Monthly Democracy Conversations
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Ensuring Effective Government Transitions: How Local Governments are Working to Meet the Needs of their Communities
November 29, 2023 - 12:30pm ET/9:30am PT
This conversation will feature Lyana Cuadrado, Stephanie Reid and Gabriela Raczka from the City of Philadelphia, as well as Cleo Hirsch, who led Wes Moore’s gubernatorial transition and is a Senior Fellow to the Effective Government Transitions Project, and Sam Novey of the University of Maryland’s Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement (CDCE).
Click here for the presentation Lyana, Stephanie, and Gabriela shared during the conversation.
Click here for the presentation Cleo and Sam shared during the conversation.
Here is a link to the zoom video of the conversation.
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Human-Centered Design: Incorporating Design Thinking Concepts into Effective Engagement Strategies
October 17, 2023 - 3pm ET/Noon PT
Featuring Michael Baskin, Chief Innovation Officer for Montgomery County, MD to discuss how design thinking can be an effective tool to empower local governments in identifying and pursuing opportunities for innovation at all levels.
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Youth as Agents of Change: Strategies to Strengthen Youth Engagement
September 27, 2023 - 12pm ET/9am PT
Conversation featuring two dynamic presenters working closely to advance youth engagement everyday. Allyson Cook, Chief Programs Officer, Generation Citizen, a national civic education organization and Taylor Moody, Special Projects Manager for the City of Dallas, TX leading exciting work with the Dallas Youth Commission.
Click here for the presentation Allyson’s shared during the conversation.
Click here for the presentation Taylor shared during the conversation.
Additional Resources from Generation Citizen:
Here is a link to the zoom video of the conversation.
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Every Year is an Election Year: How Local Government Can Increase Voter Engagement
August 24, 2023
Conversation focused on voter engagement and local government's role. Featuring guest speakers Claire Woodall-Vogg of the Milwaukee Election Commission and Walter Ley of Branch, an organization that provides voter education and awareness.
Here is a link to the zoom video of the conversation.
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Communications and Strategies to Enhance Civic Engagement
July 25, 2023
Featuring three dynamic guest speakers for this session, discussing strategies they’ve undertaken to promote effective civic engagement, as well as specific language to use to motivate residents to particiate:
Aarati Cohly, Chief of Staff to the Chief Engagement Officer of the City of New York;
Yazmany Arboleda, NYC's inaugural People's Artist at the Civic Engagement Commission;
Amy McIsaac, Managing Director for Learning and Experimentation at PACE (Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement)
Here is a link to PACE’s language perception research.
Cities recommended the Hemingway App for communications to residents.
Here is a link to the zoom video of the conversation.
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Tech, AI and Democracy
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Featuring Katie Harbath, a global leader at the intersection of elections, democracy, and technology, who spent ten years at Facebook as director of public policy.
Click here for the presentation Katie used in the meeting.
Click here for a longer version of her presentation.
Resources Provided in Chat
Below are links to some of the articles that were posted in the chat:
How AI Could Take Over Elections and Undermine Democracy
How generative AI impacts democratic engagement
