AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Medicaid agencies need to conduct outreach to make their millions of members aware of the process for redetermination. With cloud-based tools from Amazon Web Services (AWS), state agencies can conduct this outreach using no code/low code, serverless, elastic services that can scale to two billion text messages a day.

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Social Pinpoint

APRIL 21, 2024

You just perfected the virtual meeting, and now you’re looking to combine new online best practices with traditional engagement methods. Then we’ll discuss big lessons learned and emerging trends in digital+ engagement. How does digital engagement bring in new voices and improve outcomes?

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zencity

MAY 2, 2022

Our research insights on inclusive engagement from community members and engagement practitioners. Are you an organization that is trying to develop an inclusive engagement culture and practice in your organization? Yet providing a tool for community engagement was not enough. We want inclusive engagement.

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Super Library Marketing

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

One of the best ways to find your library marketing soulmates… the ones who will nod sympathetically when you talk about how hard it is to get engagement on your social media posts or how your co-workers expect you to make a flyer for every single program is at a conference. The Communities track is marketing and outreach-focused.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Let’s say you launch a constituent engagement initiative and within one year you see a significant rise across various metrics: website hits, comments received and event registrations. For Alanna Reed, San Antonio’s Director of Communications and Engagement, numbers tell only part of the story. Do you call it a success?

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Open Access Government - Technology News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Solutionpath’s Rachel Maxwell considers the importance of knowing your strategic priorities when deploying student engagement analytics within a university When thinking about digital solutions, it is important to know the problem for which the solution is deployed. Some use cases may be the explicit strategic reason for deploying analytics.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Virtual Tools Expand Outreach. “We That allowed the city to use multiple types of outreach to share updates with people as the project developed. Skowera not only sees engagement benefits from offering virtual options, but also environmental and budgetary advantages. Engagement as an Agency-wide Priority. Get the guide.

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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

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

This was the first-ever pre-conference workshop for the Library Marketing and Communications Conference , which returned in all its in-person glory. We must make print collateral, send emails, schedule social media posts, attend meetings, make press releases, do outreach events, and then attend more meetings. We are all doing too much.

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Social Pinpoint

APRIL 25, 2023

Are you taking advantage of social media to promote your online community engagement efforts? From keeping your community informed on your newest projects, promoting opportunities to participate, or closing the loop – social media can be incredibly helpful. What is Social Media Engagement?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Empowering individuals with ownership of their own data Starting in July 2023, hundreds of staff at the Homeless Outreach Program Integrated Care System ( HOPICS ) began using Kiip to store documents, complete forms and applications, and streamline communications with incoming customers.

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Social Pinpoint

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Learn how you can also create positive project outcomes with your online community engagement platform of choice. DCTA needed a flexible suite of community engagement tools to carry this off in a short amount of time. The first installment will focus on effectively planning a public involvement initiative.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 2, 2022

A conversation with Nuance Communications’ Russell Brodsky, Regional Vice President, Government Sales; Vance Clipson, Senior Principal, Industry Solutions Marketing and Strategy; and Joseph Solt, Director of Professional Services. In engaging the community, “trust is a big issue,” Clipson said. Take 311 calls,” Brodsky said. “We

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AccessE11

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

A satisfied citizenry is more likely to engage with the community, trust their local government, and participate in civic responsibilities like voting. In an environment where many citizens are already hesitant to engage with governmental systems, a convoluted or unintuitive interface can serve as a formidable barrier.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 21, 2023

TensorIoT elevated Citibot for increased government efficiency and citizen engagement Citibot is an AI chatbot that helps citizens communicate with their governments using text messaging and web chat. Amazon API Gateway supports Amazon Lex , which improves the conversationality of Citibot communications.

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GovLoop

MAY 12, 2023

Virtual Tools Expand Outreach “We were able to get so much more information,” Skowera said. “We That allowed the city to use multiple types of outreach to share updates with people as the project developed. Skowera not only sees engagement benefits from offering virtual options, but also environmental and budgetary advantages.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

The top four concerns that SMAs have shared are outreach and engagement, staffing shortages, returned mail, and reporting capabilities. With SMAs contacting all their members, contact centers must scale to meet increased demand—however, staffing shortages can make this outreach and call support difficult. At least 4.5

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The second cohort of the county's Community Planning Lab wrapped up last month after the class spent weeks learning about urban development and design, planning and zoning, public engagement, affordable housing, transportation, land use and more. Citizen engaged planning practice. Photo: David Jackson, Park Record.

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A Library Writer's Blog

JANUARY 17, 2023

Chapters should include planning for change and effective communication with faculty; some questions for inspiration might consist of: Have you ever experienced telling your faculty about discontinuing services due to budgetary restrictions?

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Social Pinpoint

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Learn how to create positive project outcomes with your online community engagement platform of choice. This final instalment will focus on the best tips to develop and share your public transportation engagement report. After the GoZone public engagement period closed, our team went into full-on reporting and metrics mode.

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Partnership for Public Service

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The “ States of Our Union ,” a new resource created by the Center for Presidential Transition ® and Deloitte, identifies what presidential transition teams can do when planning for a new administration—or a second term—to engage different levels of government. A selection of key actions is included below.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

The top four concerns that SMAs have shared for unwinding are constituent outreach and engagement, staffing shortages, returned mail, and reporting capabilities. If an SMA uses an out-of-date address to conduct outreach, and no follow-up occurs, individuals could lose Medicaid health coverage.

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A Library Writer's Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

The 2024 conference will encourage participants to consider how we might all work towards truly equitable and inclusive open scholarship practices as well as address many timely and fundamental topics relating to open scholarly communication. The conference will be held in Lisbon 16-18 September 2024.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 31, 2023

To strengthen constituent engagement, look at this guide , which includes tips and tactics for addressing digital divides, as well as advice from peer agencies, who share their challenges, solutions and recommendations for reaching residents in a digital and hybrid world.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Now, agencies can build upon these changes by modernizing their systems with intelligent automation—transitioning from reactive to proactive engagements with their citizens. Figure 1: Modernized proactive outreach for departments of motor vehicles. Prerequisites. How AWS can help improve constituent services.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The top four concerns that SMAs have shared are in approaching outreach and engagement, staffing shortages, returned mail, and reporting capabilities. Due to the scale of unwinding efforts, automation and scalable digital engagement is essential for successful unwinding efforts. License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 18, 2023

Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT® is a leading customer relationship management (CRM) software used by nonprofits to communicate with donors and drive fundraising programs. With improved data insights, nonprofits can personalize communications with constituents, strengthen donor relationships, enhance operational efficiencies, and more.

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Super Library Marketing

MAY 8, 2023

Photo courtesy Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library In my freshman year of college, a woman came to my Intro to Communications class to talk about the future of the Internet. She told us that someday, the internet would keep track of our previous searches and purchases.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

With the rise of COVID-19 in 2020, telephone fundraising experienced a significant boost , with fundraising agencies reporting an increase in engagement from callers who suddenly had the time and willingness to talk on the phone during lockdown. Is telephone fundraising still relevant? Most notably, the Cloud.

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AccessE11

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In the current landscape of municipal management, the shift towards digital engagement tools for managing citizen feedback has become increasingly crucial. Citizens are looking for ways to engage with their local governments that align with their daily use of technology.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 30, 2024

Although not everyone is comfortable with artificial intelligence, AI/ML solutions that fuse and analyze data for public outreach are safe, and eventually more agencies will welcome generative AI, Ainsbury said. Just because [some] aspect of AI/ML might be scary …, there are other aspects of AI/ML that are ripe for the picking.”

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

From fundraising insights to beneficiary intelligence, to personalized communications, your nonprofit’s data can better support the activities that drive funding and resources toward your mission. The alumni team then uses the data hub to analyze alumni engagement data and identify potential program ambassadors.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JUNE 27, 2024

I think that the real problem has been lack of neighborhood communication and education, heightened by the reality of car centricity, which automobile dependent residents aren't inclined to question--they just take it for granted. They have the capacity for community communication. The roundabout just popped up with no notice.

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GovLoop

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Mary Schwarz , Managing Partner, ICF Next Government, is a digital strategist and marketing technologist with a comprehensive range of experience in direct marketing, web development, community outreach, and analytics, Mary leads our Government, federal digital and engagement practices. in Psychology and an M.S.

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GovLoop

JUNE 4, 2024

It matters whether someone has a positive or negative experience transitioning from traditional, face-to-face interactions with agencies to more digital outreach, said Chris Dilley, CTO State and Local Government at Service Now, a company that helps organizations deliver experiences that constituents expect.

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Peak Proposals

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

You may not have a good sense of this until you do some preliminary research, so the first step is to engage in prospect research. Once you have connected with a company, the relationship may last many years, requiring upkeep in the form of ongoing communication but not extensive or costly outreach efforts.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 28, 2024

Nonprofits may find that long-time donors are spread thinner and may not contribute at previous levels, necessitating broader outreach and new engagement strategies. Engage with potential donors well before you submit a grant proposal. Personalized communication keeps you on their radar and demonstrates your ongoing value.

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