Constituent Engagement
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What is Civic Engagement: 5 Examples of Civic Engagement in Local Government
The term Civic Engagement describes the promotion of the quality of life in a community, through both political and non-political processes.

The Future of Local Government
Innovative ideas for local government and bold, creative thinking can enable municipalities and counties to lead as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic

GovPilot Named to Government Technology Magazine’s 2021 Top 100 List for Fourth Consecutive Year
The fourth consecutive year Government Technology magazine has recognized GovPilot among the top 100 government technology companies in its GovTech 100

City of Trenton, NJ Partners with GovPilot - Nets $4.15 million on Auctioned Properties
Trenton, NJ partnered with GovPilot to host an online real estate auction to revitalize neighborhoods and raising $4.15 million for the city budget

City of Trenton to Auction 50 Properties to Homebuyers
Trenton, New Jersey partnered with GovPilot to host an online auction to make affordable properties available to homeowners and to reduce blight.

Local Government: Four Critical Outcomes of Digital Transformation
Local governments must adopt Digital Transformation in order to keep up with the pace and demands of modern society. These are four critical outcomes.
What is changing in permit and web law?
Recent posts cover state and federal rules that set deadlines for local governments. Read each rule at its source.
- Florida HB 267 and SB 180
- Hard permit deadlines with real financial penalties. Read House Bill 267 on the Florida Senate site
- Federal web accessibility rule
- Web and app accessibility for state and local governments. The deadline moved, but the requirement has not changed. Read the ADA.gov fact sheet on the web rule
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Each topic opens its own list of posts, newest first.
- Government Efficiency
- Government Workflows
- Digital Transformation
- Constituent Experience
- Constituent Engagement
- GovTech
- Civic Engagement
- Cybersecurity
- Customer Success
- GIS Map
- GovAlert Mobile App
- Emergency Management
- Public Health
- GovInspect App
- Vacant Property Management
- Permitting Software
- Permitting System Evaluation
- Software Procurement
- Clerks Office
- Zoning
- Public Works
- Web Accessibility
- ADA Compliance
- Local Government Websites
- GovSites
- Press Release
- News
- Blog Post
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Filter the posts on this page by topic, or open a topic list such as Permitting Software or Clerks Office. For longer reads, the Guides and eBooks library sorts free eBooks, guides and customer stories by department.
What is GovPilot?
GovPilot is government management software for local governments. Its cloud-based platform standardizes, digitizes and unifies the work a town does on one system: permits, code enforcement, clerk records, inspections, payments and GIS, all sharing one property record. It was founded in 2014, and more than 600 cities and counties use it today.

Go live in weeks, not years
We configure GovPilot to match how your departments already work.
- Configure
Your workflows and forms, set up in GovPilot.
- Train
Each department trained on its own work.
- Go Live
Departments switch on, one at a time or together.