SDPPI Activities

• 2011 Black Hills Community Needs Assessment - A consortium of local organizations in the Black Hills commissioned the South Dakota Public Policy Institute, a project of the Chiesman Center for Democracy, to conduct a Community Needs Assessment study in the Black Hills area. Areas included in this assessment are Butte County, Lawrence County, Meade County, Fall River County, Custer County and Pennington County.

Past SDPPI Activities

• Deliberative Democracy Workshop
              September 9-10, 2010
              Crete, Nebraska
              Thursday, September 9, 5:00 pm—8:00 pm,
               Issues Forum on Economic Security (open to the public)
              Friday, September 10, 8:00 am—4:30 pm,
               moderation and recorder training for deliberative dialogue and discussion.
  
  

• Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan (MRERP)
              Fall of 2009
  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) have adopted a collaborative approach with stakeholders throughout the Missouri Basin for the development of the Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan (MRERP). Civic Engagement focus group meetings were held to gather input, foster dialogue and to ensure the government provides the opportunity for public involvement. From those meetings a series of reports were produced by each of the participating states. We have included the MRERP Civic Engagement Information Sheet, the South Dakota MRERP Civic Education report, and the full MRERP Civic Education Roundtable report.
  
  
  • MRERP Civic Engagement Information Sheet
  • South Dakota MRERP Civic Engagement Report
  • MRERP Civic Engagement Report (Full Report)

• South Dakota Agriculture & Rural Leadership
              South Dakota State University
              Rapid City, SD, April 11-12, 2007
  
  
• Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention, Inc.
              Rapid City, SD, November 21-22, 2005
  
  
• South Dakota Agriculture & Rural Leadership
              South Dakota State University
              Rapid City, SD, April 13-14, 2005
  
  
• Minnesota Agriculture & Rural Leadership
              Southwest Minnesota State University
              Bemidji, MN, March 8-9, 2005
  
  
• South Dakota Agriculture & Rural Leadership
              South Dakota State University
              Rapid City, SD, April 9-10, 2003
  
  
• W.O. Farber Center for Civic Leadership
              University of South Dakota
              Vermillion, SD, October 14-16, 1999
  
  
• Deliberative Democracy Workshop
              Chiesman Foundation For Democracy           
              Rapid City, SD, September 16-18, 1999