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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zencity

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Social media has the power to positively impact civic engagement. 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.

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Super Library Marketing

APRIL 8, 2024

“We also provide ways to connect with the library through a page filled with links and QR codes to get to our website, catalog, calendar, reading challenge platform, and social media channels.” Calendars were available at each branch and through some of the library’s community partners, including nursing homes and daycare centers.

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zencity

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The chiefs discussed community engagement, intelligence-led policing, and collaboration with other law enforcement agencies as strategies for addressing this trend. We provide real-time insights that help agencies make data-driven decisions that improve the quality of community relations. I returned from DC energized.

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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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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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Engagement Community Engagement Transportation Communications 52

zencity

OCTOBER 18, 2022

These trends are borne out in the new “public square” – social media, where resident discourse with and about police had shifted following Floyd’s murder: public discourse around policing has increased in volume and is not showing signs of waning.

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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. Establish a ‘single point of truth’ on your engagement project page.

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A Library Writer's Blog

JUNE 29, 2022

Possible topics include, but are not limited to: Marketing & communications, with an emphasis on key themes: Communications / PR / Media relations Strategy / Research / Planning / Style guides Workflow management Staff buy-in / Internal support and partnerships Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) User experience / Accessibility Community engagement, (..)

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Communications Social Media Media Relations Advocacy 40

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

MARCH 2, 2023

AI is a prime example; recently, Zencity integrated Chat GPT into our platform to help customers create press releases and social media posts in seconds. SLED agencies don’t have to figure out how to leverage these new capabilities into their processes but can rely on their tech providers to do the heavy lifting.

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zencity

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Residents were very disappointed and let it be known on social media and other channels. Learn more about budgeting with community engagement on the issues that matter. The post The Future of Recycling Programs and the Role of Community Feedback appeared first on Zencity. Schedule a demo.

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Bang the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2021

In his recent webinar regarding online public consultation and housing in the UK, Jonathan Bradley explained how the algorithms present in social media promote micro tribes, meaning that individuals are rarely exposed to opposing perspectives.

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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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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Do marketing -- harder as local media goes out of business, etc. Work with Hill Rag community newspaper, websites, develop an active social media program, etc. Use spaces in an expanded Eastern Market campus, such as for a volunteer fair (" Community engagement #1: Capitol Hill Volunteer Fair this Saturday ," 2016).

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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. Here are the Top Ten Websites Where You Can Find Them!

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