Social Pinpoint

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

It’s a pretty exciting feeling to finish a project your team has been working on for months, maybe even years. All those meetings and workshops you’ve held, the data you’ve crunched, it’s finally come to a close. But, was it worth it? Did your process, if you had one, lead to better outcomes in the end? How. The post 4 Steps to Consider in the Project Planning Process (Civic Engagement) appeared first on Social Pinpoint - A Place to Engage Your Community.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

A topic as complex as drones in parks couldn’t be covered in just one episode, so we we’re launching a three-part series to tackle this topic by interviewing experts in the field with three different perspectives. Part 1. Policy, Drone Zones and Resources for Land Managers Part 2. Ways Park Managers Are Handling Drones Part 3. Opportunities and the Future of Drones in Parks In part one, I chat with Chad Budreau – Public Relations and Government Affairs Director for the Academy of Model Aeronauti

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PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

The recent natural disasters centered in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico have prompted many to look at government with fresh eyes. Not least of these is President Trump. Earlier calls to “drain the swamp” seemed distant if not incongruous to presidential tweets that waxed confident, proud and even deferential to government and government officials.

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Social Pinpoint

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

What comes to mind when someone asks, ‘what is community engagement’? Community engagement is a very broad term that can have a very different meaning based on different contexts, organizations or industries. “It depends on the geography and the audience – Australia, the UK and USA all use different terms, with very subtle differences between.

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Social Pinpoint

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

At Social Pinpoint, we always find it a rewarding experience to have a conversation with a community engagement specialist. Recently, the two Jess’s spoke with Darius Turner during the 2017 Community Engagement Summit to discuss all things engagement. Anyone who has had the chance to meet Darius knows of his enthusiastic and down-to-earth approach to.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

This week we’re discussing what’s been on top of all of our minds over the past week or so — hurricane Harvey and the devastating destruction it’s wrought on Texas, Louisiana and the Gulf Shore. To date more than 12 trillion gallons of water has fallen on Texas and the death toll continues to rise. In this episode we discuss: Where things stand with hurricane victims as far as we know The importance of green space My personal experiences with Houston, including our Parks Build Community project

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