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.
An elections worker in Salem talks civic pride, vote integrity and pandemic preparedness
A new national program will honor 100 extraordinary public service volunteers in smaller localities under 5,000; nominations are being accepted through August 15
Through a partnership with Rethink Food NYC, Kiana Muschett-Owes provides meals to the food insecure in her Brooklyn neighborhood — and much needed encouragement
FEMA advises knowing your evacuation zone ahead of hurricanes; find them on government websites or try this list from FLASH
Community policing opens the door to simply asking for bystander videos and obtaining access that speeds investigations.
Being part of the city’s regular citizen surveys improved feedback to and relations with the Fort Collins Police Department.
Domestic disputes, gang violence and social gatherings are three commonalities in the largest mass shootings in the U.S. in 2017. Explore our gun violence data visualizations
Get first responder training and media relations advice for mass casualty events in lessons from Sandy Hook and other MCIs.
With net neutrality rules lifted, carriers are already tightening consumer Internet billing costs on service packages and adding surcharges and fees.
In the greater Houston area, more than 120 public agencies use Nextdoor, and Hurricane Harvey proved they all use social media for emergencies. Here’s why.
The FCC repealed net neutrality policies dating from 2015. Find out what it means for local economies, small businesses and consumers.
Guest columnist Martin Lind has website accessibility tips for headings and tags, required for WCAG 2.0 AA by January 18, 2018.
The cities that sparkle with community engagement have figured out their recipe for how to throw a holiday party.
As holidays approach, food banks and pantries remind us how tight life on food stamps is. Federal trends suggest federal aid could decrease.
Reader’s Digest credits Gallatin for how it handled an officer involved shooting in April 2016 and named it the 2017 Nicest Place in America.
Christopher Luter, CIO of the Forest County Potawatomi, is leading rural broadband implementation and a cost-effective transition to digital government.
The local government website ADA compliance deadline is January 18, 2018. Vision is offering webinars and resources to get munis ready.
In an conscious effort to avoid glorifying mass shooters, The Texas Department of Public Safety drops the name of the Sutherland Springs church shooter.
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