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Top 5 Misconceptions about Community Engagement

  By: Jeremy Shackett, Engagement Manager at Bang the Table Since 2007, local governments have come to us with community engagement horror stories from the past. We have shared a laugh or lesson learned with them. Sometimes we notice that these bad experiences have led to misconceptions around what it means to meaningfully engage the...

How Online Community Engagement Can Support Housing Policy Discussions

Guest blog brought to you by Casey Earp, Territory Manager - USA, Bang the Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try searching for any keyword + “housing” and see what happens. The search will produce 100s of news results. Almost every state has housing discussions happening at the local level. The current housing climate is difficult. Affordability and availability...

Even Election Authorities Need Community Engagement

  Today’s Morning Buzz is by brand new Morning Buzzer Brianna Lennon – connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I'm watching: Grace and Frankie What I'm listening to: Amazon Music's Beatles Station What I'm reading: Election Tools (an online resource by CTCL for election officials interested in civic engagement) The world of elections administration has evolved...

Online Community Engagement Strategies

Online Community Engagement Strategies Wednesday, September 12, 2018, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CDT Elk Grove Village Hall, 901 Wellington Ave, Room E, Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007 Hosted Lunch | RSVP Required Co-Hosted by ELGL & Elk Grove Village An interactive roundtable utilizing case studies to help you successfully integrate online tools into your community...

Webinar: Comprehensive Community Engagement Strategies

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. A rather untold...

Webinar: Comprehensive Community Engagement Strategies

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. A rather untold...

How Great Community Engagement Empowers Your Agency

This guest blog is by ELGL member Meghan Ruble, the Engagement Manager at Bang the Table. Most of the Bang the Table team attended the American Planning Association Conference in New Orleans. We had a really, really good time. In addition to attending sessions, listening to Jazz on Frenchmen Street, working 20 hours at our...

Bang the Table: Community Engagement Primer, Part II

This is the second in a three part series about effective online community engagement by Bang the Table CEO Matt Crozier. You can rest the first post in the series here. Matt is hosting a webinar for ELGL on Wednesday, May 25 – register today to learn more from Matt! (This webinar is free for ELGL members). I want to engage my...

Bang the Table: Community Engagement Primer, Part I

This is the first in a three part series about effective online community engagement by Bang the Table CEO Matt Crozier. Matt is hosting a webinar for ELGL on Wednesday, May 25 - register today to learn more from Matt! (This webinar is free for ELGL members). I want to engage my community online –...

Rewind: Solutions for Community Engagement

Recorded March 3, 2016 View the recording and presentation by clicking HERE The Details Last Fall ELGL partnered with Dr. Colleen Casey's PhD course from the University of Texas at Arlington's College of Architecture, Planning, & Public Affairs. In this class, ELGL & Dr. Casey issued a challenge to students to provide solutions for a...

Webinar: ELGL/UTA Challenge WINNER, Solutions for Community Engagement

Link: Register for the Webinar The Details Last Fall ELGL partnered with Dr. Colleen Casey's PhD course from the University of Texas at Arlington's College of Architecture, Planning, & Public Affairs. In this class, ELGL & Dr. Casey issued a challenge to students to provide solutions for a systemic problem in local government management. That problem:...

I am a Rock -- Community Engagement That Sticks

By Kristin Zagurski (LinkedIn), Town of Castle Rock, CO The residents of Castle Rock (Colo.) keep busy, whether they’re working long hours at the jobs to which they commute, or engaging in activities with their young families. This makes engagement particularly challenging in our community. Over the eight years I’ve worked closely with (or on)...

Why We ❤ Instagram: Visualizing Community Engagement

In the Local Government Challenge, University of Texas-Arlington students will focus on developing effective approaches to community engagement. We'll hear from practitioners over the next couple of months about what's working for them. Warren Kagarise writes about the City of Issaquah, WA's Instagram account that was named one of the 12 Government Instagram Accounts You Need...

My Story with Will Wright, Community Engagement Specialist

ELGL’s mission is to connect, communicate, and educate. One way we do that is by “telling our story.” Today we learn the story of Will Wright. Right now, I am working on….going the next mile, literally. I'm on my first multi-day bicycle trip and it's kicking my butt. Other than that, this is a time of reflection...

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