After workshops earlier this fall introduced moderating and framing for deliberation, the final workshop in NIFI’s fall 2025 series explored strategies to help communities implement decisions they make during deliberations.

NIFI’s Executive Director Cristin Brawner was joined by Betty Knighton, former Executive Director of the West Virginia Center for Civic Life and former President of NIFI, to discuss public acting and how deliberation can set the stage for moving from talk to action.

Following this introduction, the remainder of the workshop featured civic educator and NIFI partner Gregg Kaufman and Connie Thomas, President & CEO of Impact Clay, from Clay County, FL, who discussed their extensive experience supporting communities in turning decisions made during deliberative processes into local action.

For all who were able to join us, thank you so much! If you missed the workshop, not to worry – a full recording of the workshop is available below, and you can download the slide deck here.

Stay tuned in 2026 for deep-dive workshops and guided work sessions on topics like framing, moderating, and moving from talk to action in deliberation processes.

For more information or to suggest particular resources or topics that you would find helpful to be included in future deep-dive workshops or work sessions please contact Cristin Brawner at cbrawner@nifi.org.