Community Engagement Cohort Exclusives

Cohort Coming in January 2023: Lottery-Selected Panels Cohort

Posted on July 18, 2022

Lottery-Selected Panels are gaining traction worldwide as a way for governments to engage their residents in collaborative and inclusive policy decisions deeply. ELGL and Healthy Democracy are excited to announce a new cohort coming in January 2023, Lottery-Selected Panels: How to Instigate Inclusive and Deliberative Participation in Your Community. Often called Citizens' Assemblies or Citizens'...

Key Takeaways from the Community Engagement Cohort

Posted on December 29, 2020

This article was written by Inga Cushman, City of Milton, WI / Administrative Services Director. Inga wrote this article as part of the Community Engagement Cohort. Read all the articles from the cohort. Connect with Inga on LinkedIn. I’m Inga Cushman, and I live and work in the City of Milton, Wisconsin. My title is “Administrative...

Engaging Emotion

Posted on December 28, 2020

This article was written by Rachael Kuroiwa, City of Arvada, Manager of Communication - Infrastructure. Rachael wrote this article as part of the Community Engagement Cohort. Read all the articles from the cohort. Connect with Rachael on LinkedIn or email. Anger during a public meeting. It’s so common an experience in local government that everyone...

The Continuous Work of Engaging Your Community

Posted on December 23, 2020

This article was written by Stephanie Hall Campos, City of Hattiesburg (Hattiesburg, MS) / Office Manager/Public Engagement Coordinator - Department of Urban Development. Stephanie wrote this article as part of the Community Engagement Cohort. Read all the articles from the cohort. Connect with Stephanie on LinkedIn. I am Stephanie Hall Campos and I live in...

Christianna with partner and dogs smiling at camera

Lessons Learned from 2020 to Engage Better in 2021 (and Beyond)

Posted on December 21, 2020

This article was written by Christianna Johnson, Salt Lake City, Utah government - Civic Engagement Program Specialist. Christianna wrote this article as part of the Community Engagement Cohort. Read all the articles from the cohort. Connect with Christianna on LinkedIn. I’m a Program Specialist with the Civic Engagement team for Salt Lake City, Utah’s growing...