Remove Engagement Remove Petition Remove Security
article thumbnail

County Legal Authority to Fund Non-Mandated Social Services Programs

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

153A-255 states: “Each county shall provide social service programs pursuant to Chapter 108A and Chapter 111 and may otherwise undertake, sponsor, organize, engage in, and support other social service programs intended to further the health, welfare, education, employment, safety, comfort, and convenience of its citizens” (emphasis added).

article thumbnail

Have a laugh and learn all about ‘The G Word,’ a comedy docuseries about our government

Partnership for Public Service

And John Adam and I had to really petition them. Do some of this, how can government get better at storytelling and engaging better and using humor and so on? Jon Cohen: That took a lot of work that took a lot of going back and forth with his team. You know, initially he wasn’t going to appear in the show at all.

article thumbnail

Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

Public Policy Blog

Because social media can increase the perceived social and public equity, users are more likely to engage in active participation. OWS reached citizens in general, but also engaged the entire world in a domestic matter. Social media has played an integral part in grassroots communication and participation.