Case Study: MassDevelopment gathers 55 community budget ideas with coUrbanize

MassDevelopment gathers 55 budget ideas with coUrbanize

The customer, MassDevelopment, a development finance agency and land bank, was challenged with gathering inclusive community feedback for the city of Revere's budget allocation. They needed to engage the city's diverse, immigrant-rich population, which included many non-English speakers and residents who could not attend traditional public meetings. To overcome this, they turned to the vendor coUrbanize and its online engagement platform.

Using the coUrbanize platform, MassDevelopment implemented a digital solution that successfully gathered input from a wider range of residents. This strategy resulted in the collection of 55 unique budget ideas from the community, which were then voted on as part of the official city budget. coUrbanize enabled the team to demonstrate a clear throughline from feedback to action, engaging residents who had previously been unable to participate due to language barriers or other commitments.

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