While each community’s digital public engagement process varies, these key principles can guide the process in an ethical manner.

Cities across the globe demonstrated innovative and intuitive approaches to engaging their residents during the pandemic, setting an example for local governments in the future.

A digital government presence is more important than ever. 

How Bucksport, Maine, engaged all of their citizens to identify what they love most about their community, the future they want for it, and how to achieve it.

NLC program helps smaller communities compete for grant funding.

Information on how NLC's Local Infrastructure Hub provides guidance and training for local governments to access and optimize federal funding opportunities.

Identifying the three key disruptive forces that affect local governments: national politics filtering in local governance, technology/social media, and social issues.

It’s crucial for local governments to consider who they are trying to engage, how they are trying to engage with them, and who may be left out of the conversation.

Two tips to help demystify community engagement, along with three ideas for engaging more effectively.