Bang the Table Engagement Manager Jeremy Shackett shares strategies to sustain community engagement. The end goal of community engagement is not just to secure a few hundred survey responses for your next project, but to actually cultivate an engaged community. The traditional public outreach process involves hosting a few public meetings, posting materials on the … Continued
By Jennifer Davies, Public Information Officer/Social Media Manager, City of Las Vegas, NV Last week, I spoke about the role social media is playing in civic engagement at the Las Vegas Smart Cities Council Readiness Challenge. It centered around how technology and data are coming together to make meaningful improvements in the lives of our resident. … Continued
Right Now with Nick Smith (Linkedin/Twitter) What I’m reading: Football Statistics Blogs — it’s less than a month now until football season, and I can. not. wait. What I’m listening to: Say Anything’s …Is A Real Boy — an excellent standby. What I’m watching: SBNation just started a series called “Rewinder” where they talk about how … Continued
In the series, ELGL members can anonymously send their questions, difficulties or scenarios to answers@elgl.org and receive a response from the ghost writing response team. Your name, organization and other details will not be shared in the posting or subsequent response. Dear Ellie & Jill, What advice can you provide on how to manage your local government social media … Continued
It’s a common occurrence these days — you’re at a conference, sipping coffee during the opening keynote, and you glance around the room. Fully two-thirds of the attendees are on their mobile devices, furiously tapping and swiping as the keynote speaker works through his or her material. Seems rude, right? I’m here to tell you … Continued
Kylie Bayer-Fertterer, Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District (LinkedIn, Twitter) What I’m Listening To: In My Feelings by Drake, gotta practice for the challenge… What I’m Watching: Luke Cage What I’m Reading: See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt What I’m Doing: At work, 1,000,000 recruitments. At home, refinishing my garage with my husband … Continued
Travis Parker, City of Lakewood Colorado Planning Director, writes about how the role of technology played in changing the public hearing process in Lakewood. Throughout our country the business of local government is conducted in public hearings. Councils, boards and commissions sit behind a dais on a weeknight and listen to public comment before deliberating … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Meghan Ruble with Bang the Table. Meghan joined the Bang the Table team after five years working at the local government level. Her experience managing a municipal marketing and communications team left her very familiar with the challenges agencies face when planning and running community engagement projects. She is … Continued
Right Now with Kent Wyatt, ELGL Co-Founder What I Am Hearing: Michael Jordan whine from having a few teeth extracted. What I Am Reading: Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother’s Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South What I Am Listening To: Motion Sickness by Phoebe Bridgers What I Am Thinking: Funfetti … Continued
JULY 12, 2018 BY ELGL Webinar: Comprehensive Community Engagement Strategies Friday, July 27, 2018 11:00 a.m. PDT This webinar is cohosted by ELGL and Bang the Table There are many reasons to launch a comprehensive Community Engagement strategy, including increasing reach and capacity, fostering equity, building trust, agency empowerment, creating a shared vision, and mobilizing a community. … Continued
