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title: Equitable Engagement Starter Kit | PublicInput
description: Learn how local governments everywhere successfully manage a wide array of projects and initiatives while ensuring equity and representation in their decision making with PublicInput's community engagement software platform.
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- How We Help
  
    - [Create Projects & Surveys](https://publicinput.com/wp/why-public-input/create-projects-and-surveys/)
    - [Engage Online and Offline](https://publicinput.com/wp/why-public-input/engage-online-and-offline/)
    - [Run Accessible Meetings](https://publicinput.com/wp/why-public-input/run-accessible-meetings/)
    - [Turn Feedback Into Insight](https://publicinput.com/wp/why-public-input/turn-feedback-into-insights/)
    - [Track Every Voice](https://publicinput.com/wp/why-public-input/track-every-voice/)
- [Who We Serve](https://publicinput.com/wp/how-we-help/)
  
    - [Local Governments](https://publicinput.com/wp/solutions-for/local-government/)
    - [Transit Agencies](https://publicinput.com/wp/solutions-for/transit-agencies/)
    - [DOTs & MPOs](https://publicinput.com/wp/solutions-for/dots-and-mpos/)
    - [Councils of Government](https://publicinput.com/wp/solutions-for/councils-of-government/)
- [Solutions](https://publicinput.com/wp/solutions/)
- [Resources](https://publicinput.com/wp/resources/)
  
    - [Blog](https://publicinput.com/wp/blogs/)
    - [Webinars](https://publicinput.com/wp/webinars/)
    - [Customer Stories](https://publicinput.com/wp/customer-stories/)
    - [Reports](https://publicinput.com/wp/reports/)
    - [Newsletter](https://publicinput.com/wp/newsletter/)
- [Plans](https://publicinput.com/wp/plans/)

# EQUITABLE ENGAGEMENT STARTER KIT

## Ensure that every resident has an equal chance to participate.

PublicInput is an all-in-one community engagement platform that empowers state and local governments to foster public trust and increase participation.

Scroll down to discover valuable resources that will enable you to effectively manage diverse projects and initiatives, ensuring fairness and inclusivity in your decision-making process.

[REQUEST A DEMO](https://learn.publicinput.com/equitable-engagement-starter-kit?hsLang=en#request-demo)

![Equity in Cities-1-1](https://learn.publicinput.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Equity%20in%20Cities-1-1.png?width=450&name=Equity%20in%20Cities-1-1.png "Equity in Cities-1-1")

## RESOURCES

## Equitable Engagement and What It Means for Your Local Government

Read how equitable engagement works— what it is and tools to measure it—  
for your community projects and initiatives.

BLOG POST

### **What is Equity Mapping and Why Is It Important for Community Engagement?**

How Equity Mapping helps cities comply with rules and regulations, conduct equitable engagement, and make better, more defensible decisions.

[READ NOW →](https://publicinput.com/wp/what-is-equity-mapping/)

BLOG POST

### **What's the Difference Between Equitable and Representative Engagement?**

How to prioritize equity and representation so that you can place engagement data into context and make better informed decisions.

[READ NOW →](https://publicinput.com/wp/whats-the-difference-between-equitable-and-representative-engagement/)

BLOG POST

### **6 Ways to Increase Equity & Racial Justice in Community Engagement**

Practical suggestions to help your city capitalize on engagement opportunities and increase effectiveness in reaching those who are most impacted. 

[READ NOW →](https://publicinput.com/wp/6-ways-to-increase-equity-community-engagement/)

## WATCH THE ON-DEMAND WEBINAR

#### Increasing Equity Through A Unified Approach to Community Engagement

Watch industry expert Brad Johnson as he shares how state and local governments can leverage a resident database. He’s joined by PublicInput’s senior account executive Mo Khan, and Frederick County, MD’s director of communications and public engagement, Vivian Laxton, who shares her success in bringing resident engagement into one system of record.

[WATCH NOW](https://learn.publicinput.com/webinar-increasing-equity?hsLang=en)

![Webinar Image - Increasing Equity](https://learn.publicinput.com/hubfs/Newsletter%20Assets/Webinar%20Image%20-%20Increasing%20Equity.png "Webinar Image - Increasing Equity")

## SUCCESS STORIES

## How Other Communities Are Using An Equitable Engagement Approach and Seeing Results

[REQUEST A DEMO](https://learn.publicinput.com/equitable-engagement-starter-kit?hsLang=en#request-demo)

### **How Rancho Cucamonga, CA Built a Strong Citizen Engagement Foundation with Language Accessibility Features**

[SEE THEIR SUCCESS →](https://publicinput.com/wp/rancho-cucamonga-builds-citizen-engagement/)

### **How King County, WA Used 10 Language Translations to Meet the Needs of Its Diverse Population While Informing A Plan to Protect Public Health**

[SEE THEIR SUCCESS →](https://publicinput.com/wp/community-engagement-and-language-accessibility-king-county-wa/)

### **How Virginia Beach, VA Closed Gaps in Resident Awareness Using an Equitable Engagement Messaging Plan**

 

[SEE THEIR SUCCESS →](https://publicinput.com/wp/virginia-beach-community-engagement-campaign-receives-diamond-level-industry-award/)

### **How Frederick County, MD Used a Variety of Tactics and Community Engagement Initiatives to Reach and Engage Their Diverse Population**

 

[SEE THEIR SUCCESS →](https://publicinput.com/wp/tailored-community-engagement-frederick-county/)

## RESOURCE GUIDE

## Advancing Equity Through Public Engagement: Environmental Justice

This public engagement guide highlights environmental justice considerations and provides a go-to resource for publicly available data and public engagement platforms designed with equity in mind.

[TAKE ME TO THE GUIDE](https://learn.publicinput.com/hubfs/eBooks_White%20Papers/PublicInput_EnvironmentalJustice_6_2_22.pdf?hsLang=en)

![EJ Guide - For Starter Kit](https://learn.publicinput.com/hubfs/EJ%20Guide%20-%20For%20Starter%20Kit.png "EJ Guide - For Starter Kit")

## RECORDED WEBINARS

## Learn and Get Inspired on Equitable Engagement

[REQUEST A DEMO](https://learn.publicinput.com/equitable-engagement-starter-kit?hsLang=en#request-demo)

### **Meeting Resident Engagement Expectations**

Engagement experts break down a recent PublicInput survey report and discuss what the data means for public engagement practices and implications for future government-resident exchanges.

 

[WATCH NOW →](https://learn.publicinput.com/webinar-meeting-resident-engagement-expectations?hsLang=en)

### **Plan for the Best Community Engagement Strategy**

Learn how to deepen and expand resident relationships, benchmark and measure progress, and implement effective community engagement approaches into your own community. 

 

[WATCH NOW →](https://learn.publicinput.com/webinar-plan-for-the-best-community-engagement-strategy-in-2023?hsLang=en)

### **How to Standardize Community Engagement Data and Improve Representation**

PublicInput's Head of Product, Alex Gibson, demonstrates how you can operationalize your community engagement efforts with equity. 

 

[WATCH NOW →](https://learn.publicinput.com/on-demand-product-tour-standardize-community-engagement-data?hsLang=en)

![LA Guide - For Starter Kit](https://learn.publicinput.com/hubfs/LA%20Guide%20-%20For%20Starter%20Kit.png "LA Guide - For Starter Kit")

## RESOURCE GUIDE

## Advancing Equity Through Public Engagement: Language Accessibility

Read this guide and uncover five key considerations local governments need to ask when evaluating their public meetings for language accessibility.

[TAKE ME TO THE GUIDE](https://learn.publicinput.com/hubfs/Language%20Accessibility%20Guide.pdf?hsLang=en)

## PRODUCT SNAPSHOT

## Bring Equitable Engagement to Life with PublicInput

### See how PublicInput gives you the tools you need to create a living, breathing map of your engagement projects.

[DISCOVER EQUITY MAPPING](https://publicinput.com/wp/public-equity-mapping/)

## **Ready to Learn More About Equitable Engagement with PublicInput? Let's Chat.**

### Ask about PublicInput solutions, pricing, implementation, or anything else — our experts are standing by, ready to answer your community engagement software questions.

![Publicinput-logo-whiteonly](https://learn.publicinput.com/hubfs/Logos/Publicinput-logo-whiteonly.png)

 

 

 

### HOW WE HELP

- [Create Projects and Surveys](https://publicinput.com/wp/why-public-input/create-projects-and-surveys/)
- [Engage Offline and Online](https://publicinput.com/wp/why-public-input/engage-online-and-offline/)
- [Run Accessible Meetings](https://publicinput.com/wp/why-public-input/run-accessible-meetings/)
- [Turn Feedback Into Insights](https://publicinput.com/wp/why-public-input/turn-feedback-into-insights/)
- [Track Every Voice](https://publicinput.com/wp/why-public-input/track-every-voice/)

### WHO WE SERVE

- [Cities](https://publicinput.com/wp/solutions-for/local-government/)
- [Counties](https://publicinput.com/wp/solutions-for/local-government/)
- [Transit Agencies](https://publicinput.com/wp/solutions-for/transit-agencies/)
- [DOTs & MPOs](https://publicinput.com/wp/solutions-for/dots-and-mpos/)
- [Councils of Government](https://publicinput.com/wp/solutions-for/councils-of-government/)

### SOLUTIONS AND PLANS

- [Solutions](https://publicinput.com/wp/solutions/engagement/)
- [Plans](https://publicinput.com/wp/plans/engagement/)

### RESOURCES

- [Blog](https://publicinput.com/wp/blogs/)
- [Case Studies](https://publicinput.com/wp/customer-stories/)
- [Newsletter](https://learn.publicinput.com/newsletter?hsLang=en)
- [Reports & Guides](https://publicinput.com/wp/reports/)
- [Webinars & Events](https://publicinput.com/wp/webinars/)

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