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NC Outreach Opportunities Available Now for 2019 Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair

Over 6,000 people from all over the City attend the Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair each year. Since stakeholders of nearly every NC attend, the team that plans the Fair has invited every Neighborhood Council to submit a short promo statement (150-200 words max) for inclusion in RSVP responses. Each time someone registers for the Fair [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:09:22-07:00July 3rd, 2019|Blog, Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Preparedness, Outreach, Public Safety, Resiliency|Comments Off on NC Outreach Opportunities Available Now for 2019 Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair

Election Day Facebook Invites – How to Find & Share Yours

EmpowerLA is creating Election Day Facebook event invites for each NC as your election approaches, to give you a one-stop-shop containing all your Election Day details that's easy to share with your stakeholders. We're also paying to advertise the event invites to Facebook users in your community, to help them learn about your Council and [...]

By |2019-04-19T13:55:07-07:00April 17th, 2019|Blog, Elections, Neighborhood Council Elections, Outreach, Outreach Tip Of The Week|Comments Off on Election Day Facebook Invites – How to Find & Share Yours

Podcast: Interview with Evan White

Summary: Our guest today is Evan White, Communications Officer for the Venice Neighborhood Council. Evan is a public relations professional who is applying his skills with one of the most engaged and active Neighborhood Councils in the City. In our conversation, Evan talks about Venice’s unique place in Los Angeles, his role in helping his [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:09:25-07:00April 12th, 2019|Blog, Outreach, Podcast|Comments Off on Podcast: Interview with Evan White

Canva Outreach Templates for Neighborhood Councils

If you're a Neighborhood Council board member, your Council's Canva account is rolling out today! Canva is an online graphic design tool, and your account includes access to templates for popular Neighborhood Council outreach materials to increase awareness of your Council and promote your upcoming elections. Templates include light pole banners, lawn signs, bus shelter and [...]

By |2018-10-12T12:26:05-07:00October 12th, 2018|Blog, Election Chairs, Neighborhood Council Elections, Outreach, Outreach Chairs, Outreach Tip Of The Week|Comments Off on Canva Outreach Templates for Neighborhood Councils

Congress of Neighborhoods 2018: Land Use + Outreach Workshop Highlights

For Neighborhood Council members, the annual Congress of Neighborhoods - taking place Saturday September 22nd at City Hall - is one of the best opportunities to learn skills that will take your community leadership and advocacy to the next level. Over 30 workshops plus breakfast and lunch are free with registration! RSVP now at http://NCCongressLA.com [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:09:56-07:00August 31st, 2018|Blog, City Planning, Congress of Neighborhoods, Education, Events, Housing, How-To, Land Use & City Planning, Outreach|Comments Off on Congress of Neighborhoods 2018: Land Use + Outreach Workshop Highlights

Open Data success story: MacArthur Park NC uses Clean Streets index to place new trashcans

MacArthur Park Neighborhood Council recently purchased 24 trashcans for a Community Improvement Project, and were able to immediately apply what they learned at one of our Open Data Trainings to determine the best placement for their new trashcans. Open data helps make government more accessible, trustworthy and transparent. As defined by OpenDataHandbook.org, "Open data is [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:10:12-07:00August 24th, 2018|Blog, Clean Streets, Open Data, Open Data Literacy Program, Outreach|Comments Off on Open Data success story: MacArthur Park NC uses Clean Streets index to place new trashcans

Enroll now for 2018 Congress of Neighborhoods workshops

Day of education & networking for NC leaders features 30 workshops + exhibits Registration is open for the 2018 Congress of Neighborhoods at Los Angeles City Hall. Over 800 Neighborhood Council leaders from across the City are expected to attend the annual event, which happens Saturday, September 22nd. Everything is *free* if you RSVP, including admission to over [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:10:13-07:00August 24th, 2018|Blog, Congress of Neighborhoods, Education, Land Use & City Planning, Outreach|Comments Off on Enroll now for 2018 Congress of Neighborhoods workshops

Only 2 more Regional Outreach Gatherings left – sign up now!

Thanks to those that have attended our regional outreach gatherings so far! We hope the tools presented gave you some good strategies to enhance your outreach efforts. There are two more workshops left in this series - one in the Valley, one in West LA. Workshops are open to any Neighborhood Council board or committee [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:10:21-07:00July 13th, 2018|Blog, Events, Outreach|Comments Off on Only 2 more Regional Outreach Gatherings left – sign up now!

Bureau of Street Services Special Events Counter – Hours & Info

BSS are the "one-stop" agency for Special Events permits. If your Neighborhood Council is planning a festival, street fair, health fair, carnival, or other public event of this kind, you will need a BSS Special Event permit. BSS processes permits for all events happening on the Public Right of Way (street, sidewalk, etc) except for [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:10:33-07:00June 7th, 2018|Blog, City Departments, Events, How-To, Outreach, Tool Box|Comments Off on Bureau of Street Services Special Events Counter – Hours & Info

Free Data Training Workshop in Boyle Heights: Learn to Find & Use City Database Info About Your Neighborhood

Wednesday May 30th in Boyle Heights - join us for a free workshop on using open data to spark community change! Learn how to obtain and use information from City databases about the people, assets, and businesses in your neighborhood to help your Neighborhood Council get grants and plan outreach campaigns. Please bring your own laptop or tablet [...]

By |2019-07-08T11:10:45-07:00May 16th, 2018|Blog, How-To, Outreach, Tech Talk, Tool Box|Comments Off on Free Data Training Workshop in Boyle Heights: Learn to Find & Use City Database Info About Your Neighborhood