The City of Los Angeles Budget Advocates produced their very first Radio Show on March 1, 2015. The Special Guests included Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin and the General Manager of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment Grayce Liu. Did you miss it? Watch a video of the entire show here: https://vimeo.com/121143272 Join us again [...]
The Department of Neighborhood Empowerment kicked off Neighborhood Council Election season this past Saturday with an Elections Town Hall that set out to accomplish three things: Review the 2014 Elections to identify the successes that we should work to duplicate Review the 2014 Elections to identify opportunities to improve Discuss Online Voting as an innovation [...]
The Empower LA Technology and User Experience Team (TUX) has been hard at work putting together a sleek new design for our website, www.EmpowerLA.org. We are proud to unveil a new site that is cleaner, more user-friendly, and more accessible so that NC board members, stakeholders, and community members can find the information they need [...]
On Saturday, February 7, at 1:00 pm, EmpowerLA is hosting an Elections Town Hall at LA Ctiy College to review the 2014 Neighborhood Council Elections and to discuss the upcoming 2016 elections, including the implementation of citywide online voting. The Election Town Hall is an opportunity for Outreach Chairs, Election Chairs, Candidates, Poll Workers, and [...]
Neighborhood Council Board Members, both elected and appointed, are required to do three things in order to vote on issues that come before the council: take Ethics Training, take Funding Training, and sign a Code-of-Conduct Certificate. EmpowerLA tracks the compliance on these three items and posts the results of the Ethics and Funding Training on [...]
For a neighborhood council, social media is all about building community, engaging your stakeholders through more direct contact, and encouraging participation and involvement with your NC. Here are three quick tips to keep in mind as you build your social networks: 1. Get your story out there What is your NC’s history? What are your [...]
By now, most organizations have started to use Facebook as an outreach tool to engage with their stakeholders, branch out to stakeholders’ networks, and connect with other similar organizations. It can also help you organize events, convey important news and information, and collect input and ideas from stakeholders. Here are some tips for making the [...]
Over 73% of California’s eligible voters are registered to vote, including more than 4.8 million L.A. County residents. Yet across the state in the June Primary Election, just 18 percent of the voter population decided for all Californians. Make your voice count! Remember to #GoVote on Tuesday, November 4, 2014. Polls are open between 7:00am [...]
Videos can be an exciting and useful tool in engaging your stakeholders, but it is important to use them wisely. The more strategic your use of videos, the more effective they will be. Are you starting a new program or campaign in your neighborhood? Doing outreach for upcoming elections? Think carefully about your message and [...]
Join de LaB on Friday, November 7 as we bring together designers and city leaders working to transform Los Angeles. The day's focus will be on urgent issues that Los Angeles faces in the areas of water, transportation, density, and community and how designers, architects, and artists are making a difference in their neighborhoods. Held [...]
