ELGL and the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO) partnered on an article about how finance offices can engage on social media. Check out the full article, by Kirsten Wyatt and Chu Thai, in the online edition of the CSMFO magazine:
This guest blog post is by Matt Crozier with Bang the Table. Learn more from Matt at #ELGL16 in Denver – he’s on a panel about citizen engagement. With the evolution of online tools for engaging citizens in government business, a whole range of descriptors have emerged for this practice. At its core, online citizen … Continued
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]’Civic engagement’ is a popular buzzword at conferences and for consultants. But what does it really mean? We’re sharing best practices from our members, and compiling civic engagement plans and ideas for your use. Please use this uploader to share your civic engagement plans and policies. We’ll share them below for your review and inspiration.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”violet” style=”dashed” border_width=”2″][vc_column_text] … Continued
We just completed the “Local Gov is FUNdamental” session at CPBB. Special thanks to our incredible panel who compiled 12 innovative local government ideas and shared them at the conference. View the presentation (and the results of the audience polls) online here. Team No Name Chris Maddox Stacy Schweikhart Justin Cutler Team Pawnee Ain’t Got … Continued
This is a tool in the ELGL Civic Engagement Toolbox. WHO: Romulus WHAT: Online citizen response management tool CATEGORIES: Citizen response management Task workflow and routing Data analysis COST: Software as a service Pricing based per user, per month PARTICIPATING AGENCIES: Chicago, Illinois Oakland, Calif. Miami, Florida Boston, Mass. Columbus, Ohio Orlando, Florida Jersey City, … Continued
This is a tool in the ELGL Civic Engagement Toolbox. WHO: Bang The Table WHAT: Digital citizen engagement and participatory budgeting. CATEGORIES: Citizen engagement Participatory budgeting PARTICIPATING AGENCIES: Email us if your agency uses this civic engagement tool. TELL US YOUR STORIES: Email us your stories about this civic engagement tool. CONTACT INFORMATION: Matt Crozier, … Continued
PlaceSpeak publishes a monthly interview with experts in urbanism, public engagement, and civic technology. ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt is featured in May. The entire interview is available at – In Conversation With Kent Wyatt. The interview covers: The switch from “Emerging” to “Engaging” Local Government Leaders “Our goal was to engage all areas of local government, … Continued
This webinar will examine what makes PlaceSpeak the leading location based online community engagement for local government. The event will cover the advantages of PlaceSpeak for ongoing citizen consultations. Attendees will see the latest design, features and functionality that the platform offers so they may decide whether it is relevant to their needs. Who should … Continued
Mary Leong is the Communications Manager for PlaceSpeak. PlaceSpeak is a location-based consultation platform that solves the problem of how to engage with people online within specific geographical boundaries – and prove it. By Mary Leong, Communications Manager, PlaceSpeak When I was at the IAP2 Foundations in Public Participation training session recently, it seemed as though everyone … Continued
On March 29 at 4:00 p.m EST, the GovLab will feature a half hour online demo and conversation with ELGL member Colleen Hardwick, Founder and CEO of PlaceSpeak, a location-based citizen engagement platform that seeks to address the problem of how to consult with people online within specific geographic boundaries to produce verifiable data that … Continued