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Community Engagement

In a democracy, community involvement is key to making good decisions.  But securing the active involvement of citizens can be a challenge in our fast-paced world. The people who show up at community meetings aren’t the only ones with an interest.  Learn more about strategies for improving community involvement.

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Russell Kansas
Democracy, Civility, and Rural America
Jon Quinday, CPM, city manager, Russell, Kansas
Nov 11, 2022

While often referred to as flyover states, rural America can be the calm and example for “of the people, by the people, for the people.”

Podcast
EP26 Analytics to Measure and Improve Customer Experience
October 27, 2022

"They have nowhere else to go, but you can make it easy and efficient."

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Develop Action Plans for Local Policy Using Gameful Design in Equity-Based Civic Engagement
Develop Action Plans for Local Policy Using Gameful Design
Jessi Atcheson, marketing coordinator, ICMA
Oct 25, 2022

Attendees of the ICMA Annual Conference got a hands-on opportunity to navigate local government policies and practices by using gameful design in equity-based civic engagement.

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Templates to Communicate Energy Cost Adjustment to Elected Officials and the Public
Jon Quinday, city manager, Russell, Kansas
Oct 10, 2022

How to clearly state why a price increase for energy use has or will occur.

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ICMA's 2022 Conference Will Boast a Wide Range of Sustainability Sessions for Attendees to Learn From
Gabriel Rusk
Sep 12, 2022

The 2022 ICMA conference will include sessions designed to educate attendees on different aspects of sustainability.

Podcast
EP19 Civic Matchmaking Part 2
June 7, 2022

Building on Episode 15 Civic Matchmaking Part 1, this new episode explains how to start a no-cost community engaging volunteer program.

Podcast
EP18 “What Are You Doing About School Shootings?” Strategies for the Seemingly Impossible Question CAOs Must Face
June 9, 2022

A Voices in Local Government podcast on how to lead before, during, and after tragedy from what feels like a powerless position.

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Youth City Design podcast
Inspiration for City Planning
Jessi Atcheson, marketing coordinator, ICMA
Jun 08, 2022

A Voices in Local Government podcast episode on how kids can help design better places for everyone to live.

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EP17 How Kids Can Design Better Cities
May 27, 2022

Learn how local government managers and city planners can break out of their own bubble dominated by budgets and constraints to revamp their communities for everyone.

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