Community Engagement
Out in National Security's promise is to better engage our community to help our leaders and colleagues make better public decisions.
For Others, It’s Just Business.
For Us, It’s Personal.
Community engagement is based on the democratic idea that everyone who is affected by an issue that impacts their community should have a say in the decision making around it.
It, moreover, holds the promise that public participation can influence decisions that affect the provision of services, future visions and sustainability of our communities.
In recognizing the needs and aspirations of all participants, community engagement promotes the idea that, through intentional interactions between government organizations and communities, community members can – and do – influence policy making. That is, community engagement’s promise is to better engage community to help make better public decisions.
It is, thereby, both an orientation toward the importance of community members’ lived experience to influence interactions between government organizations and communities, and an approach that guides the process of those interactions.
Community engagement seeks to engage community to achieve sustainable outcomes, equitable decision-making processes, and deepen relationships and trust between government organizations and communities.
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Partnerships & Sponsorships
Out in National Security is proud to partner with various universities, think tanks, and professional associations, other non-governmental organizations, and policymakers that share our common values and goals for the national security enterprise.
Canadian Defense and Security Network
The Canadian Defence and Security Network consists of more than 30 partners in Canada and beyond, including over one hundred scholars. Based at Carleton University, they aim to bring together academics, policy-makers, military officers, and civil society in Canada and connect them to those elsewhere. They use traditional and social media to amplify the research, and are developing a variety of training and networking activities to foster a more inclusive next generation of defense and security scholars, scientists, and policy officers.
Gender Champions in Nuclear Security
Gender Champions in Nuclear Policy is a leadership network that brings together heads of organizations working in nuclear policy who are committed to break down gender barriers and make gender equity a working reality in their spheres of influence. Gender Champions include Presidents, Directors, and other institutional heads of organizations whose agendas and/or members address nuclear nonproliferation, nuclear weapons policy, nuclear disarmament, nuclear security, nuclear deterrence, nuclear energy, and other related topics.
The Global Security Pride Committee
An independent collective of professionals operating within and around the global security industry. GSPC's mission is to support, connect, and elevate the LGBTQIA+ community and our allies within the security field.
The Intelligence and National Security Alliance
The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) is the leading nonpartisan, nonprofit trade association for driving public-private partnerships to advance intelligence and national security priorities. INSA has more than 160 corporate members and enjoys extensive participation from senior leaders within the public, private, and academic sectors. Members include current and former high-ranking intelligence, military and government agency leaders, analysts, and experts from industry and academia.
Organizations in Solidarity
Organizations in Solidarity seeks to combat racism and discrimination in all of its manifestations as individuals and in our organizations and in so doing, diversify the fields of peace and security, foreign policy, and national security, making our work more inclusive and equitable.
Service Year Alliance
Service Year Alliance is working to make a year of paid, full-time service — a service year — a common expectation and opportunity for all young Americans.
Victory Institute
The Victory Fund is the only national organization dedicated to elevating openly LGBTQ leaders who can further equality at all levels of government. Through their training and professional development programs, each year, Victory Institute assists hundreds of individuals who go on to influential careers in politics, government, business, and advocacy. Out in National Security is a proud partner of Victory Institute’s Presidential Appointments Initiative – a coalition of more than 30 LGBTQ organizations – which works to support presidential administrations in ensuring qualified LGBTQ people are included in the federal government across all agencies and levels.
Partner with ONS
If you believe that the ONS community would benefit from partnering with you or your organization, please submit this form.
Work With Us On:
- Co-hosting career fairs, conferences, etc.
- Collaborating on panel discussions
- Cross-posting on ONS Social Media and newsletter
- Events or career fair booths / free memberships
- Features on podcasts and media
- Field trips to your organization for ONS members
- Joint happy hours and networking events
- Keynote speaker requests
- Speaking opportunities for ONS community members
- Targeted internships and job opportunities
