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Community engagement tools - trends for 2019

Community engagement tools continue to play a large role in consultation processes and in 2019, it is more important than ever to make sure you're using the best and most appropriate tool for your[...]

Stakeholder management made easier

Using Darzin out in the field, on your mobile device is now even easier with our newly published responsive design. You can now use all of Darzin's functionality on pretty much any device. The pages[...]

What Makes a Good Grievance Procedure?

What is It and Why is It Important?

“For projects with environmental and social impacts grievances are a fact of life. How a company responds (or perceived to be responding) to grievances is[...]

Stakeholder Management Plan in Five Steps

Why Manage Stakeholders?

Stakeholder Management is the process by which you organise, monitor and improve your relationships with your stakeholders.

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Managing Stakeholders beyond Spreadsheets & CRMs

You’re only as strong as your weakest link, which in community engagement can be the systems you use for stakeholder relationship management.

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Five Steps to Successful Consultation Data Management

Documenting consultation activities and outcomes is vital to effectively managing the engagement process. The overall goal of consultation data management is to:

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Darzin Implementation Methodology

"A good idea is 10% inspiration and 90% implementation" (Silicon Valley Guru - Guy Kawaski)

I love this quote not only for its simplicity, but because it reinforces the key role of implementation[...]

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No complaints - successful or suspicious?

I recently read a case study for a project up in Queensland which equated no complaints with success. It made me sigh internally, thinking that as a mature public participation industry we should[...]

Key Elements of Effective Grievance Management

An effective grievance management mechanism is an important social management tool for projects where ongoing risks and adverse impacts are anticipated.

Want a quick guide to effective grievance[...]

How to prepare for stakeholder consultation compliance audits

People who manage community engagement processes on projects that operate under the government licensing conditions or the lenders’ conditions would agree with me that compliance audits always come[...]

Tips for effective stakeholder engagement on mega projects

Mega construction projects in general are projects with a capital cost in excess of US$1bn, involving a huge number of participants, having significant social and economic impacts, extensive works,[...]

7 Hidden Costs of Not Having Stakeholder Management Software

Wondering if you need specialised Stakeholder Management Software like Darzin? This handy infographic covers some of the 'hidden' costs of not having an adequate system to manage your Public[...]

Selecting the right consultation management/stakeholder relationship management tool

Trying to decide between a CRM (Customer Relation Management) product and a SRMS (Stakeholder Relationship Management System) can be tricky if you haven't been exposed to any of these types of[...]

Community Engagement Software – Darzin.com

Community Engagement

So you're looking for software to help you manage your public consultation process, or just generally for more efficient stakeholder data management. Or perhaps you're not sure[...]

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