[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This guest post is by Milissa Reierson, the communications manager for Franklin, Tennessee. [/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR8x1Iz9DvE” el_width=”80″ align=”center”][vc_column_text]The City of Franklin, Tennessee, population 76,000, recently held their annual state of the City event, but it wasn’t a boring facts and figures presentation. Each year the Mayor, Dr. Ken Moore, works with his Communications team to make this presentation … Continued
This is part of the periodic series, “Writing With Russ,” where Russell Terry shares with us his expertise and mastery of clear writing and communications. In her book, Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott writes that “The Short Assignment” is one of the keys to writing. In fact, the book title comes from when her brother … 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
Chris Floore serves as Assistant to the County Manager for the consolidated Macon-Bibb County local government. Chris Floore, LinkedIn & Twitter If we are to believe the quotes, comments, posts, stories, and more prevalent on social media, on the 24-hour news cycle, and coming from our federal offices, then we are a nation at war with itself. We could easily believe we’re divided … 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
By Angelica Wedell – National Research Center, Inc. Did you have low attendance at your last town meeting but you’ve got important information to share with your community? Hosting a webinar is one low cost way a jurisdiction can reach its busy, web-connected residents. National Research Center, Inc. (NRC) data show younger adults and working … Continued
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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
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This post was originally posted by NextRequest, and is republished here because it’s an interesting, data driven approach for local governments that want to improve their records request processes. NextRequest is a “modern tool for managing public records requests. With cloud-based document hosting, an intuitive interface, and data-rich reporting, you can bring your records … Continued
By Angelica Wedell, National Research Center, Inc. Recruiting from the new workforce, retaining skilled employees and preparing city and town leadership for the future are major challenges for the resiliency of local government. Many jurisdictions are making plans and setting strategies to help their employees and organizations achieve higher levels of success. And while there are … Continued
