How to Use The Planners' Communications Guide

Included here are sections of The Planners' Communications Guide that will help you create your National Community Planning Month materials and reach your target audiences.

Messages
Target your National Community Planning Month messages to a specific audience:

Message Basics (pdf)

Public Participation (pdf)

Use National Community Planning Month
To build greater support for planning in your community among elected officials:

Politics and Planning (pdf)

Move outside of your comfort zone
Try a new way to communicate about planning during National Community Planning Month:

Everyday Encounters (pdf)

Reach out
Work with potential allies and collaborators during National Community Planning Month:

Allies & Partnerships (pdf)

Create useful media materials
"Pitch" your National Community Planning Month story, and give a successful media interview:

Media Relations (pdf)

Appendices, Media Interview Preparation Materials (pdf)

Go online
Use websites and online communications to promote National Community Planning Month:

 E-Communications (pdf)