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Podcast: Community Leadership, AI, and Engagement an ICMA Conference Recap - GovLove Island

GovLove Co-hosts Meredith, Lauren, and Ben were joined by Brent Stockwell, Assistant City Manager at the City of Scottsdale, AZ and Amie Hendrix, City Manager at the City of Geneva, NY to recap the recent ICMA Conference. They discussed AI, community engagement, a case study in managing homelessness, the role of the manager in community...

Podcast: Community Trust and Engagement with Zencity and Cary, NC

Dan Ault Assistant Town Manager and Chief Innovation Officer Cary, NC LinkedIn Eyal Feder-Levy CEO and Co-Founder Zencity LinkedIn The civic infrastructure of the futrure. Two guests joined the podcast to talk about using technology to better engage residents and improve trust in local government. Dan Ault is the Assistant Town Manager and Chief Innovation...

App for That! Redefining Civic Engagement for Your Community

Brought to you by CitySourced (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook), an enterprise platform for local and state government that was founded in 2008.  Citizen engagement is the holy grail of the work done by local government. Of course, local government helps maintain our core infrastructures like roads, sewers, and waterways; it also provides public education for our kids, but these...

Event: Building Engagement Through Your Community’s Front Door

Link: Photo Album from the Presentation We've been invited back to Wisconsin! The League of Wisconsin Municipalities (LWM) has invited a team of ELGL members to present a "deep dive" at the 118th Annual Conference. (We'll never forget our presentation from the very first LWM Conference in 1898.) We'll be deep diving on community engagement. H/T to...

Unlocking the Joy in Public Service through Social Media Engagement

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Michael T. Paulhus, Town Manager for the Town of Plainville, Conn. Connect with Mike on LinkedIn.  What I'm watching: The Diplomat on Netflix What I’m reading: Day Trading Attention by Gary Vaynerchuk What I’m listening to: Classic Vinyl, Channel 26 on Sirius/XM To all the dedicated local...

Podcast: Climate Action and Building a Resilient Community with Kara Silbernagel, Pitkin County, CO

Kara Silbernagel Deputy County Manager Pitkin County, CO LinkedIn Kara Silbernagel, Deputy County Manager for Pitkin County, Colorado joined the podcast to discuss climate action planning. She talked about how the County's work is impacted by Federal land, emergency management, and affordability. She shared the importance of engagement in climate action planning and discussed the...

Evaluating Resident Participation: Critical Measures for Your Next Engagement Project

Today's Morning Buzz is by Billy Trakas, Founder of A Community Engagement Company and Manager of Revenue Operations at Social Pinpoint. I live in Denver, Colo. Let's connect on LinkedIn!  What I’m listening to: Gregory Alan Isakov's latest album, "Appaloosa Bones" What I’m watching: As a devoted fan of Bruce Campbell, I'm currently enjoying the...

To Engage Across Generations, Start with Community Data

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Warren Kagarise, digital engagement manager for King County, WA. Connect with Warren on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I'm Reading: A behind-the-curtain look at deathcare in the U.S. researched and written by public administration professor and GovLove Podcast guest (and my friend) Dr. Staci Zavattaro. What I'm Watching: The local, state,...

A Community Photo Contest Solves a Problem

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Melissa Cantarero Weiss, Deputy City Administrator at the City of Wauwatosa, WI. Connect with Melissa on LinkedIn. What I’m Drinking: It’s a Council meeting night, so I am having afternoon caffeine — a homemade Earl Grey tea latte. What I’m Eating: Lunch is a lemon Parmesan kale...

Top 10 Common Community Survey Mistakes to Avoid

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Angelica Wedell, Communications Director at Polco. Connect with Angelica on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook. What I’m Reading: You’re Not Listening by Kate Murphy What I’m Playing: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom What I’m Eating: Avocados! Your local government organization has decided to conduct a...

Digital Equity and Public Engagement

By The Davenport Institute The definition of digital equity has changed and broadened since its first conception in the 1990s and recently the pandemic placed a spotlight on digital equity when the world hastily transitioned to online work, school, and public engagement. Classrooms and public spaces went dark and were vacated as we collectively huddled...

Local Government Success Hinges on Ethical Public Engagement to Build Strong Communities

By The Davenport Institute As we look back at the last three years, we see cities and counties that had strong pre-pandemic relationships with the community being successful in their public engagement processes during the pandemic. Their focus on transparent, collaborative, and equitable engagement pre-pandemic provided a foundation for an unprecedented time in which local...

Podcast: Equity and Engagement in Decatur, GA with Renae Jackson

Renae Jackson Equity and Engagement Director City of Decatur, GA LinkedIn Transformative action in equity. Renae Jackson, Equity and Engagement Director with the City of Decatur, Georgia, joined the podcast to talk about her work in equity and engagement. She shared lessons learned in her previous role in communications, detailed her new role, and how...

How Neighborly Is Your Community?

National Research Center at Polco released a new neighborly community poll and results show that people are more connected than you might think.

The South Grand Community Creates a Special Use District

This article -- originally published on NextSTL -- was written by Rachel Witt, Executive Director of the South Grand Community Improvement District. Read all the articles in the Lessons & Partnerships in Community & Economic Development series. The South Grand Community Improvement District’s mission is to cultivate a robust and supportive business climate on South...

Survey Says: Engagement Fatigue is Real

Today's Morning Buzz is by Warren Kagarise, digital engagement manager for King County, WA. Connect on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram. What I'm Reading: Twilight of the NIMBY, a look at how neighborhood activism is evolving under the pressures of affordability, homelessness, and generational change. What I'm Watching: "For All Mankind" — a thought experiment about...

Podcast: Engagement and Service Delivery in Augusta and Atlanta with Odie Donald

Odie Donald Chief of Staff City of Atlanta, GA Twitter | LinkedIn | Bio Odie Donald, Chief of Staff for the City of Atlanta, Georgia, joined the podcast just before his transition to his current job to talk about his time as the Administrator for the consolidated government of Augusta–Richmond County, Georgia. He discussed the...

If You’re Only Focused on Resident Engagement, You’re Not Doing Enough for Your Residents

This article was written by Jennifer Elliott, Corporate Marketing Manager for CivicPlus. While resident engagement is vital to a community’s success, there is yet another, even more crucial component of a foundationally strong and vibrant community. Civic engagement is a term that’s been central to local governments’ resident services and civic operations for decades. As...

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