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Customer Peer Exchange Recap: “Innovative Approaches to Community Outreach”
Civic Engagement Practitioner Peer Exchange
Last month, community engagement professionals from around the U.S. ...
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New Outlook Rate Limits Hit Local Govs the Hardest
Outlook's New External Recipient Rate Limit: What It Means for Local Governments
Starting in January 2025, ...
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Updated Web Accessibility Rules: A Guide for Government Agencies
WCAG 2.1 Compliance Deadline Set for April 2026
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 are set to ...
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The Ultimate Guide to Community Engagement
Welcome to your ultimate guide to community engagement tailored for state and local government agencies. In this ...
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Four Community Engagement Tools that Increase Representation
How Publicinput Helps Expand Community Engagement Reach
The PublicInput community engagement platform helps state ...
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Closing the Representation Gap: A Guide for Unlocking Hidden Voices
The Challenge of Reaching Diverse Audiences
Underrepresentation in community engagement poses a significant ...
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A Transit Planning Engagement Roadmap
Four Steps to Plan, Implement, and Support Mobility Options
Public engagement during transit planning is essential ...
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Public Portal Redesign Works to Improve Resident Experience
State and local governments face a pressing challenge: fostering genuine community engagement while adapting to ...
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10 SMS/Text Messaging Best Practices to Consider Before Launching Your Next Campaign
Launching an SMS Text Message Campaign: 10 Best Practices to Consider
Text messaging is a highly effective method ...
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Go Beyond the Same 10 People with a Community Engagement Software
How Publicinput Helps Expand Your Community Engagement
The PublicInput platform is designed to support ...
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Elevating Transit Engagement: PublicInput Custom Links and QR Codes
Ever feel like you’re doing a lot to drive community engagement, but aren’t sure what’s working?What if you could tell which specific outreach efforts were generating the most participation? Or segment participants based on how they found you? Now you can do both using custom links in PublicInput.com…
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Five Ways to Increase Community Engagement Reach with SMS Text
Informed and Engaged: A Recipe for Success with SMS Text
A well-informed and actively engaged community is the ...
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Three Strategies to Increase Community Engagement Inclusion
Diversity Barriers that Impact Inclusive Community Engagement
State and local governments working towards a more ...
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Navigating Social Media Challenges in Community Engagement
Public organizations are now capitalizing on the everyday presence of social media in residents’ lives by applying targeted advertising methods and connecting these efforts to the bigger picture of engagement through centralized public engagement software.
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Celebrating Women: How PublicInput Customers Are Making A Difference in the Community
Investing in the Women Currently Making History
An annual observance that highlights the contributions of women to ...
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Introducing Effortless Data Exports Across Meetings and Projects
PublicInput has introduced an update to streamline the management of registrant data across meetings and projects. ...
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Four Ways to Integrate Social Media with Community Engagement Software
Social Media: A Community Engagement Opportunity
State and local governments can seize the everyday opportunity of ...
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How SMS Text Integration Expands Community Engagement
So you’ve gone above and beyond to promote your public meetings, you’ve targeted neighborhoods on Facebook, and you’ve leveraged our meeting tools to foster productive dialog.But are you sure you’ve reached the residents who need your project the most?
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What’s New: Backlinking Enhancement Gives Residents More Opportunities to Engage
With the most recent PublicInput online survey and content portal feature enhancements, admin users can now link ...
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How to Use PublicInput for Statistically Valid Surveys
In public engagement and decision-making, achieving statistical validity is paramount. It ensures that the ...
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Multilingual Public Meetings and Transcripts: Equity, Inclusion, and Language Access
How to Improve Community Engagement Access and Inclusion for People with Limited English Proficiency
According to ...