Citizen Lab

JULY 6, 2022

Consider your resources To set up a successful engagement project, you’ll need time, budget, and a dedicated team.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

With RAG-enhanced LLMs, government departments can: Provide citizens with answers that reflect the latest laws and data Create policies informed by the most recent research and statistics Ensure public communications are not only articulate but also accurate Following are a couple of examples of how these technologies are making a real difference.

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zencity

DECEMBER 7, 2021

We are incredibly excited by what Tim, Andrew, Shasa and the Civil Space team have created, and thrilled to be adding the ability for cutting-edge, two-way, open engagement between governments and their residents to our leading suite of community engagement capabilities. The Importance of Community Engagement.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2024

These organizations play a pivotal role in promoting environmental sustainability through advocacy, conservation projects, community engagement, and research. This transformation enhances their impact and communication and diversifies income sources, making them more effective in successfully driving towards their missions.

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Bang the Table

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Now that we’ve more than a year to examine exactly how governments are doing in a time like no other – let’s take a moment to unpack our most burning question: “How has the community engagement landscape changed?” The post How has community engagement changed in the last two years?

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Citizen Lab

APRIL 12, 2023

Local governments are constantly seeking new ways to engage with their communities. In recent years, community engagement platforms have become vital tools for local governments to connect with their residents. That’s why we’re thrilled to… The post Ready, set, launch!

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Social Pinpoint

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In this new three-part blog series, follow Adrienne Hamilton’s journey to get a client-side view of successful project planning, launching, and reporting of a public involvement initiative for transport. Learn how to create positive project outcomes with your online community engagement platform of choice. You can’t do it alone.

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A Library Writer's Blog

JUNE 29, 2022

Interested in presenting at the 9th annual Library Marketing and Communications Conference November 2-3 in Indianapolis, IN? We want you to share your knowledge on the tried and true, the latest trends, and the best practices in marketing and communications. Library Marketing and Communications Group 1190 Meramec Station Rd.,

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Super Library Marketing

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I oversee our community engagement, social media, most publications, and other marketing and public relations duties.” “I I met Becky at the Library Marketing and Communications Conference in 2023. Becky is now a reference specialist at the Amherst Public Library in Northern Ohio.

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Social Pinpoint

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In this new three-part blog series, follow Adrienne Hamilton’s journey to get a client-side view of successful project planning, launching, and reporting of a public involvement initiative for transport. Learn how you can also create positive project outcomes with your online community engagement platform of choice.

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zencity

JULY 12, 2023

Social media has significantly changed the communication landscape, bringing government leaders closer to the people they serve and building trust between them. Almost overnight, Threads , the new social network competitor to Twitter launched by Meta and Instagram, has reached a critical mass of users.

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Social Pinpoint

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

In this new three-part blog series, follow Adrienne Hamilton’s journey to get a client-side view of successful project planning, launching, and reporting of a public involvement initiative for transport. Learn how you can also create positive project outcomes with your online community engagement platform of choice.

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zencity

AUGUST 6, 2023

However, ensuring that we are communicating effectively with residents about the issue and the support on offer is an additional challenge. As our discussion highlighted, councils are clearly doing a huge amount to respond to this national crisis and provide support to those in need.

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zencity

JANUARY 3, 2022

It’s also there because attending means supporting and celebrating diversity in local government—a natural tie-in to our mission to provide community engagement solutions that help build a more equitable future. This conference isn’t just on our list because it is an exceptional learning opportunity for local government professionals.

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zencity

OCTOBER 18, 2022

While most Americans may reject the notion that the answer lies in reducing or cutting police funding, many would nevertheless agree that there is room for police departments to adopt better strategies and practices for community engagement and fostering trust – with all members of the community and on both sides of the “Defund the Police” debate.

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zencity

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Furthermore, many of the most common, stand-alone point solutions for community engagement require a lot of “heavy lifting” from staff. Our mission is to empower local governments to hear from the many, not only the few, and make it effortless to make effective decisions based on community feedback. Introducing Zencity 360.

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A Library Writer's Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

We have therefore identified 4 thematic areas for this year’s Annual Forum, reflecting the priorities of our members and wider network across the Arab states: Policies and funding: Open access and research assessment policies Funding sources and allocations developing policies and determining best practises to support sustainability in Arab scholarly (..)

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Bang the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

In the last few years, there’s been an understandable reassignment of many key communication staff to booster public health campaigns, with few able to prioritize the essential task of updating (now painfully old) policy. More on the trends changing community engagement here. Consult early on policy decisions.

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zencity

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

It is an opportunity for local governments to increase engagement, to get more equitable community feedback and reach more residents, and to help build trust with the community by more easily meeting them where they are. Traditionally, civic engagement has meant in-person involvement in your local community.

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Grant Central USA

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In this blog, we'll embark on a journey to explore how the acquisition of a grant writing certification can become a catalyst for transformation, not only within nonprofit organizations but also within the very communities they serve. That's where the power of grant writing certification comes into play.

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Bang the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Thus, alternative online means should be offered, so as to enable people to engage in productive debates with people with different opinions (for more information about community engagement , check out this eBook ). It is important to bear in mind that consultation has not, and is unlikely, to move to be completely online.

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zencity

MAY 2, 2022

As a socially-minded company, we focus on building better communities through technology. Yet providing a tool for community engagement was not enough. We want inclusive engagement. Some might not even use media and are more reliant on other forms of communication. Is your engagement relevant to someone?

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Bang the Table

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In the context of community engagement, we’re sometimes asked how to deal with hostile communities. As with so many things, prevention is better than cure: it’s unlikely that the community was hostile before the issue was imposed on them. The most common components of hostility are cynicism and mistrust.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The committees would concern design and maintenance, business development and recruitment, organizational development including fundraising and organizational communications, and what the model calls "promotion," which includes generally marketing of the building/district, special events and programming, and cross promotion between businesses.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Designed to provide high quality and culturally rich online learning experiences – both inside and outside of the classroom – HBCUv will launch its course sharing network and community engagement platform in 2024.

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zencity

MAY 1, 2022

Why does community engagement matter for cities and governments? The nature of community engagement is to provide community members with opportunities to help guide the decision-making processes that shape the future of their neighbourhood, town, or city. Community engagement needs to be a conversation.

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Super Library Marketing

JANUARY 21, 2025

Photo courtesy Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library At the Library Marketing and Communications Conference this past November, I watched as Jody Lazar , Director of Community Engagement at Winter Park Library in Florida made half a dozen mouths drop to the floor. So, I asked Jody to share with my readers.

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A Library Writer's Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Decisions about the abstracts will be communicated by Wednesday, January 8, 2025, and authors of successful submissions are invited to write their full articles during spring 2025. Potential topics include (but are not limited to): Data literacy’s relationship to other literacies (i.e.,

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