Community Engagement
Community Engagement is essential for local and state government agencies aiming to build trust, encourage public participation, and ensure that policies reflect residents’ needs and concerns. Governments can foster stronger connections with their communities through outreach programs, public forums, and collaborative decision-making. This directory offers articles on community engagement and related topics like Community Development, which focuses on improving the overall well-being and sustainability of communities through targeted initiatives.
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Governments must throw out the one-size-fits-all approach and employ omni-channel communications in order to meet citizens where they are.
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Technology is helping to support victims of sexual violence in new ways and increase reporting sexual assault -- crimes which studies have found go largely unreported.
Digital communities are dedicated spaces local governments can create and nurture to increase citizen engagement.
East Liverpool police partnered with the local health department to establish pop-up movie nights in neighborhoods throughout the city to enhance public safety community engagement and advance public health outreach.
Granicus announced that its GovDelivery network has reached the milestone of 200 million opt-in subscribers.
Participatory budgeting and community engagement are advancing municipal operations by getting digital technologies purchased.
Start by Believing offers law enforcement agencies a kit for taking action to end the cycle of silence and increase engagement with sexual assault victims.
Partnerships and outreach efforts that focus on training and sharing impactful stories of victims and their advocates are essential
The researchers watched and coded each officer interaction, reviewing about 325 hours of video from Aransas Pass Police Department body worn camera footage
The El Paso Municipal Court won a Traffic Safety Awareness Award by incorporating traffic camera footage in Red Light Videos and promoting them on social media.
Find out how a future with digital ID is being shaped by today’s wearable technologies, the need for securing payments and authentication opportunities from Tiffany Conway with Gemalto’s government programs.
The fast-growing town of Gilbert, Arizona, uses SeeClickFix to streamline service requests, prioritize repair efforts and communicate with citizens
Ready New York’s Katelyn James created Ready Girl, a superhero that is super prepared and engaging youth on what they need to know in an emergency.
From managing requests to running rich reports and engaging citizens regularly and during disasters, 311 data systems are evolving government operations
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