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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...

Add an Accessibility Widget to Your PublicInput Pages

We believe accessibility isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s a must-have for truly fair community engagement. That’s why we’re happy to share a new feature available to all our customers: you can now...

Adapting to DOT Policy Shifts: How Public Engagement Data Can Help 

Facing New Federal Priorities: What Transit Agencies Can Control The funding playbook for transit agencies has been rewritten – marking a return to financial uncertainty for many agencies, large and...