Partnership for Public Service

JUNE 5, 2024

From social media metrics to economic indicators, vast amounts of data are generated every second that shape decisions and policies at all levels of government. For high-level federal communicators, the ability to understand and use data to communicate effectively is not just beneficial—it’s essential.

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Partnership for Public Service

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Recent Partnership polling suggests that an effective use of social media may help rebuild trust in government among young people, a key to recruiting the next generation of public servants to solve our nation’s pressing challenges. However, among those 18–24, this number jumped to 18%.

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Super Library Marketing

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The woman represents public Wi-Fi, and the video is her library’s creative, engaging announcement that Wi-Fi is now available outside of the library building and in the parking lots. This video, and dozens more like it, are the work of the library’s Office of Communications and Marketing. Why is she so happy? It was my first book club!”

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Super Library Marketing

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

This happened because we had a messy, unorganized internal communications strategy. If we were having problems getting information to staff about a fun event, we were really in trouble when it came to communicating the information they needed to do their work properly. Internal communications: marketing’s forgotten stepchild.

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Social Pinpoint

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Inclusive community engagement is more than just a strategyits a cornerstone of meaningful connections and shared progress. In saying this, many organizations are implementing innovative and inclusive approaches to ensure diverse voices are heard and valued within the community.

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A Library Writer's Blog

JUNE 24, 2022

The IFLA Local History and Genealogy Section of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) invites proposals for papers highlighting innovative local history and genealogy projects and activities developed via social media channels. This event will be held online on August 23 at 16.00

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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Jonty Fletcher, Marketing Manager at Synertec Ltd , focuses on the benefits and challenges of adopting multi-channel communications Multi-channel communications are something that people need to think about. Every day, we receive texts, emails, messages, social media notifications, news updates and letters through our door.

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Super Library Marketing

JUNE 12, 2023

Now Renee gets to spend every day surrounded by books (and other great services, of course) in her role as Library Education and Communications Coordinator for the Law Library Victoria. The Law Library Victoria has an outstanding social media presence. It’s very popular, and the focus is more on general engagement.

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Super Library Marketing

MARCH 25, 2024

I feel like this willingness to help others is common among library staff; libraries truly are a special place for community collaboration!” She’s now the Communications Coordinator at the Newberry Library , a non-circulating research and cultural archive library in Chicago. Lili still spends nearly every day at the library.

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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.

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Super Library Marketing

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Your community is diverse. Some are seeing your social media posts. Then I take those lines and I post them across my social media channels and in my emails. Let’s say you’ve created an infographic to communicate the value of your library in the past year. I may use the lines exactly as they are in the post.

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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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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

That’s what makes omnichannel communication so vital to improving the constituent experience, said Michael “M.J.” Agencies need to ensure services are available through whatever channels constituents prefer, whether that’s the web, email, social media or text messaging.

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Super Library Marketing

JANUARY 16, 2023

Frank Steely Library on the campus of Northern Kentucky University, where she serves as Communications and Marketing Manager. Additionally, Instagram is where the majority of NKU’s other social media accounts are the most active.”. One of her favorites is the University of Kentucky’s social media accounts.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Know When Engagement Matters (and Doesn’t) Agencies develop many digital tools for constituent engagement, but sometimes the best response is…silence. According to Summer Xiao , Deputy CIO in Houston’s Project Management Office, “The public actually doesn’t want to engage with you.” How do we get more feedback?

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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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GovLoop

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

They want to easily navigate and find information on your website or social media, to respond to citizen surveys, learn when meetings are so they can attend, and find the right contact person so they can ask questions. That means it’s time to strategize on how you can boost your citizen engagement. 22, at 2 p.m.

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Social Pinpoint

JULY 18, 2023

When it comes to collecting authentic and high-quality data, mandatory registration for your community engagement site can prove to be a valuable tool. The mandatory registration process requires individuals to provide their personal details before participating in community activities.

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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. Threats to funding.

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Super Library Marketing

AUGUST 22, 2022

But in my work with libraries, I try to pay attention to engagement rates and post length. But you can do two other things to improve your library’s Twitter engagement. Include rich media in your post, like photos, graphics, and video. There are other caption tricks that help with Instagram post engagement.

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Partnership for Public Service

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In December, the Partnership for Public Service hosted a virtual event with Jason Love, a program analyst and award coordinator at the Department of Health and Human Services, to share how federal communicators can shape positive narratives about government and amplify agency success stories. Here are three key takeaways: 1.

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Social Pinpoint

JANUARY 22, 2023

Recent digital evolution has sparked a growing conversation about how online engagement tools can motivate citizens to participate in democracy beyond election time and play an active role in shaping their future. Show the community why involvement matters. So, how do we help citizens discover more opportunities to shape their future?

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Social Pinpoint

AUGUST 24, 2023

With the rise of technology, online community engagement has become a powerful tool for public participation. But how can we foster community engagement among the younger generation? How should we define ‘youth’ in our community? Why should we engage with the youth in our community?

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

To gain a deeper understanding of this issue, we need to examine the multiple streams of data inundating real-time crime centers, including body and patrol vehicle cameras, traffic cameras, private commercial cameras, news reports, weather updates, 911 and 311 calls, social media feeds and law enforcement databases.

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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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zencity

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

One of the most common challenges shared with us by our local government partners is around communication efforts. First, the need to communicate effectively and compellingly. We are here to augment your communication efforts with a suite of new Zencity tools to make Comms work more efficient, effective, and impactful.

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Social Pinpoint

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Learn how you can also create positive project outcomes with your online community engagement platform of choice. DCTA’s ambitious public involvement project required a flexible suite of online community engagement tools to easily gather informed feedback from residents. Keep your public engagement “hub” up to date.

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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. It’s likely your news and social media feeds have been filled with chatter about Chat Generated Paragraph Techniques or ChatGPT.

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zencity

DECEMBER 20, 2021

We’ve put together 5 best practices for increasing digital survey effectiveness and engagement. This conversation can raise resident engagement levels with the survey, and in general. Digital community surveys provide more touchpoints for residents to engage and more data for local governments to use for decision making.

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Super Library Marketing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Rebecca Kilde is the communication and marketing coordinator for IFLS Library System in western Wisconsin. For our libraries, we wanted to increase circulation and engagement. We wanted people to engage with one of our wonderful librarians.”. This particular project was so good, that it deserves an entire post.

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Social Pinpoint

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Online community engagement has truly transformed how we connect, communicate, and access information. In this article, we will explore how to combat these challenges by sharing five ways to empower online community engagement in older adults. How Should We Define ‘Older Adults’ in Our Community?

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Social Pinpoint

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

As people get used to using them, we can see them playing a huge role in boosting community engagement too. QR codes have gained popularity ever since and the number of scans quadrupled in 2022. Can I Use QR Codes in Community Engagement Too? The technology is incredibly flexible and convenient. In fact, over 6.6

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Super Library Marketing

MARCH 11, 2024

When the Communications Manager role was created at FCPL in 2021 I jumped at the chance to use my skills and experience to promote the library to a wider audience.” Like many of you, Leslie is a marketing and communications department of one. It’s a great mix of literary humor, art, and community.

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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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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

JUNE 30, 2020

Today’s episode of Open Space Radio is all about what park and recreation professionals have been doing to creatively and safely engage their communities in the past few months and their plans for the summer ahead.

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Peak Proposals

MARCH 23, 2020

If you seek a quick, free way to launch a website, we encourage you to visit our sister site, Peak Proposals Basecamp , which focuses on nonprofit communication. to set up a free site and tips for updating your website to increase engagement. On the Basecamp site, you’ll find a post on how to use the platform Postach.io

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Center for Community Progress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

In contrast, when the management of vacant lots is effectively addressed at scale through greening programs, these lots can deliver diverse public health benefits to communities. Greening not only remediates physical conditions, but also can add value by repurposing lots to benefit communities.

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