There are many reasons to launch a comprehensive Community Engagement strategy, including increasing reach and capacity, fostering equity, building trust, agency empowerment, creating a shared vision, and mobilizing a community.
A rather untold story of the community engagement sphere is how effective engagement can bring about sweeping policy change, particularly at the local government level. As the needs of cities and their citizens change rapidly, municipalities are being braver than ever in instituting policies that cover gaps in needs and services for their communities, initiatives that range from municipal broadband to paid sick leave and higher minimum wage.
Today, we’ll look at how the cities of Boulder, Colorado, and Austin, Texas utilized online community engagement to support policy-based community initiatives.
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