In this post, Bang the Table‘s own Amanda Nagl shares the importance of building a resilient city. Check out Bang the Table’s podcast to learn more about the City of Boulder’s resiliency strategy. *************************************************************************************************************************** Resilience has many definitions but all include some reference to an ability to bounce back—be it from something predictable or not, natural or man-made, for better or … Continued
Today we’re bringing you a new series, “There’s an App for That,” from CitySourced. CitySourced (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook) is an enterprise platform for local and state government that was founded in 2008. It began as a best of breed service request solution (311, report a pothole, graffiti etc.) but has evolved to focus more broadly on providing governments … Continued
In this post, Bang the Table‘s own Mark Pivon talks about the importance of making sure your website is accessible and compliant. **************************************************************************************************************************** The Importance of WCAG Compliance for Your Engagement Website A federal District Court judge in Miami recently ruled in favor of a citizen who initiated a lawsuit against a retailer for failing to make … Continued
In our most recent ELGL Digital Work Group, we continue to work out what is arguably ELGL’s front door: the website homepage. This is our first impression to current and potential members, so it’s important to put time into this element of the redesign. For a handful of us that work on the digital information … Continued
How does your community share information about your local government website, social media channels, and digital services? Clay Pearson shared the report he provides to his governing board and we want to see more good ideas on how to share this important information. If you have a report you’d like to add to this compilation, … Continued
In this post, Bang the Table‘s Engagement Manager, Casey Earp, offers tips to make your community engagement efforts truly inclusive. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ It is Sunday afternoon and your tires are melting in your driveway. There aren’t many sports teams to cheer for and even less to watch on TV. What do you do? Grab the Sunday newspaper! … Continued
In this post, Bang the Table‘s Engagement Specialist, Jeremy Shackett, pulls back the curtain on City Council Chamber design and how it affects community engagement. As an urban planner, I have been exposed to ways that design of public space affects human behavior. This extends to community engagement: how we design our processes affects the … Continued
Government serves everyone in a community and we need to do better at serving the hard to reach. We serve the young and the old; the rich and the poor; the religious and the non-religious. We serve you regardless of where you are on whatever spectrum. We serve people who are visiting relatives or just … Continued
In this post, Bang the Table CEO, Matthew Crozier, gives his top 10 tips for planners to use online tools for engaging the community. Planners are among the earliest adopters of online tools to increase community engagement. The wisest planners have already worked out that the bad old days of being held hostage by small vocal minorities … Continued
In this post, Bang the Table CEO, Matthew Crozier, explains how small cities can use online engagement practices to optimize their impact. Small cities punching above their weight in online engagement practice The need for cities to connect with their communities has never been greater. The proliferation of fake news and deep political divisions in … Continued