Develop a strategy to increase involvement of underrepresented and disenfranchised populations in the city in neighborhood and community issues. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Carissa Schively Slotterback Public Affairs Local Government / Community Contact Paul Ammerman Community Development Director, City of […]
Sustainable Development Goal: 16 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions
Creation of a Community-Oriented PAFR
Develop a popular annual finance report (PAFR), with community input, to improve transparency within city government and broaden understanding of government finances. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Greg Lindsey Public Affairs Professor linds301@umn.edu 612-625-3375 Local Government / Community Contact Korrie Johnson […]
Community Engagement Plan for Comprehensive Plan Update
Develop a community engagement plan to broaden community outreach and improve the engagement process around Brooklyn Park’s 2018 comprehensive plan update. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Kathy Quick Public Affairs Associate Professor ksquick@umn.edu 612-625-2025 Local Government / Community Contact Cindy Sherman […]
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Protecting the Public (Police and Fire Services Evaluation)
Create a survey for business owners in Ramsey to assess satisfaction with Ramsey Police and Fire services. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Peter Bernardy Public Affairs Adjunct Faculty Member bern0201@umn.edu Local Government / Community Contact Brad Bluml Police Captain […]
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Website and Social Media Analytics
Community members of all ages and backgrounds increasingly use digital platforms as a way to connect to each other and the issues they care about. As the city’s primary digital portal, the city’s website serves as an information hub to residents and is often the first experience a resident or visitor has with the City […]
Development of a Branding Plan for the City of Cleveland
City Brand Strategy and Brief and Visuals: A Brand Brief that meets the desired outcomes and objectives and outlines the City’s unique aspects and qualities, including its Vision, Mission, and Brand Equity (e.g.: Promise, Position and Personality) for a future Marketing Plan. Presentation of a variety of visual concepts and suggestions for how the brand […]
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A Roadmap to Civic Engagement
Civic engagement and communication is one of the most challenging responsibilities of a government organization. The renewed vision for equity and inclusion requires an accounting of existing methods of community outreach and civic engagement, so that Tacoma can more effectively understand and serve its diverse citizenry. In order to install best practices uniformly across all […]
Improving Emergency Communications with Limited-English-Proficiency (LEP) Chinese- and Russian-Speaking Communities
Building on work done to prepare for Fire Department re-accreditation, prepare outreach strategies using Community Risk Reduction (CRR) for our most at-risk populations. This effort would identify the risk factors, most effective engagement strategies, and resources. Additional information regarding CRR best practices can be found here. The Bellevue Fire Department’s CRR visualization tool can be […]
Planning Recommendations for a South Bellevue Mini City Hall
Bellevue’s multi-family neighborhoods have grown in recent years with development in the Downtown and BelRed. Multi-family residential environments are typically harder to reach through traditional city communication programs. The city is interested in research that will evaluate and assess best practices in outreach to those multi-family communities. Work includes development of new strategies, implementing pilot […]
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Community Place-making
Auburn’s neighborhoods are quite distinct from each other. Residents may or may not associate themselves as from Auburn or as part of their neighborhood. This project will have students assess how communities see themselves, using mapping and a community survey to look across the whole city. This will allow for future connection to other LCY […]