The Center for Public Collaboration helps public officials, government agencies, nonprofit and community-based organizations, and other public-serving enterprises manage complex and sensitive public issues by:
- Working with neighborhood-based organizations to build a sense of community and cooperation in solving neighborhood problems and improving quality of life.
- Advising organizations on how to form partnerships with stakeholders to solve public problems.
- Serving as an honest and impartial broker in meetings between stakeholders and with the public aimed at negotiating solutions to public problems.
- Providing training to organization or agency staff on how to manage public dialog and conflict.
We offer a free initial consultation to organizations needing our services. If your organization requires additional support beyond this, fees are negotiable and on a sliding scale based on organization resources. In many cases we can provide services free of charge to an organization.
Contact the CPC
For more information about the Center for Public Collaboration or to find out how we can help your organization, contact the School of Public Affairs at publicaffairs@ualr.edu.
