article thumbnail

Defining Community Engagement, Public Participation, Civic Engagement and More

Social Pinpoint

In 2023, people expect to have their say. From community engagement, community consultation, public participation, public involvement, civic engagement, public engagement, and citizen participation – it’s a varied mix. So, let’s start with one of our favorites, community engagement.

article thumbnail

Picturing Sustainable and Just Urban Futures: Winners of the Transformative Urban Coalitions 2023 Photo Contest

The City Fix

Nevertheless, cities also account for a staggering. With over half of the world’s population living in cities, urban spaces not only house us but offer opportunities for collective work and learning while serving as sources of creativity, inspiration and hope.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Reflections from the MCCA Winter Meeting

zencity

At the meeting, we discussed some of the most pressing challenges facing public safety in 2023. Among other things, the assembled chiefs stressed the importance of transparency and accountability when it comes to incidents of police use of force. The post Reflections from the MCCA Winter Meeting appeared first on Zencity.

article thumbnail

Library Marketer Shares Her Ingenious Trick for Making Sure Her Community Sees Her Social Media Posts

Super Library Marketing

I oversee our community engagement, social media, most publications, and other marketing and public relations duties.” “I I look at our social media accounts as an avenue for advertising, so most of our posts are program and event promotion and photos, and promotion of our eMedia and materials.” She uses email.

article thumbnail

AWS selects 13 startups to innovate public safety solutions through the GovTech Accelerator

AWS Public Sector Blog

Pictured: The AWS 2023 Justice and Public Safety GovTech Accelerator cohort at Amazon’s HQ2 for Week Zero, a three-day onboarding event to kick off the accelerator. The program will culminate with the 2023 AWS GovTech Accelerator demo day at the State of GovTech conference on November 14.

article thumbnail

National issues on a local scale: tackling the cost of living crisis 

zencity

We’re now more than halfway through 2023, and the cost of living crisis shows no sign of abating. The reality of the situation continuing to face families and communities across the UK is stark: in May, food prices were 18.3% higher compared to a year before, only slightly down from the 45-year high of 19.1%

article thumbnail

Top 10 highlights from the Public Sector Partner Forum at the AWS Summit Washington, DC

AWS Public Sector Blog

Launch of new AWS GovTech Accelerator for startups Justice and public safety customers have told us they need technology solutions to help increase community engagement, deter crime, and reduce recidivism. Learn more about the AWS Partner CRM Connector. The new AWS GovTech Accelerator for startups is a response to that need.