Tag: civic engagement

• An Idea to Help Rural Fire Departments Raise Support

  An Idea to Help Rural Fire Departments Raise Support Before the Emergency Comes In many rural communities, the fire department is more than a public service. It is a source of trust, safety, and local pride. When a house catches fire, when a farm accident happens, when a car rolls over on a county road,…

  Robert Trivette

  20 May 2026

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  civic engagement, community partnerships, community-fundraising, community-support, disaster-preparedness, emergency preparedness, emergency-services, fire-department-fundraising, fire-equipment, fire-service-support, firefighter-recruitment, firefighter-support, first-responders, grant-funding, local businesses, local government, public-safety-funding, rural-communities, rural-emergency-response, rural-fire-departments, rural-infrastructure, rural-public-safety, statewide-support-platform, volunteer-fire-departments, volunteer-firefighters

• Appreciating the People Who Keep Local Government Moving

  Most people do not think much about local government when it is working. The road is cleared after a storm. The park is open. The water runs. A permit is reviewed. A public meeting is held. A grant is managed. A project that began years earlier slowly moves from plan to reality. Behind those ordinary…

  Robert Trivette

  14 May 2026

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  career-and-technical-education, career-pathways, city-management, city-managers, civic engagement, civic leadership, civic-education, civic-learning, civic-responsibility, community impact, community-development, community-leadership, community-problem-solving, community-service, county-government, county-management, county-managers, elgl, future-public-managers, government-administration, government-careers, government-leadership, high-school-civics, icma, local government, local-democracy, local-government-careers, local-government-education, local-government-innovation, local-government-workforce, master-of-public-administration, middle-school-civics, mpa-programs, municipal-government, public administration, public-management, public-policy, public-sector-careers, public-sector-talent, public-sector-workforce, public-service, public-service-careers, public-service-pipeline, public-works, school-community-partnerships, student-career-exploration, town-administrators, town-management, university partnerships, youth civic engagement

• A Citywide Partnership Model for Stronger Communities

  A Simple, Scalable Model for Mobilizing Businesses Around City Priorities Every city is already home to employers, schools, colleges, health systems, neighborhood businesses, workforce organizations, chambers of commerce, cultural institutions, nonprofits, community groups, and civic leaders working every day to strengthen opportunity. The challenge is not that cities lack effort. The challenge is that much…

  Robert Trivette

  6 May 2026

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  business engagement, city partnerships, civic engagement, community impact, community partnerships, economic development, local government, public administration, public private partnerships, workforce development

• A Simple, Scalable Model for Mobilizing Businesses Around State Priorities

  This concept is not presented as a finished plan or as a criticism of existing state agencies, local governments, schools, chambers, nonprofits, workforce boards, health partners, or economic development organizations. Many of these partners are already doing important work with limited staff, funding, time, and technology capacity. The purpose of this idea is to explore…

  Robert Trivette

  6 May 2026

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  business engagement, business partnerships, civic engagement, community impact, community partnerships, cross sector collaboration, economic development, emergency preparedness, employer engagement, grant readiness, healthy communities, measurable outcomes, nonprofit partnerships, One Partnership, public administration, public private partnerships, public service ideas, resilience, rural development, state government, state policy, state priorities, sustainability, workforce development, workforce readiness

• A National Model for Connecting Businesses, Government, and Communities

  A National Model for Connecting Businesses, Government, and Communities The Civic Exchange is an idea for a national platform that could make it easier for businesses to connect with government resources, public programs, funding opportunities, workforce support, compliance guidance, and community partnership opportunities in one organized place. The purpose of the idea is simple: many…

  Robert Trivette

  6 May 2026

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  business engagement, business resources, civic engagement, community impact, community partnerships, cross sector collaboration, economic development, emergency preparedness, federal programs, government partnerships, grant readiness, healthy communities, local government, measurable outcomes, national civic exchange, nonprofit partnerships, public administration, public private partnerships, public sector innovation, public service ideas, small business support, state government, sustainability, workforce development, workforce readiness