Social Pinpoint

MAY 11, 2017

Community engagement often involves contentious issues that evoke emotional responses from the community. Unfortunately, these responses can lead to ‘scare campaigns’ that promote misinformation, completely derailing the engagement process by raising unrelated issues. These misunderstandings can spread quickly and lead to the community losing trust in the organization, often before the engagement campaign has even begun!

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Data.gov

MAY 10, 2017

When it comes to ocean planning, there are multiple user groups, activity types, natural resources, and physical forces to consider. In the face of such complexity, local planning efforts can benefit from federally funded consistent data collection and sharing, especially when involving … Continued. The post The Northeast Regional Ocean Council and Maritime Data appeared first on Data.gov.

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Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

MAY 12, 2017

Massachusetts is known as a leader in providing education policymakers with research findings that they can use to improve policy and practices. The state’s Office of Planning and Research, within the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE), takes a multifaceted approach: Design a proactive research agenda, also known as a learning agenda.

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Poverty & Policy

MAY 12, 2017

Some followers may have noticed a long silence. I’ve just rejoined the networked world after another fall — this one, unlike the first, a complication of a complication of a condition only recently diagnosed. As you might imagine, I’ve been dwelling on health care even more than I would have otherwise. So I was ready to launch a diatribe against major, widely-reported harms inflicted by the House repeal-replacement bill.

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Dive into the world of playground safety with this complimentary guide. It offers a detailed exploration of essential practices to ensure the utmost safety for children. Delve into inspection techniques, from assessing equipment conditions to evaluating surfacing materials. Gain insights into maintenance strategies to keep playgrounds in top-notch condition year-round.

Security

Social Pinpoint

MAY 11, 2017

Creating a marketing campaign is crucial for any online engagement project. Without one, you could be missing out on many opportunities and lose access to your community and stakeholders (aka ‘customers’), but that does not mean that every marketing campaign is a good campaign. There are a few focus-points of your strategy to keep in mind.

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Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

MAY 9, 2017

Because many of the most important functions of state and local governments involve contracting for goods and services supplied by the private sector, improving procurement processes is an important way to strengthen outcomes for citizens. That is the motivation behind our series on results-driven contracting. Our focus today is Seattle, Washington, whose Human Services Department worked with the Government Performance Lab (GPL) at the Harvard Kennedy School to improve outcomes for its homeles

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