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4 Tips for State and Local Government Leaders to Get Started on Threads

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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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Community Engagement for City Budgeting

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Better address resident priorities with our free ebook on budgeting with community feedback. 5 types of city and county budgets and how to add community feedback to each. The most traditional form of budgeting for local governments is line-item budgeting. Line-item budgets. Zero-based budgets. Performance budgets.

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Enabling Collaborative, Two-Way Community Engagement: Why We Acquired Civil Space

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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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The Top 10 Local Government Conferences of 2022

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It’s a new year, which means our team is here to share the local government conferences we’re most excited for in 2022. But by mid-year, as things began opening up, we were back in action in person, happy to see so many of our local government friends and colleagues! 10 Best Local Government Conferences 2022.

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Digital Civic Engagement as an Equity Solution for Cities & Counties

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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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Getting Feedback From Residents: A New Survey

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With that in mind, we found a new report from PublicInput , a leader in community engagement software for government, to be of particular interest. The other options he had in mind included e-mail, phone, texts and social media. residents. Instead, residents prefer a direct, or personalized approach.

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Three Takeaways from Beyond the Beltway Conference from a self-proclaimed GovTech geek

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This ranges from digital access to government services, like permits or paying utilities, to interacting with the authorities using electronic and mobile devices. technology is the solution to improving customer experience, enhancing engagement, and building trust between the government and its community.