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The Impact of Social Media on Law Enforcement Agencies
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The Impact of Social Media on Law Enforcement Agencies

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The Evolution of Citizen Engagement: Trends to Watch
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The Evolution of Citizen Engagement: Trends to Watch

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Webinar: Doing More for Less with Zencity's Essentials for Small & Medium Community
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Webinar: Doing More for Less with Zencity's Essentials for Small & Medium Communities

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Webinar: Efficient and Time-Saving Community Engagement

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AI-Enhanced Community Surveying: Pioneering a New Era in Local Governance

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Strategic Planning in the Age of AI

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Revolutionizing Community Engagement: Zencity's Vision for Surveys Set in Motion
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Revolutionizing Community Engagement: Zencity's Vision for Surveys Set in Motion

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Zencity Secures Coveted Spot on GovTech's 100 List for 2024: Reflecting on a Transformative Year

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The Zencity Year in Review 2023

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Election Day Preparedness: Understanding Resident Perceptions
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Election Integrity: A County’s Investigation of Residents’ Perceptions

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Community Debates on Cannabis Retail: Economy vs. Safety
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Weighing Cannabis Retail: Economic Benefits and Safety Concerns

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Navigating the UK's Cost of Living Crisis: Councils and Community Engagement
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UK Cost of Living: Strategies for Councils & Community Engagement

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The Surveys of the Future: We typically do surveys wrong; here’s how we can do better

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Master the 4 Key Parameters with Zencity
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4 parameters for evaluating your community engagement efforts

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Chicago Public Health's Narcan Outreach: Increasing Engagement
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Chicago Public Health's Narcan Outreach: Increasing Engagement

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Building Support in Scottsdale: Zencity's Role in Bond Approval
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Scottsdale Boosts Bond Support: Listening with Zencity

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Building Community Trust: Redondo Beach PD's Feedback Strategy
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Building Community Trust: Redondo Beach PD's Feedback Strategy

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Pasadena Cuts Inquiries by 90% with Zencity's Data Insights
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Streamlining Vaccine Distribution: Pasadena's Success with Zencity

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Pride of Place Leeds: LGBTQ+ Engagement for Housing in West Yorkshire
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Pride of Place Leeds Engagement Experience

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Record Engagement: Vancouver Fraser Port Authority's Community Strategy
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Record Engagement: Vancouver Fraser Port Authoritys Community Strategy

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Zencity's Guide to 4 Essential Engagement Parameters
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Mastering Engagement: 4 Key Zencity Parameters

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Stockton's Strategic Planning: Prioritizing with Resident Feedback

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How the City of Philadelphia Aligned Its Communication Around the Covid-19 Delta Variant Based on Citizen Concerns
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How the City of Philadelphia Aligned Its Communication Around the Covid-19 Delta Variant Based on Citizen Concerns

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Tackling Homelessness: Austin's Strategy Reduces Negative Sentiment
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Austin's Response to Homelessness During COVID-19: Improved Messaging

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Evaluating COVID-19 Restrictions: Fontana's Use of Zencity AI
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How Fontana, CA Assessed Residents’ Response to COVID-19 Restrictions

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How Kent County, MI, used Zencity to Assess Threat to County Buildings and Plan its Security Strategy Saving over $500K

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Navigating Controversy: Akron's Use of Zencity for Community Trust"
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Akron Enhances Accountability with Zencity's Sentiment Analysis

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How the West Sacramento, CA, Police Department used Zencity to Handle Messaging following an Officer-involved Shooting
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How the West Sacramento, CA, Police Department used Zencity to Handle Messaging following an Officer-involved Shooting

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How State College, PA, uses Zencity for Performance Management and to Benchmark Resident Satisfaction around City Services
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How State College, PA, uses Zencity for Performance Management and to Benchmark Resident Satisfaction around City Services

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How Nevada County, CA, is using Zencity and Community Feedback Data for Performance Management
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How Nevada County, CA, is using Zencity and Community Feedback Data for Performance Management

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Clear Messaging: Oak Ridge's Strategy for COVID-19 Testing
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Clear Messaging: Oak Ridge's Strategy for COVID-19 Testing

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How Augusta County, VA, Used a Zencity Community Survey to Secure a State Grant for Broadband

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How Normal, IL, Gathered Community-Wide Feedback on ARPA Funding Allocations Using Zencity
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How Normal, IL, Gathered Community-Wide Feedback on ARPA Funding Allocations Using Zencity

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Portland, Texas Decides on E-Scooters: Insights from Resident Survey
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Portland, Texas Decides on E-Scooters: Insights from Resident Survey

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Oak Ridge Manages Crisis: Tracking Social Media and Misinformation
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Oak Ridge Manages Crisis: Tracking Social Media and Misinformation

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Calgary Board of Education: Boosting Stakeholder Engagement and Insights"
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Calgary Board of Education: Boosting Stakeholder Engagement & Insights

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How Chattanooga, TN Planned their Budget with Resident Feedback

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Boosting Positive Sentiment: Abington, MA's Crisis Communication Success
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Abington's Enhanced Emergency Communications: Unified Crisis Approach

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How Seguin, TX, Used Zencity to Make a Difficult Decision About Stormwater Infrastructure and Obtain City Council Approval
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How Seguin, TX, Used Zencity to Make a Difficult Decision About Stormwater Infrastructure and Obtain City Council Approval

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How Decatur, IL, Incorporated Temperature Check Surveys into its CARES Act Funding Allocation and Work with City Council
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How Decatur, IL, Incorporated Temperature Check Surveys into its CARES Act Funding Allocation and Work with City Council

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Enhanced Communication: McAllen's COVID-19 Safety Strategy
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McAllen Addresses COVID-19: Real-Time Feedback for Resident Safety

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Bettendorf's Use of Zencity AI During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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How the City of Bettendorf Used AI to Save Resources and Time During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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How the City of Philadelphia Better Aligned Vaccine Hesitancy Outreach with Resident Concerns Using Community Feedback

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How the City of Arlington, WA used Zencity to drive economic vitality in its community
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How the City of Arlington, WA used Zencity to drive economic vitality in its community

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Wasco County Tackles Homelessness: Insights from Zencity Surveys
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Wasco County Tackles Homelessness: Insights from Zencity Surveys

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Decatur PD's Strategic Resource Reallocation with Zencity's Blockwise

Uncovering resident priorities and addressing them head on: How Decatur PD Utilized a Blockwise Survey to Reallocate Resources to streets and traffic control

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Guides and reports

Trends for Texas - A Special Zencity Report

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Maximizing Community Impact: Improving Traditional Surveys

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Preventing illegal fireworks through effective strategic communications

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Articles

Introducing: The Zencity 360 Comms Toolkit

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Effective Communications in Weather Emergencies

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From Communications to Engagement – The Responsive City

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Data Snapshot: California Heat Wave

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The UK Housing Crisis - a Snapshot of Resident Discourse

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Digital Engagement: Meet Them Where They Are

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A Community for Community Leaders: Zencity Hall

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Creating Inclusive and Accessible Engagements
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Creating Inclusive and Accessible Engagements

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Defining Your Digital Engagement Toolset

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Our Report on Public Engagement Barriers

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Public Engagement Barriers for State and Local Governments

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The Value of Community Engagement

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Engagement Designer's Toolkit

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Community Project Essentials
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Community Project Essentials

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Lessons for Civic Engagement Part 2

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Lessons for Civic Engagement Part 1

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Articles

Large Urban Counties’ Priorities for 2022

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Tips to Increasing Resident Engagement with Community Surveys

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2021 Spotlight: The U.S. Cities with the Most Satisfied Residents
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2021 Spotlight: The U.S. Cities with the Most Satisfied Residents

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Digital Civic Engagement as an Equity Solution for Cities & Counties

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Community Engagement for City Budgeting

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The Future of Recycling Programs and the Role of Community Feedback

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Prioritization of ARPA Funds: A National Survey

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5 Tips for Citizen Engagement in Local Government

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Community Engagement is the Missing Piece to Your Performance Management

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The Catch-22 of Equitable Strategic Planning — and How to Avoid It
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The Catch-22 of Equitable Strategic Planning — and How to Avoid It

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Can social media help law enforcement increase trust? 3 trends that say yes!
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Can social media help law enforcement increase trust? 3 trends that say yes!

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Can new messaging boost your city or county’s water conservation efforts?

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Is County Management Ready for Artificial Intelligence?

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Homelessness in California & the US in 2021: Discourse Trends & Analysis
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Homelessness in California & the US in 2021: Discourse Trends & Analysis

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7 Best Practices for Local Government Strategic Planning

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Guides and reports

Local Government Strategic Planning Made Easier Through Community Feedback

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Guides and reports

A Local Government Guide to ARPA Allocations Using Community Feedback

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Articles

The top benefits of community policing to police-community relations

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A Community Survey for Measuring Resident Satisfaction
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A Community Survey for Measuring Resident Satisfaction

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Articles

A Return to Normalcy: Truly Celebrating Independence this Fourth of July

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Vaccination Incentivization is Sweeping the Nation

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Survey Template for Community Feedback on Budgeting Priorities
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Survey Template for Community Feedback on Budgeting Priorities

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How Cities Are Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy

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Sentiment Analysis as a Local Public Health Tool

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Part III: Align your ARPA Allocation Strategy with Residents with the Right Community Engagement

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Part II: Why Citizen Engagement around ARPA Funds is a Must

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Part I: The Importance of Citizen Engagement to Effective ARPA Allocations

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Using AI and Resident Feedback for Crisis Management - Covid-19 & Recovery

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How to get your council to say YES! Using Data
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How to get your council to say YES! Using Data

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Ready, Set, Vaccinate: Best Practices for Cities & Counties on Vaccine Operations and Communications

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How resident discourse with police has shifted in America

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From CDBG to ARPA: An Overview of The COVID-19 Stimulus Package
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From CDBG to ARPA: An Overview of The COVID-19 Stimulus Package

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3 Takeaways from 2020 for Better County Management in 2021

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Black History Month Spotlight: Carey Neal

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Black History Month Spotlight: Mike Pegues, CIO Aurora, IL.

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Black History Month Spotlight: Mayor Lori Wilson, Suisun City, CA.

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Black History Month Spotlight

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Savannah's AI-Driven Communication Strategy for Hurricane Dorian
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Savannah's AI-Driven Communication Strategy for Hurricane Dorian

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Using Resident Feedback for Budget Decisions
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Using Resident Feedback to Inform Budget and Funding Decisions During COVID-19

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Improving Your Agency’s Storytelling with Artificial Intelligence

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CIOs Emergency Response to COVID-19
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CIOs Emergency Response to COVID-19

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Recovery, Reopening and Resident Feedback

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Communications Strategies for COVID-19 with City PIOs

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Public Opinion on Vaccinations is Mission Critical

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A County Guide to Riding the Third Wave
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A County Guide to Riding the Third Wave

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Improve Citizen Engagment Beyond the "Same Ten People"
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How Cities Can Rise Above The ‘Same Ten People’ Challenge To Improve Citizen Engagement

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Reopening Local Government: Best Practices & Research
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Reopening Local Government: Best Practices & Research

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Zencity Wins Prestigious Global Smart City Expo World Congress 2020 Award

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Home for the Holidays: How Local Governments are Festively Supporting Their Economies

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Engagement During a Crisis: Local Government's Response to COVID-19

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COVID-19 in May - Key City Leadership Decisions to Consider

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Balancing Today & Tomorrow - Advice for City Management During COVID

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Local Gov 2.0: How LA and Chicago are Leveraging Tech to Manage Multiple Crises

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Reopening US Cities: Balancing Resident Safety and Economic Recovery

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Lessons from Counties on the COVID-19 Frontlines

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What Worked Best: Strategic City Decisions During the Onset of COVID-19

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Communicate & Collaborate: The Complexities of City Leadership During COVID-19
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Communicate & Collaborate: The Complexities of City Leadership During COVID-19

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COVID-19 in College Towns - Unique Impacts and Recovery Strategies
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Webinar: COVID-19 in College Towns - Impacts and Recovery Strategies

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Weathering the Storm: How Local Govs Can Balance COVID-19 and Severe Weather with Crisis Management Software

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Going Digital: How COVID-19 Changed City Events, Operations and Crisis Management

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How Local Governments are Bringing Halloween Back from the Dead this Year

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How Local Governments are Addressing Residents’ Concerns in the 2020 Election
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How Local Governments are Addressing Residents’ Concerns in the 2020 Election

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COVID-19 Crisis Management: 3 Lessons from County Officials

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Back to School? Residents’ Top 4 Concerns About Reopening Schools During COVID-19 - Zencity
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Back to School? Residents’ Top 4 Concerns About Reopening Schools During COVID-19

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[PR] Zencity Raises $13.5 Million in Funding to Help Local Government Leaders Make Data-Driven Decisions

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The Big Mask-erade: What do Americans Really Think About Face Masks and How Are Local Governments Getting Them to Cooperate?

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BBQ, Fireworks, & Masks: Understanding Residents Concerns this July 4

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Monitor and manage reopening discourse data in your city with our Coronavirus Project Dashboards

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Transforming Communication: City-Resident Interaction on Social Media During COVID-19
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COVID-19 and City Social Media: Transforming Communication

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Best Practices for Effective Messaging During the Coronavirus Crisis
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Best Practices for Effective Messaging During the Coronavirus Crisis

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COVID-19 and Homelessness: What California Residents are Championing

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How Cities and Counties are Working to Help At-Risk Communities During COVID-19

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Best Practices for CIOs and Local Gov Leaders Amid COVID-19 Crisis

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5 Approaches Local Governments Have Taken During COVID-19

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[Updated Data] Coronavirus in US Cities: Residents turn their focus to honoring public safety officials and panic buying

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[Updated Data] Coronavirus in US cities: Residents’ key concerns turn to actions around community solidarity

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COVID in US cities: Residents’ key concerns this week (March 2020)

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[Updated Data] Coronavirus in U.S. Cities: Residents’ key concerns in numbers

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Keeping Your (Digital) Ear to the Ground: How Fort Lauderdale Heard its Wider Community

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Staying One Step Ahead During an Emergency in Dayton, OH

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How the City of Houston, TX, Tackles Distinct Transportation and Urban Mobility Challenges

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Hurricanes, Tornados, and Flooding, Oh My!: How Social Media is Changing the Way Local Governments Manage Natural Disasters

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How AI Can Be Used to Tackle Homelessness

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What’s Trending for Mayors in 2019 at the 87th Annual US Conference of Mayors?

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The Texas Challenge

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How Technology Can Help Local Governments Manage Summer Events

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Using AI to Tackle Homelessness

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Upgrading Cities: How CIOs Bridge the Gap Between Cities and Technology

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Should City Managers Play a Role in the Measles Epidemic? The Data Says Yes!

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Leveraging Data in Times of Crisis: Managing a Mass Shooting in Aurora, IL

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What Do Americans Think About E-Scooters in the 30 Biggest US Cities?
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What Do Americans Think About E-Scooters in the 30 Biggest US Cities?

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Unlocking Efficiency with AI: The Tool for Saving Time & Money

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How Aurora, IL, Leveraged Data Analytics to Help Manage a Mass Shooting
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How Aurora, IL, Leveraged Data Analytics to Help Manage a Mass Shooting

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How Cary, NC Used AI for Data-Backed E-Scooter Policy Recommendations

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What Do Your Residents Think About Your City’s Brand And Why Keyword Searches Can’t Help You Answer That Question

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How Corona, CA, is using Artificial Intelligence for Crisis Management and Proactive Governance

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Modi’in’s Strategic Use of Zencity for Public Park Budgeting and Planning
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How the City of Modi'in Tracked the Performance of a Public Space and Planned Ahead Using Zencity

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Engaging Citizens on City Ballot Measures: A Comprehensive Guide

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Zencity Goes Live in Houston: An Interview with Houston CIO Jesse Bounds

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What’s the Best Approach to Managing E-Scooters in a City?

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How to Transform Resident Feedback from Negative to Positive in Your City Using Technology

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Data-Science Research Project Management Demystified by Zencity’s Lead Data Scientist

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The Top 5 City Tech Trends To Watch Out For In 2019

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Recognize Any of These? 4 Challenges City PIOs Experience in Managing Social Media

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Top 8 GovTech Experts You Should Follow

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Hey City Managers! AI Might Be The Tool You’ve Been Looking For

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What To Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving – City Managers’ Edition

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5 Cool City-Sponsored July Fourth Events!

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Why Sheryl Sandberg & US Mayors Swear By The Usage Of Tech And Social Media In Connecting Cities To Their Residents

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Mother’s Day Special: Balancing Life As A Developer At Zencity & Being A Mother

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Making Data-Driven Decisions In The Age Of Big Data Cities

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Zencity Wins Innovate.AI Competition 2018

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Zencity Selected To Join Microsoft ScaleUp Program

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How Geolocation Technology Can Benefit City Managers

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Cities are Missing Crucial Feedback On Social Media. Here’s Why

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3 Reasons Why We Love Working With City Managers

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Zencity Is A Smart 50 Awards Recipient!

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How Artificial Intelligence and Social Media Data Can Help Build Resident-Centric Cities

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