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Conducting Better Budget Engagement With A Budget Simulator

Is it budget season yet? For many organizations, it can feel like the ink is barely dry on a new fiscal budget before it’s time to start thinking about the budget process. What’s worse, budget...

How to Build Resident Buy-In for Your Next City or County Budget

Budget Planning for Cities and Counties: Why Community Engagement Matters When budgets are tight and the pressure is high, engaging the public might feel like one more thing to squeeze in. But here’s...

When Hazard Mitigation Plans Meet Community Engagement, Communities Thrive

Stronger Plans Start with Smarter Community Engagement.  If you’ve ever been involved in a Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP), you know the drill: it’s federally required, tied to FEMA funding, and updated...

How to Design Community Health Assessments Around Community Engagement

The Overlooked Step in Community Health Assessment: Listening to the People Behind the Data Every community health assessment (CHA) starts with a noble goal: understand what people need to live...

How to Avoid FOIA Lawsuits with Proactive Community Engagement

How to Stay Out of FOIA Trouble: Manage Engagement Data in a System of Record Local governments are under constant pressure to deliver transparency, build public trust, and remain legally...