Respect local calendars when choosing dates
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Respect Local Calendars When Choosing Dates
A program can unintentionally compete with important community events or obligations. Check local context early and approach the relevant people with curiosity rather than assumptions.
When to use it
Use this before scheduling a new event series or entering a community where your organization is less familiar.
Put It into Practice
- Identify relevant school, community and partner calendars and ask appropriate local contacts about potential conflicts, recognizing that not every meaningful date appears online.
- Discuss feasible alternatives with those affected without expecting one person to represent an entire community or explain private cultural or family practices.
- Confirm the chosen dates and the reasoning with partners, leaving a process for later changes if new information makes the original plan unsuitable.
What It Can Look Like
An organizer checks a proposed clinic weekend with local partners and learns that a longstanding community event would limit participation, then selects another available date.
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Take it with you: Respectful scheduling treats local knowledge as part of planning and avoids interpreting low attendance as lack of interest before checking the context.