In spring 2025, WakeUP partnered with RaleighForward and the City of Raleigh to host a Civic and Community Engagement Forum that convened over 60 residents.
Nick Vlahos gave a presentation on Emerging Community Engagement Tools. We discussed democratic innovation across three spheres:
- Working parallel to government (community-led processes)
- Working within government (institutional design)
- Working within neighborhoods and communities.
Topics ranged from citizens’ assemblies and deliberative public comment to community governance models.
