Governments are increasingly looking for new ways to engage and involve citizens online - it's helping them improve the quality of their programs, services, and even policy outcomes. Not to mention, citizens are demanding these tools now more than ever!
Watch this webinar to learn why 91% of the local governments we surveyed want to make community involvement more convenient, measurable, and productive online. Find out how Granicus' new web-based CivicIdeas tool can help you achieve this and so much more!
CivicIdeas is already helping local governments, like the City of Austin, revolutionize the way they collaborate with the citizens online. During this webinar see CivicIdeas in action and hear guest speakers from the City of Austin discuss how it's helped them productively engage over 1,050 residents online. They were even recently honored for their Citizen Collaboration achievements in the 2011 Govfresh Awards.
During this webinar, learn how CivicIdeas can help you:
Productively engage more citizens
Crowdsource ideas from your community
Easily measure, manage, and take action on pressing ideas
Simplify participation in public hearings—while staying in compliance
Improve public programs, services and policy outcomes
Reduce the cost of civic engagement
Speakers
Doug Matthews, Chief Communications Director,
City of Austin, TX
Doug oversees the city's community engagement, media relations, strategic communication, and multimedia/Web production activities. He has been a strong advocate for developing creative, community-oriented solutions through a combination of traditional outreach and the application of new technologies. Most recently, his team has launched a new community engagement portal, SpeakUpAustin.org, and just launched a completely rebuilt website using the open source Drupal platform. His office is a partner with the city's Communications & Technology Management Office in developing a comprehensive open data portal for Austin, and is teaming with Code for America to develop new Drupal-based modules that increase transparency and connectivity within local government and the communities they serve. Doug has a degree in Journalism from the University of Central Florida and a master's degree in Public Administration from the University of South Florida, and has previously served as communications director for two Florida cities before moving to Texas.
Larry Schooler, Community Engagement Consultant,
City of Austin, TX
Larry oversees community engagement, public input, and conflict resolution projects for the City of Austin, working in conjunction with the Mayor and City Council. He is also the President-elect for the U.S. affiliate of the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2). Larry also mediates disputes on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense and is a Fellow at the Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution at the University of Texas, where he has given guest lectures. Additionally, Larry is the author of a forthcoming book on the first Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the United States and related projects elsewhere. Previously, Larry worked as the policy director for Austin City Councilman Lee Leffingwell; his work included conflict resolution, research and policy development, media relations, speechwriting, and constituent service. He was also a reporter for NPR stations across the country and as a freelance reporter for National Public Radio, Voice of America, and magazines.
Tom Spengler, CEO and Co-Founder, Granicus
Tom co-founded Granicus, Inc. as Chairman and CEO in 1999. Under Tom's direction, Granicus has risen to the top of the government cloud computing industry. The company has been consistently ranked among the fastest growing companies in the Silicon Valley and North America. Granicus' award-winning software has also been recognized nationally for helping nearly 1,000 government agencies provide a more streamlined and open government. Tom is a frequent public speaker and a certified expert in legislative technologies with over 11 years of experience advising governments on the best ways to use technology to modernize their workflows.
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