As residents continue to demand more transparency and accountability from their local leaders, robust digital solutions have become essential. It can be difficult to facilitate two-way dialogue and build trust with community members through just social media and town hall meetings. However, an online community engagement platform can help bring more people into the local conversation. Join Granicus for a complimentary webinar to hear directly...

Are short-term rentals (STRs), often found on sites like Airbnb and VRBO, required to meet the same safety standards as traditional lodging options in your community? While there may be some exceptions, the answer is likely no. With record numbers of new hosts, new visitors, and STR related accidents, now is the time to prioritize life safety in your community.Join Granicus for a 15-minute session with vacation rental safety expert, Justin For...

Residents are expecting more transparency and communication from their local leaders than ever before. In-person engagement methods massively limit the number of people that can participate in their communities, and social media can be unreliable. When the City of Palm Desert, CA ran into these issues, they turned to an online community engagement platform.Within the first year of implementing their engagement platform, Engage Palm Desert, cit...

The role of the digital experience is critical for local and state governments. Residents and business owners expect a personalized, intuitive experience in every interaction, and are voting with their wallets as they choose where to live and do business. Governments must embrace the importance of the constituent, employee, and partner experience in everything they do.Join Granicus for a complimentary webinar to discover how the City of San Jo...

You’ve invested your resources in a new website to meet your residents’ needs with engaging digital experiences and interactions. But how can your community engage if they don’t know your website exists? Learn more about getting the word out about your amazing resources and services! Join us for a session exploring creative engagement strategies and tools intended to help maximize your new website and build community engagement.

Questions about short-term rental regulations, safety, or enforcement? From drafting an ordinance to adopting an enforcement strategy, local governments face many difficult decisions when it comes to short-term rentals. Join us for an interactive discussion with a cross-disciplinary panel of experts to get the answers! Jeffrey Goodman, Urban Planner and Consultant; Pete Roque, Director of Code Enforcement at 4LEAF; and Justin Ford, Director of...

At the start of the civic engagement journey, your residents were excited and ready to overcome any obstacles that stood in the way of making your community better. But as time went on and project timelines lengthened, interest in championing various causes waned. As a result, many previously activated residents may have stopped visiting the site or regularly engaging with projects. With tools that provide effective audience segmentation commu...

On Tuesday, June 14 at 11:00 a.m. EST / 8:00 a.m. PST, Cindi Mansell is hosting a 15 Minute webinar to share 10 specific things you can do to improve your public records request intake form. Tips will include… Adding a checkbox for media to self-identify Building functionality to identify duplicate requests Methods to deflect requests prior to requesters hitting submit Removing superfluous information. Join us, then schedule a meeting w...

To celebrate the close of our 2022 awards season, we’d like to invite you to a digital banquet honoring all the public servants who work tirelessly behind the scenes to increase awareness of programs, improve outdated processes, and inspire civic action. All public servants — and those who support them — are invited to attend. This (digital) banquet will recognize all the 2022 Digital Government Awards nominees and announce t...

You trust Granicus as a messaging and digital solution partner. Together, we help your residents stay up to date on what’s going on in your community. But there is a chance to build even more impactful digital experiences. How can you leverage the content on your website to supplement your digital messaging? Join us to find out how to connect the dots between messaging and content, email and website, to best meet resident needs.