by Sanford Holshouser LLP | Sep 7, 2016 | Blog
Small Changes To These Two Areas Are Easy Ways To Better Engage Your Community It’s time to change things up when it comes to public meetings if we want them to be effective. Our communities have changed and it’s time the way we hold public meetings changed too. As we...
by Bob Jessup | Aug 10, 2016 | Blog
We had read many articles touting the benefits of an organized client feedback process, and so we wanted to go through one ourselves. It worked great – we learned a great deal and we’d highly recommend it – and we thought we would share some of what we learned. You...
by Sanford Holshouser LLP | Aug 3, 2016 | Blog
Why Your Community Engagement Practices Are Failing to Engage Your Community Most local government leaders say they want to provide access for all members of the community to voice concerns and opinions about issues affecting the community. Effective community...
by Bob Jessup | Jul 27, 2016 | Blog
YOU OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES – Getting your community into the movie and TV business The film industry can boost your local economy in both the short and long term. Throughout North Carolina, localities large and small have reaped the benefits. And the good news is...
by Bob Jessup | Jul 20, 2016 | Blog
Keep your local authorities and nonprofits in good working condition Every county has an industrial authority (whether you know it or not). Most cities and towns will have a housing authority (sometimes whether you know it or not). Did you ever create a nonprofit...
by Bob Jessup | Jul 13, 2016 | Blog
Make your nonprofit a “trusted agent” for local government Early Days In the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, Community Development Corporations (CDC’s) were the prime innovators in North Carolina’s urban and rural corridors for revitalization, affordable housing and...
