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What is Civic Engagement?

Top Ten Opportunities for Civic Engagement at the City of Gainesville Lila Stewart, Senior Strategic Planner March12, 2014. What is Civic Engagement?. Developing the combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivation to make a difference in the civic life of our community.

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What is Civic Engagement?

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  1. Top TenOpportunities for Civic Engagement at the City of GainesvilleLila Stewart, Senior Strategic PlannerMarch12, 2014

  2. What is Civic Engagement? Developing the combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivation to make a difference in the civic life of our community.

  3. Citizens’ Academy #1

  4. Neighborhood Crime Watch Meetings #2

  5. Town Hall Meetings #3

  6. Local Elections #4

  7. Boards and Committees #5 • Quasi-Judicial Boards • Advisory Boards • CRA Advisory Boards

  8. Gainesville as a place to live 78% My neighborhood as a place to live 73% Overall quality of life in Gainesville 72% Gainesville as a place to work 53% Citizen Surveys & Focus Groups #6 Similar to the Norm xx% Percent responding (Excellent + Good)

  9. Internships #7 We currently have 24 paid interns

  10. Volunteer #8 • Youth Sports • Ironwood Golf • Course • Senior Programs • City Hall Front Desk • Adopt-A-Street • Downtown Festival • Hoggetowne • Medieval Faire

  11. Charrettes #9 6th Street Rail Trail Depot Avenue NW 8th Avenue A charrette is a meeting to resolve a problem or issue.

  12. Online Engagement #10 36,000+ Facebook fans 1,278 Followers on Twitter 50 Datasets on Open Data Portal 21 Investors on Citizinvestor

  13. …Run for Office Three current City Commissioners attended Citizens’ Academy

  14. Questions?

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