A Major Shift in Community Engagement Approaches We live in a world where technology permeates almost every aspect of our daily lives: The Pew Research Center reports “93% of American adults use the...
Construction Season: Public Engagement Doesn’t Stop At Project Development. For local governments and state departments of transportation (DOT), construction season is a recurrent opportunity to share...
Get ahead of the 2020 Census Data Release In our recent webinar, Census 2020: Opportunities for Equity in Planning, our special guest speakers Lacey Loftin (U.S. Census Bureau) and Sara Ellis (City...
Every 10 years the City of Austin, TX engages in a long-range planning effort that is designed to guide the development and growth of the city’s park system. The most recent plan, Our Parks, Our...
As the nation’s leading provider of quality data about its people and economy, the US Census Bureau will be releasing its decennial data this fall. What does that mean for government organizations’...
tate and local governments will procure $119 billion in technology products and services this year, according to Government Technology. Many of these services will be paid for using funds through the...
Every state has open government laws regarding requirements and policies for public records and public meetings. A year ago, during Sunshine Week 2020, most states enacted emergency...
Hybrid Public Meetings: The Standard for Effective Community Engagement State and local governments are faced with the ongoing challenge of identifying and adapting with the ever changing needs and...
The rapid adoption of virtual engagement technology has closed wide communication gaps, but not without creating its own unique challenges. Now, public engagement professionals are asking, “How can we...