A team from Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia Tech is working with the Extension Foundation to build capacity for communities and Impact Collaborative teams to use the ‘SEED Method for Stakeholder Engagement in Question Development’. The SEED Method is a multi-stakeholder approach to engaging communities in research, problem solving, and action planning. The project is supported by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), and will be conducted over two years. As...

Ben Suker is the Opioid Response Project Manager for ServeMinnesota, the Minnesota Americorp Commission. He leads a project using the SEED Method to engage key community stakeholders in evaluation of the priority actions needed to increase access to recovery services in the community. 

Ben Suker gives advice to other organizations thinking of using the SEED Method with their community based projects.

A conversation with Ben Suker about the technical assistance he received to use the SEED Method in their opioid response project.

In this post, Ben talks about why they decided to use the SEED Method in their opioid response project.

Ben gives some great advice to organizations thinking of using the SEED Method in their community based projects.

Look for us at the Annual Impact Collaborative Project & Program Summit ! Dates: October 5th, 6th, & 7th, 2021 The SEED Technical Assistance Team will be serving as expert Key Informants on strategies and tools for effective stakeholder engagement program and project planning, development, and implementation during the this year's Impact Collaborative Project & Program Summit. The Impact Collaborative Summit connects Extension teams including their community partners with skills,...

The SEED Method engages diverse stakeholder groups in research development, we recently uploaded a poster that presents adaptable engagement tools and process elements from the SEED method that aid in stakeholder engagement. They are the Stakeholder Identification Matrices and Participatory Conceptual modelling. The SEED Method was designed to take place in six steps: 1. Identify and Engage 2. Consult 3. Conceptualize 4. Generate Questions 5. Prioritize Questions 6. Disseminate Agenda The...

Thank you to everyone who joined our webinars, Technical Office Hours, or Impact Collaborative session. We enjoy engaging with you about the SEED Method and look forward to answering more questions! For your convenience, we have compiled answers to frequently asked questions about the SEED Method below. We are available for one on one technical assistance. Schedule an appointment using this form HERE . Frequently Asked Questions about the SEED Method Who developed the SEED Method ? The SEED...

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The SEED Method Team is proud to announce the launch of the SEED METHOD ONLINE COURSE AND TOOLKIT hosted on the Extension Foundation’s Online Campus ! Access all our resources on our FREE self-paced online course! Here are the online course highlights: Each step in the unit is numbered for easy navigation. Each unit ends with a recap section that includes a summary of all the SEED Method tools discussed in that unit. Our SEED Tools and Learning Resource Directory provides access and...

Welcome to our new subgroup members! We're excited that this subgroup continues to grow and would love to engage with you! Take this quick survey , we'd love to hear how you learned about our subgroup!

We're happy that the SEED Method or the SEED Method tools was a resource for your team and/or project and we'd love to receive your feedback. We invite you to complete the following anonymous survey about your experience. To access the survey, please click here ( https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=FHNARRCH4XDFEFJ3 ) and submit your responses by Monday, 10/10 COB. Please note: This survey is only for those teams/projects that have used the SEED Method. Thank you!

Did your team use the SEED Method or a SEED Method tool? We are so excited about your projects and looking forward to your first publications. Below we have prepared a list of citable publications to support you in using them in your publications: You can also download a copy: HERE Zimmerman EB, Rafie CL, Biney-Amissah T, Lee SS. The SEED Method for Stakeholder Engagement in Strategy Development and Action Planning: Online Toolkit. 2022. Available from:...

The work of this subgroup was funded by EUGENE WASHINGTON PCORI ENGAGEMENT AWARDS and the project grant will be ending on November 30, 2022. This subgroup will remain open and all SEED Method resources will still be accessible . The points of contact for this subgroup will be Dr. Emily Zimmerman and Dr. Carlin Rafie. Here are some tips on how to stay engaged with the SEED Method and SEED Method tools: Enroll in the SEED Method Online Course and Toolkit and access more than 100 SEED Method...

We are assisting three rural Virginia counties use the SEED Method to critically evaluate the opioid and substance misuse issue that is effecting the health and well-being of the people that live there. We are currently forming the community teams that will lead the process, and have our first Kick-off meeting in one of the counties in April. The unique assests and resources of individual communities shapes the form that this process takes, and we are looking forward to seeing how these...