Objectively, climate change and environmental issues affect everyone. It’s also undeniable that marginalized groups are affected disproportionately by them, having traditionally lived and worked closest to pollution hazards such as hazardous waste facilities or in communities with a lack of clean water. As a result of these long-standing injustices, the...
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Wildfires. Drought. Hurricanes. Floods. These days it seems like everywhere you look, some part of the world is experiencing a natural disaster. While some climate changes are natural, today’s rising temperatures and abnormal weather patterns are a direct result of human activities. While organizations, countries, and individuals are all taking...
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Housing is a basic human right. Yet it is also a common struggle for communities around the world. Affordable housing has implications for personal safety and wellbeing, access to employment opportunities, and general economic purchasing power. The United States is facing widespread housing challenges from availability to affordability which is...
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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is a historic investment in America’s infrastructure and aims to make significant improvements in key areas, including roads and bridges, rail, public transit, water systems, and broadband. With $1.2 trillion approved for both new and existing programs, IIJA has a strong emphasis on...
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Trust is a two-way street. To convince your community that your engagement efforts and digital community engagement platform are trustworthy, they need to feel heard and included. In our experience, it takes time to build trust, but there are several good practices to help you get started. To build trust,...
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There are a lot of participation methods to choose from once you decide to run a community engagement initiative. Ranging from in-depth offline deliberation to direct online voting, it can be overwhelming to decide which method to begin with. In online (or digital) participation, there are six common methods and...
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