Local governments and citizens are being negatively impacted by COVID-19 in many ways. Leaders are looking for options to recover revenue to bolster shrinking budgets, motivate continued economic activity in their community, and ensure their residents can leverage their property for additional income when necessary. Join Granicus as they cover: How short-term vacation rentals can be a revenue recovery boon for your community How an effective s...

Over 2,100 U.S. cities are projected to experience budget shortfalls in the wake of COVID-19. Almost a decade ago, UK governments experienced massive spending cuts as part of their austerity plan. What happened? Governments turned to digital platforms that introduced automation, digital services, and targeted messaging — and they haven’t looked back.

The coronavirus pandemic raised the bar for what qualifies as “being prepared.” Join us May 20th to discover fundamental ways of thinking about crisis response that face the post-coronavirus reality we’ve entered. From building your crisis communications playbook, preparing your community in advance, addressing misinformation, and applying the right tone, you’ll learn frameworks, tactics, and examples that impact govern...

COVID-19 is a humanitarian crisis, leading to overwhelming demands on services and programs and forcing a dramatic shift to digital. We may not know what the next waves of this crisis will bring, but it’s clear that transitioning to digital services will allow you to be better prepared. Business as usual won’t cut it. In this webinar, we look at the top 5 services to digitize now, and how to stay ahead of future waves of demand.

COVID-19 is a humanitarian crisis, leading to overwhelming demands on services and programs and forcing a dramatic shift to digital. We may not know what the next waves of this crisis will bring, but it’s clear that transitioning to digital services will allow you to be better prepared. Business as usual won’t cut it. In this webinar, we look at the top 5 services to digitize now, and how to stay ahead of future waves of demand.

During COVID-19, remote became the new normal for many in government. Processes that support the full public meeting cycle – all previously done on paper or in-person – have now shifted to digital, online options more conducive to a remote workforce and remote civic participation. Meet the changing environment by using technology to maximize efficiencies and keep the public informed.

For many public sector communicators, the rush to send mass announcements about COVID-19 health information is being replaced by a need to inform a variety of audiences at scale for everything that’s come after. Whether communicating community risk levels, sharing testing information, or handling any number of unexpected scenarios, your audience will put new demands on your work. How do you do it well — at scale? In this webinar, y...

The immediate response to COVID-19 required broad, mass communications, but the next steps bring complex communications challenges. Messaging will need to be more nuanced, more localized, more tailored, and more consistent to prevent confusion and chaos. Now is the time to find your constituents, sign them up for direct communications, and help them receive the information they need to know. Learn our 5 steps to getting ahead in the new normal...