Go Vocal is a digital community engagement platform built to take your participation projects to the next level. Enhance decision-making and build trust in your community by engaging large audiences with one centralised tool, streamlining project management, and improving input analysis.
You're looking to reach more people online and offline while also making your project management and insight analysis more efficient. Go Vocal’s engagement platform is designed to meet your needs. Moreover, you'll thrive with the backing of our participation experts, who are deeply committed to helping you solve your unique challenges.
The Go Vocal platform offers a centralized, comprehensive toolbox that makes it easy to achieve widespread engagement and reveal actionable insights, paving the way for smarter, informed decision-making.
Whether you need a sounding board or a hands-on advisor, our participation specialists are there to support you. Go Vocal clients benefit from extensive training and support to make the most of their platform and projects.
Explore our case studies to discover tips and best practices from successful initiatives leveraging our digital platform.
Newham recently evaluated their Community Assemblies initiative, now known as People Powered Places. This article outlines a summary of the report’s key insights and ideas for future improvement. Read on to kindle fresh ideas for invigorating engagement within your own community!
Havant Borough embarked on an ambitious journey to involve residents in creating its Local Plan: “Building a Better Future”. Apart from getting valuable insights from as many people as possible, the team also wanted to set the stage for continuous engagement. By leveraging the CitizenLab platform, Havant was able to set up a more collaborative, inclusive, and efficient process.
Is a public consultation on a topic as sensitive as waste collections a recipe for disaster? It doesn’t have to be. Wokingham Borough Council proves that with well-designed engagement and communication strategies, you don’t need to fear getting overwhelmed by a flood of – potentially negative – reactions. Here’s how their team made a public consultation on a new waste collection strategy a success.
At Go Vocal, impact isn’t just an afterthought - it’s a core part of our business.
governments and organisations of all sizes have worked with us across 20 countries
projects have been launched across various policy areas: from planning, housing and climate action to transportation and participatory budgeting.
residents have engaged on our platform to shape the future of their communities by engaging in their local communities.
"By using our online engagement platform for this consultation, we knew we would be able to reach more residents in a more cost-effective way than by doing anything else.”
"The Go Vocal platform has extensive information-sharing capabilities. In addition, the ability for residents to comment on the ideas and start a discussion sparks lively conversations.”
“In addition to increasing the quantity of participants, we were able to improve the quality of our community conversations by answering direct questions and responding to concerns promptly, before misinformation and rumor mills could overtake the dialogue.”
“When you drill down into the functionality you see that CitizenLab is more flexible, visually appealing, and user-friendly... I feel the way CitizenLab’s platform is set up fosters a positive participation environment [and] the fact that the back office is so easy to use has been a massive bonus because it doesn’t scare anyone away, no matter their comfort level with technology.”
Summer, with its promise of warm weather and vacations, naturally draws people outdoors to explore and enjoy their surroundings more than any other season, making residents experience their community spaces in new and different ways compared to the colder, darker months. That's why summer's an ideal moment to tap into the collective intelligence of your community and learn about ideas for improvement if you ask us!
This guide will walk you through the basics of digital community engagement and is meant to serve as a resource for beginners and seasoned practitioners alike. After all, setting a solid foundation for your community engagement initiative is key to its success.
