Course Description: 
Communicating budget information to the public effectively can be challenging.  Learn the fundamentals of public engagement, how to use visuals and common language to energize your budget presentations and connect positively with citizens, and about best practices and commonly used tools that can support your budget process and improve your engagement with citizens in your community.

Engagement information has little value unless it is fully integrated into the budget process.  Learn how to build public engagement into the budget timeline and how to utilize the information to positively influence decisions.  Learn how to plan for and conduct budget workshops for the public that can make a positive difference for your budget process.

Learning Outcomes:

• Learn the fundamentals of public engagement and ultimately what it is intended to achieve.
• Learn about commonly used best practices to improve your citizen engagement.
• Learn how to use visuals and common language to energize your budget presentations and connect positively with citizens.
• Learn about commonly used tools that can support your budget process and improve your engagement with citizens in your community.
• Learn how to plan for and conduct budget workshops for the public that can make a positive difference for your budget process.
• Learn how to build public engagement into the budget timeline and how to utilize the information to positively influence decisions.

Who Should Attend?

A unique professional development experience that has benefit for all municipal staff, including small, medium and large municipalities!

Elected officials, CAOs, planners, and finance officers will benefit from having a fundamental understanding of all financial processes.

Currently available ON DEMAND

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