Missouri Botanical Garden
Community Outreach Around the
Kasey Tipton & Bryana Nichelson
Research Question
What does the community around the Missouri Botanical Garden need in terms of relationship building, outreach, and accessibility?
Why we are interested
Having digital outreach methods can allow for relationship building to occur on a larger scale. It is a way for more people to be connected from anywhere they choose.
Benefits of Outreach
Digital Aspects
Community
Outreach is important because it can help a community be more connected. It allows for people to feel more connected. Also, it can allow for voices to be heard.
A community needs to feel connected in order to heal, get along, and feel like they are able to voice their opinions. Outreach can be crucial in community building.
Summary of Evidence
Individual Level
Community Outreach and Engagement
From measuring the difference to making a difference with health information
Ottoson, J. M., & Green, L. W. (2005). Community outreach: From measuring the difference to making a difference with health information. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 93(4 Suppl), S49–S56. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1255753/
Summary of Evidence
Effective Strategies
When Suits Meet Roots: The Antecedents and Consequences of Community Engagement Strategy
Bowen, F., Newenham-Kahindi, A., & Herremans, I. (2010). When suits meet roots: The antecedents and consequences of community engagement strategy. Journal of Business Ethics, 95(2), 297–318. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-009-0360-1
Summary of Evidence
Collaboration & Lessons From Other Gardens
An Overview of Environmental Education for Millennial Visitors in Indonesian Botanic Gardens
Risna, R. A., & Gumilang, A. R. (2019). An overview of environmental education for millennial visitors in indonesian botanic gardens: Berkala Penelitian Hayati, 24(2), 101–106. https://new.berkalahayati.org/index.php/jurnal/article/view/26/12
Proposed Experiment
Our proposed experiment includes surveying visitors at the Missouri Botanical Garden in order to figure out the percentage of visitors who live within 15 miles of the garden. Our hope would be to improve our outreach methods in order to promote individuals who live closer to the garden to visit. We learned about many different outreach methods within our articles. We have to make sure we understand what that community wants and needs from the garden in order to visit. We need to make sure that the garden is able to make it the most accessible and affordable as possible for the community.
The independent variable: Changing the outreach methods for the community within 15 miles of the garden
The dependent variable: Percentage of visitors who live within that 15 mile range of the garden.
Our articles gave us many different outreach methods and techniques in order to improve the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Our hypothesis was answered because we were able to find the techniques and access to resources in order to help. We were able to figure out what has worked for other organizations that could potentially be applied to our work with the garden and community. The articles have shown us that we need to rebuild these relationships in order for the community to be balanced.
Summary & Reflections
An Overview of Environmental Education for Millennial Visitors in Indonesian Botanic Gardens
Risna, R. A., & Gumilang, A. R. (2019). An overview of environmental education for millennial visitors in indonesian botanic gardens: Berkala Penelitian Hayati, 24(2), 101–106. https://new.berkalahayati.org/index.php/jurnal/article/view/26/12
From measuring the difference to making a difference with health information
Ottoson, J. M., & Green, L. W. (2005). Community outreach: From measuring the difference to making a difference with health information. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 93(4 Suppl), S49–S56. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1255753/
Collaborative Conservation by Botanical Gardens: Unique Opportunities for Local to Global Impacts
Raschke, A. B., Pegram, K. V., Melkonoff, N. A., Davis, J., & Blackwell, S. A. (2022). Collaborative conservation by botanical gardens: Unique opportunities for local to global impacts. Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 3(3), 463–487. https://doi.org/10.3390/jzbg3030035
When Suits Meet Roots: The Antecedents and Consequences of Community Engagement Strategy
Bowen, F., Newenham-Kahindi, A., & Herremans, I. (2010). When suits meet roots: The antecedents and consequences of community engagement strategy. Journal of Business Ethics, 95(2), 297–318. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-009-0360-1
The Intervention of Outreach: Best Practices
Tembreull, C. L., & Schaffer, M. A. (2005). The intervention of outreach: Best practices. Public Health Nursing, 22(4), 347–353. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.0737-1209.2005.220411.x
Using Videovoice Methods to Enhance Community Outreach and Engagement for the National Children’s Study
Warren, C. M., Knight, R., Holl, J. L., & Gupta, R. S. (2014). Using videovoice methods to enhance community outreach and engagement for the national children’s study. Health Promotion Practice, 15(3), 383–394. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839913503470
Integrating community-based participatory research and informatics approaches to improve the engagement and health of underserved populations
Kim M Unertl, Chris L Schaefbauer, Terrance R Campbell, Charles Senteio, Katie A Siek, Suzanne Bakken, Tiffany C Veinot, Integrating community-based participatory research and informatics approaches to improve the engagement and health of underserved populations, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, Volume 23, Issue 1, January 2016, Pages 60–73, https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocv094
The Value of Community Engagement in Botanic Gardens with Examples from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Foulkes, J. (2017). The value of community engagement in botanic gardens with examples from the royal botanic garden edinburgh. Sibbaldia: The International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, 15, 121–128. https://doi.org/10.24823/Sibbaldia.2017.227
Science communication, public engagement, and outreach – informalscience. Org. (n.d.). Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://informalscience.org/projects/communication/
Marsh, C. L., Gold, A. U., & Rongstad Strong, B. (2023). Elevating community voices through inclusive science communication: A case study of the We are Water program in the Southwestern United States. Frontiers in Communication, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2023.1214105
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