Policy Chats

MARCH 11, 2024

In this episode, California State Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about election policy and election policies and civic engagement. That means it dilutes the Latino voting power and their capacity to elect a representative of their choice.

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Citizen Lab

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

From environmental improvement programs to new park developments, discover exemplary examples of community engagement and get inspired by peers from around the world. The City of Vienna is voting to select the best neighborhood project in their district (Austria).

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Data on how a particular country voted on U.S.-sponsored For example, in the area of multilateralism, the Bureau of International Organization Affairs has created dashboards to give State employees insights into the diplomatic landscape, according to the June 2024 issue of the Foreign Service Journal. sponsored U.N.

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Social Pinpoint

APRIL 16, 2024

So, join us as we explore five inspiring placemaking project examples that empower community engagement. To further engage residents, Kalgoorlie has included a Call to Action button, prompting community members to subscribe and stay updated on the project’s progress. Wyndham City Coast County | Neighbourhood Activity Centre 2.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The neighborhood is primarily made up of low-income Spanish-speaking people, many of them undocumented residents who cant vote and can be easily ignored even though theyre a critical part of L.A.s Parks conservancies as more engaged parks managers. Engaging the community in positive activities is crucial.

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Social Pinpoint

JANUARY 1, 2023

If your organization already uses a community engagement platform, you’ve most likely had time to build an understanding of the opportunities, challenges, and risks of online community engagement. If you aspire to be more effective at community engagement, you need a platform with a diverse and customizable set of tools.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JUNE 2, 2016

This survey, part of the Priority Based Budgeting (PBB) process recently adopted by the City of Joplin, is the citizen engagement portion of PBB which helps ensure that resources are allocated in the best way to meet the needs of citizens. It ends with: "Where would you place your votes?"

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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. Online community engagement platforms help to overcome some of the common barriers to participation in face-to-face methods.

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Super Library Marketing

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Toledo Lucas County Public Library saw great engagement on this informative LinkedIn post. It positions the library as a trusted source for voting information. Early engagement : LinkedIn will show your post first to your followers. Constant engagement is important. Aim for the right kind of engagement.

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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. What does this mean for civic engagement?

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Iron Sharpens Iron

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Episode Transcript Here: [link] Jen Devor is a South Philly block captain, committeeperson, public school advocate, voting enthusiast, and a published author on civic engagement. She recently co-founded the nonpartisan nonprofit Better Civics. She recently co-founded the nonpartisan nonprofit Better Civics.

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Iron Sharpens Iron

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Jen Devor is a South Philly block captain, committeeperson, public school advocate, voting enthusiast, and a published author on civic engagement. Currently, Jen serves on the Community Advisory Boards of WHYY, DiSilvestro Recreation Center and Vote16USA, a national nonpartisan effort to lower the voting age.

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Citizen Lab

JULY 6, 2022

Once you decide to run a community engagement initiative, there are a lot of participation methods to choose from. Ranging from in-depth offline deliberation to direct online voting, it can be overwhelming to decide which method to begin with. Below are ideas of what your engagement could look like.

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Partnership for Public Service

MARCH 15, 2024

This annual event raises awareness about how “ civic learning is needed to ensure each and every person across this country has the necessary tools to engage as members of our self-governing society.”

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GovPilot

JUNE 5, 2024

Executing and utilizing clean energy tactics and green technologies is no small task. When looking at this new implementation, local government officials will often find themselves at a crossroads.

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GovPilot

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

As election day approaches, local government officials face the challenge of ensuring that constituents are informed about critical voting procedures.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Sydney will be presenting on teen engagement at this year’s conference, and I’m excited for the opportunity to learn more about her work and get a preview of her session on today’s episode. Vote daily for your favorite park through September 12 at NiagaraPerkYourPark.com. 10 parks are nominated. Niagara Water. Now that’s refreshing.

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Iron Sharpens Iron

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

He founded United Voices for Philadelphia and still engages in voter registration and voting advocacy. He founded United Voices for Philadelphia and still engages in voter registration and voting advocacy. Andy’s policy and advocacy work has included efforts to ensure everyone has a voice in their community.

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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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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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zencity

MAY 3, 2023

We’ve welcomed numerous new partner communities across the world, rolled out cutting-edge new features, including the first-ever use case of ChatGPT in local government , and re-launched as the best full-service community engagement platform available for government today.

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Iron Sharpens Iron

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

He founded United Voices for Philadelphia and still engages in voter registration and voting advocacy. He founded United Voices for Philadelphia and still engages in voter registration and voting advocacy. Andy’s policy and advocacy work has included efforts to ensure everyone has a voice in their community.

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Center for Community Progress

AUGUST 25, 2022

In response, ANDP’s board of directors unanimously voted to redirect all organization programming (housing development, lending, and advocacy) toward combating metro Atlanta’s devastating tide of foreclosures. ANDP’s work has primarily benefitted low-income families, first-time homebuyers, African Americans, and female heads of household.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Despite being voted “most likely to be president” in high school, James Earp’s path to public service wasn’t a direct one. Each Hub was given a particular theme, such as “strategic operations and innovation,” “accountability and compliance” or “community engagement and experience,” to name a few.

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GovLoop

APRIL 21, 2023

As an election unfolds, people can check the Secretary of State’s website for vote totals, number of absentee ballots cast, voter ages and similar details — information that is of great interest. One of Qlik’s partners, for instance, helped the state of Georgia build what they call an online election hub, Regan said.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The council, which appoints the board, voted unanimously in a closed session Tuesday to ask the entire board to resign, according to two people familiar with the vote. Those who didn’t resign would have faced a public hearing seeking their removal, the people said.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JUNE 27, 2024

In 2022, the city reduced the street mph to 20mph for most neighborhood streets, which in a car oriented city, is at times controversial (" Salt Lake City Council lowers speed limit to 20 mph on 70% of city streets in unanimous vote ," " Salt Lake City swaps first 20 mph speed limit sign in initiative for safer streets ," Salt Lake Tribune ).

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The next stage for Equinox is to become more of a nonprofit arts community development corporation, like Jubilee Housing of Baltimore, which does both studio development and housing. Initially, he turned Equinox into a cooperative, with every tenant holding an ownership stake.

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Super Library Marketing

JULY 11, 2022

They readily engage with video chats and content on mobile devices. Seniors are more likely to vote and more likely to believe in investments in institutions. And The Guardian recently published statistics that show the number of older people on TikTok is growing significantly. Programs at your library should address this need.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Founded in 2012, National Voter Registration Day is an annual civic holiday on which the nation focuses on registering Americans to exercise their most basic right – the right to vote. million Americans have registered to vote on the holiday. Read on to learn more about how organizations use AWS to make it simple to register to vote.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MAY 16, 2022

160D-1311 and authorized counties to engage in community development and act as housing authorities. 153A-149, unless the same is first submitted to a vote of the people as therein provided.” 153A-149 authorizes qualifying counties to engage in housing rehabilitation. 153A-376, which was the predecessor to G.S. 160D-1311(a)(2).

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 21, 2024

I make this point often that planning engagements are set up to fail from the outset because planners have to achieve both city (or county wide goals like economic development) as well as neighborhood specific objectives, while residents tend to take responsibility only for the latter.

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Social Pinpoint

JANUARY 24, 2024

Before we look forward and reveal our predictions for the top 2024 trends in online community engagement, let’s look back. We saw hybrid engagement come of age, we saw really clear stages in engagement, and we even saw the rise of AI. Staged Engagement When we say staged, we don’t mean fake news.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 10, 2024

The industry has a reputation of engaging in aggressive advocacy and political influencing whenever a threat to the existing third-party selection business model arises. This means all the ingredients are there for housing interest groups to engage in “deny and strongly advocate” tactics effectively enough to win the day.

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Social Pinpoint

JUNE 18, 2023

Community engagement doesn’t have to be the same-same, basic and formal experience. In fact, incorporating interactive and enjoyable activities into your community engagement efforts can transform them into something truly memorable. Infusing ‘fun’ into your community engagement can foster trust and open communication.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JULY 19, 2016

they are so thankful that we have been doing the things that we have never done before, and they speak very highly of our engagement process.” Council members voted unanimously to approve the revised strategic plan and corporate business plan. the task force on mature neighbourhoods.

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zencity

MAY 1, 2022

Why does community engagement matter for cities and governments? The nature of community engagement is to provide community members with opportunities to help guide the decision-making processes that shape the future of their neighbourhood, town, or city. Community engagement needs to be a conversation. Democracy means everyone.

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