Engagement Matters

Engagement Matters

What is engagement, and why does it matter? Join our podcast series to hear from experts across government, nonprofits, and academia as they share stories, tips, and best practices. Get inspired and discover how geography and GIS can be used to gather feedback, involve stakeholders, and drive sustained collaboration and engagement in the communities we serve.

Episodes

December 5, 2024 24 mins

Jessica White, the Global Midwives’ Hub Lead from Direct Relief and the International Confederation of Midwives shares how her team engages a global network of midwives to use Esri tools to support data-driven advocacy and decision-making.

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Bill Parker and Travis Peterson, both GIS Supervisors with Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), share how they are driving collaboration across teams, departments and lines of business with GIS.

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George Nikokiris, a GIS Specialist with Abonmarche Consultants, shares how his team is collaborating with communities large and small across northern Indiana to map their water supply lines to root out lead.

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August 20, 2024 22 mins

Joseph Griffin, the Adopt-A-Spot program manager for the City of Berkeley, CA shares how he engages residents to support environmental and safety programs.

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June 25, 2024 26 mins

Jennifer Chapman, President of the National Association of Government Web Professionals NAGW) shares how she fosters collaboration and knowledge sharing among her organization's member community.

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May 28, 2024 25 mins

Mike Gaigg, author of the Esri Press Book Designing Map Interfaces and UX/UI Team Lead within Esri’s Professional Services shares how thoughtful design helps drive easier collaboration and engagement.

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May 7, 2024 31 mins

Laura Sharp, PhD, the Equity Data Manager at the City of Tucson's Office of Equity, shares her approach to capturing residents’ perspectives and unique needs, which are being incorporated into the city’s project decision-making process.

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April 18, 2024 28 mins

Shawnlei Breeding, the EagleWatch Program Manager at the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey, shares her strategies for engaging volunteers and stakeholders to help protect eagles and other raptors across The State of Florida.

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March 8, 2024 2 mins

You’ve heard it before – many times in fact – that community engagement is important.  That's why we at Esri have created a new podcast to help you learn from experts that are collaborating and engaging their "communities" of people (internally and externally) in really interesting ways.  Check out this trailer to learn more about what's in store for season 1 of "Engagement Matters."

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