How to Use Nextdoor to Reach People in Your Community

Thanks to its hyperlocal niche, Nextdoor is getting more attention from people who work in public service and government communications.

What Government Agencies Need to Know About Emoji: Part 3

While emoji have become commonplace, using them to enhance messages has become more nuanced and, sometimes, complicated. Let’s look at some issues that emoji enthusiasts in government should know about.

Pokémon Go: 3 Things for Government Nerds To Consider

Let’s take a look at just a few ways Pokémon Go could have an impact on our work in the government arena.

Inspiring Quotes From America’s Great Thinkers and Doers

Here are some quotes from many of America’s great thinkers and doers as inspiration for your Fourth of July holiday.

What Government Leaders Can Learn from Sports Champions

I believe taking inspiration from the wonderful world of sports can equip us to be better government leaders. Want to be a champion? Want to turn your workplace team into a dynasty for the ages? Here are three key areas where we can learn from our favorite coaches, players, and sports personalities.

A Comic Book Lesson in Communications and Conscience

As the messengers, we have the power to create fewer Magneto’s and more Charles Xavier’s — people who engage with public institutions and their fellow humans, working together to create a better tomorrow.

How to Make Communications a Priority at Your Agency

Whatever the resource challenges or risks may be, it’s not only possible, but advisable to make communications a part of the plan. Because communicating effectively will enhance your ability to do the rest of your work successfully.

Making the Case for Communications in the Cabinet

What if large-scale government organizations had a single cabinet-level agency dedicated to communications and public engagement? The idea of a Secretary or Commissioner of Communications may seem outlandish at first glance, but I believe the concept deserves our consideration.

Beyond Schoolhouse Rock — Rethinking How We Teach Government

Those of us who work in government may not feel directly impacted by the world of civics teachers and government text books, but I’d argue they play an important, under appreciated role in our successes and challenges, big and small.

Apply Now! $100,000 Innovations in American Government Awards

Do you have a creative and effective government program or initiative, or know of one that deserves recognition? If so, Harvard’s Innovations in American Government Awards are now seeking applications for our 2016-2017 award cycle. Administered by the Ash Center at Harvard Kennedy School, the Award is given to programs that serve as examples ofRead… Read more »

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