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How the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) is creating unique opportunities to improve public engagement
State and local governments will procure $119 billion in technology products and services this year, ...
Virtual Meetings and Sunshine Laws
Every state has open government laws regarding requirements and policies for public records and public meetings. A ...
Making The Invisible Visible: A Look at Diversity in Local Government and Equity in Community Engagement in 2020
The Diversity Dashboard is a year-round project conducted by ELGL, made possible by their staff and ...
How Hybrid Public Meetings are Reshaping Community Engagement
Hybrid Public Meetings: The Standard for Effective Community Engagement
State and local governments are faced with ...
Balancing Virtual Engagement and Measurable Results
Balancing Virtual Engagements and Measurable Results White Paper
The rapid adoption of virtual engagement ...
NCHRP Project “Metropolitan Planning Organizations: Strategies for Future Success” To Enter Next Phase of MPO Outreach
Information Forums will be open to all MPOs and partners to participate in nationwide research project. The first ...
GovLove Podcast: Community Engagement During COVID-19
Ashley Traynum-Carson from The City of Asheville recently joined PublicInput.com CEO Jay Dawkins on GovLove, the ...
When things go sideways, rebuilding trust starts local
Yesterday, an unprecedented attack on our nation’s capitol left many of us shocked, saddened, and ...
Leverage EJSCREEN data in PublicInput.com – meet the Environmental Data Module
Measurable Equity Starts Here
You work hard to make sure your public engagement efforts are ...
Navigating the “new NEPA” — What MPOs & DOTs Need To Know
The National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) — a pillar of environmental law that has undergone little reform ...
5 signs that virtual public meetings are here to stay
Mixed-mode surveying — using a variety of traditional and virtual tactics — is a proven public engagement best ...
Introducing Meeting Coach and simplified virtual meeting management
Virtual public meetings are not easy.
There, we said it. Despite any claim to the contrary from conferencing ...
Virtual Public Meetings: New legal guidance for Community Engagement
Find the legal guidelines for your state in hosting virtual public meetings for community engagement
Below, we've ...
From the Success Team: Best practices for hosting a virtual public meeting
Nationwide, agencies are transitioning to virtual meetings and many are left with guesswork when it comes to ...
New solutions to address virtual public meeting challenges
In light of the recent FBI warning against publicly sharing video conference service links, we’ve received an ...
Announcing Virtual Meeting Tools: Integrated live stream, webinars, and screen sharing
In light of the coronavirus, government organizations are finding themselves in a new landscape when it comes to ...
Communication During Coronavirus: Webinars, Engagement Playbook & Turnkey Public Engagement Software
Public engagement efforts tend to follow a regular ebb and flow, but the arrival of COVID-19 is dramatically ...
Unified Public Involvement: How DOTs are accelerating project development through better data management
How can we accelerate projects by making public involvement more efficient and more meaningful?
A recent ...
Ranking vs. Select Multiple: Best practices for engagement questions
How Question Type Impacts Engagement Outcomes
Engagement pages are a great tool to help agencies educate residents ...
From The Success Team: Top 5 Online Help Articles For Community Engagement
When it comes to public engagement, we all want great results representative of the entire community. However, ...
Transit agencies: 3 steps to gather more public feedback that can also increase ridership
“Who is our audience?”
It is important for transit agencies to ensure that current riders are having a great ...