community engagement platform

Where governments
‍build trust
‍
through participation

One hub to go beyond surveys and town hall events. Capture every voice, make sense of it, and show how input shaped decisions – at any scale.
Top-rated and trusted by hundreds of governments across 20+ countries

Turn voices into action

From engagement to decision, in one connected workflow.
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ENGAGE

Bring more people into every conversation

Run meaningful participation without adding complexity. From surveys and messaging to ideation and mapping, use the right methods for every project, with AI supporting the process from the start.

Choose from 16+ participation methods
Surface underrepresented voices
Connect all online and offline input
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ANALYSE

Make sense of every input in minutes

Understand what people are really saying without hours of manual work. Our AI turns input into dashboards so you can explore perspectives, identify trends, and get insights you can trust and act on.

See who is participating in real time
Spot themes across every contribution
Trace every insight back to its source
Act

Build trust with every decision

Turn participation into visible action. AI helps create reports and updates faster, making it easier to share progress, communicate impact, and show how contributions shaped the final result.

Close the loop with every participant
Autogenerate clear, shareable reports
Show the ROI of participation
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Surveys
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Ideation
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Mapping
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Voting
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Voice Recording
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Paper forms
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Surveys
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Ideation
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Mapping
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Voting
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Voice Recording
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Paper forms

One hub. All teams

Helping governments collaborate through shared processes.

Design participation that leads to real outcomes

  • Run more projects with fewer hands
  • Reach more people and include diverse perspectives
  • Close the loop with clear updates and results
Connect the tools you use
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"Go Vocal saved us months of consultant work. We now run engagements ourselves — at twice the pace."

André Helgestad
Strategic Designer, City of Oslo

Make informed decisions and 
build lasting trust

  • Understand what matters across your community
  • Support decisions with real traceable input
  • Build transparency into every process
Explore team solutions
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“I thought about Engage Lancaster as an additional staff person, and it runs 24/7.”

Danene Sorace
Former Mayor, City of Lancaster (US)

Plan with your community, 
from vision to delivery

  • Map local needs, street by street
  • Understand who is participating and where
  • Identify resident concerns early in the process
Explore team solutions
Connect the tools you use
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"Go Vocal saved us months of consultant work. We now run engagements ourselves — at twice the pace."

André Helgestad
Strategic Designer, City of Oslo

Built for public sector organisations of every size

Make community engagement core to your organisation.

Local authority
•
306,400
residents
Southwark: faster project setup and AI-powered reporting save teams valuable time
  • Engagement project set up takes two-thirds less time
  • AI cut hours of analysis down to seconds
  • One platform supports the full engagement process
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NHS
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England-wide
residents
NHS England: 250,000+ contributions helped shape the future of the NHS
  • 11,000+ ideas and 230,000+ survey responses collected online
  • 1 platform to involve the public, patients and NHS staff in the biggest national conversation ever
  • Insights directly informed England’s 10-Year Health Plan
Local authority
•
351,000
residents
Newham: residents continuously shape their borough through participatory budgeting
  • 300+ resident-led projects already implemented
  • 89% feel more connected to their neighbourhood after taking part
  • Continuous two-year cycles combine online and face-to-face engagement
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Technology backed by expertise

Methodology experts from day one. AI purpose-built for public participation.

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The expert partner

  • A dedicated participation expert from day one
  • Best practice to embed participation in your workflows
  • Onboard in weeks, with a partner who's done it a hundred times
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The engagement AI engine

  • AI built around community engagement
  • Across the full lifecycle: input, analysis, reporting, closing the loop
  • Transparent by design: every output traceable to its source
60%
Increase in total participation after 1 year
90%
Positive or neutral sentiment input
3x
Projects delivered per team

Join the global community
of leading local practitioners

Learn from peers, share experiences, and exchange practical ideas.

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Rune Staehr
Chief Consultant, Roskilde Municipality
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Silvia Hackl
Head of Innovation & Participation, Linz
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Simon Dale
Interim Director of the Department of Place and Growth, Wokingham
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Floor van Pelt
Community Policy Officer at the Municipality of Altena
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Matthieu Rios
Citizen Engagement Officer, Malaunay
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Chelsey Aprill
Office of Planning & Community Development, City of Allen
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Ellen Comhaire
Policy Officer Policy Participation City of Ghent
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Marlene Fuchs
Program Officer, City of Vienna (Austria)
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Rune Staehr
Chief Consultant, Roskilde Municipality
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Silvia Hackl
Head of Innovation & Participation, Linz
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Simon Dale
Interim Director of the Department of Place and Growth, Wokingham
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Floor van Pelt
Community Policy Officer at the Municipality of Altena
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Matthieu Rios
Citizen Engagement Officer, Malaunay
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Chelsey Aprill
Office of Planning & Community Development, City of Allen
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Ellen Comhaire
Policy Officer Policy Participation City of Ghent
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Marlene Fuchs
Program Officer, City of Vienna (Austria)
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5000+
Community of professionals shaping participation
20+
Countries, hundreds of governments collaborating globally
100/100
Features score. Ranked #1 by People Powered
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"Go Vocal isn't just software. It's the global community of governments serious about doing participation well - sharing what works, raising the bar together, and earning citizen trust in the process."

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Wietse
Founder & CEO

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A 30-minute demo, tailored to the priorities of your team and community.

  • See relevant examples from governments like yours
  • Discover workflows that fit your priorities
  • Onboard in weeks, not months
  • Get answers from participation experts

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