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Curious about how to secure government grants for defibrillators? 🦺 In our latest blog post, we break down everything you need to know about defibrillator grants – from eligibility requirements to application tips. Discover how you can access funding to equip your organisation with life-saving devices that make a real difference in your community. https://lnkd.in/eSGZ8Xz4

We need the ACP to continue it's mission of bringing broadband to the most underserved communities and the most economically challenged Americans, but that program is about to run out of funding at the end of April 2024. Without your voice Congress could let the ACP lapse. This is where you come in. Message Congress and let them know how important ACP is to you and your community. A bit of background: The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is an essential program that encourages broadband providers to build into areas that would never make feasible economic sense to do so. This program also enables communities that are highly underserved with Internet connectivity to get affordable highspeed broadband at little to no cost to the consumer. It is a literal win-win for the communities, the customers, and the broadband providers. In the early 1900s the US invested similarly in the landline telephone network. The reason a century later you have such easy access to voice services is because of that program. This program is the modern equivalent that brings Internet access to areas that other won't have it or to people who could otherwise not afford it. If you have choose between food and Internet, you know what you're choosing. For many people in the US today that is a real choice they have to make. I grew up in a time not that long ago in upstate rural NY where I do remember not everyone had phone access. It blew my mind that there were still people who didn't have landline phone in the mid-1990s, but because of funding like this those people were able to get phone service before the end of the century. I know that sounds insane but that really happened. Today, I now see areas not so far from me that while they have phone they don't have Internet or (without this program) know people who couldn't afford it. Rural America isn't the only ones who benefit though from the ACP. This also helps urban, suburban, and exurban areas. Literally every square mile of the US benefits from this program. It is an investment in our future and a way to provide digital equity to those most in need of it. Please help support the ACP's continuation and let Congress know its importance today by visiting the website below. #afforadbleconnectivityprogram #acp #supportacp #broadband #digitaldivide #federalfunding #federalprograms #ruralbroadband #highspeedinternet #broadbandfunding #causes #investment https://lnkd.in/eAwrHjiw

New Case Study! 📖 Discover how Multnomah County, OR simplified its benefits application process by 80% with FORWARD’s Integrated Eligibility Solution! Learn how this innovative platform addressed fragmented access, underutilized benefits, and administrative burdens, making a real impact on the community. 📖 Read the full case study to see how we did it and schedule a demo to explore the features that made it possible: https://lnkd.in/g5pi8Vn3

Discover how Iowa City is enhancing citizen engagement with GOGov! 🚀 From streamlining issue reporting to improving public safety, their use of our Citizen Requests Management is transforming local government. Read their success story: https://lnkd.in/ePXmXwVj #GovTech #SmartCities #CitizenEngagement #LocalGov #IowaCity

#TransparencyTuesday Did you know that http://Townhall.idaho.gov allows users to see the Meeting Minutes, Agenda, Notice, and Recordings of over 200 state agency boards and commissions. http://Townhall.idaho.gov makes it easier for the public to engage with state government. #OpenMeetings

TODAY! Don't miss this opportunity to discuss all things Public Notification System with your fellow Municipal Communicators. Members will have the chance to discuss their challenges and their unknowns, using our CAMC community to build local capacity, while also exploring such topics as: 👉 Best practice in using Public Notification Systems 👉 Pros and cons of different systems 👉 Emerging opportunities 👉 And more! CAMC Members, head on over to your Private Members Portal and click on the "Events Calendar" to register before 12pm MST/2pm EST and get the link. Together, we can do more 🙌 #localgovernment #localgov #publicnotificationsystems #crisismanagement #MunicipalCommunications

Great vision put forward by Demo's Future Public Services Taskforce. We need more positive messages about the future of public services. Aligns with some great books I have read too... 🎯 Focus on missions rather than command and control - Mariana Mazzucato's Mission Economy. 👋 Treating people like citizens rather than consumers - Citizens by Jon Alexander and the amazing Hilary Cottam's book called Radical Help. Loved principle 10 in the paper about co-production and participation. We hear a lot about co-production's ability to unlock resources to support service delivery, but the framing of co-production as a alternative to market mechanisms to drive service improvement feels like a new and important take. Have a read! https://lnkd.in/dC_9WSU5

Once government has digitised all it's citizen-facing services, what comes next? Personal government is about truly citizen-centric services, where the barriers between different govenment departments dissappear into the background, leaving only personalised, proactive services that support citizens through big changes in their lives. Find out more about how we are bringing this vision to life for governments around the world: https://lnkd.in/ecUEQqQQ

Lincoln's stale Ryvita It's no wonder Lincolnshire police are underfunded and under resourced, when this building continues to remain vacant, on the books and sapping public funds. Like so many low grade office buildings in city centre locations, where organisations have moved out of town, or downsized, it's impossible to attract 2019 market values. Time for building owners and landlords of redundant buildings to reassess their true value and planners to encourage repurposing. Market fit has changed. #futureofhighstreets #futureofwork

65% of citizens are frustrated with the limited access to local government information. This contributes to citizens having a very low level of trust in their local government. Check out the post to find a way to avoid your citizens' frustration and gain their trust. Click here to know more about MuniLogic - www.munilogic.com #Munilogic #LocalGovernment #Citizens #Municipalities #Information #PSAB