for further engagement