Civic Roundtable

This week, our very own Emily Benz took the stage at the AZ Heat Summit, which brought together hundreds of public health, emergency management, social services practitioners focused on heat resiliency across the state. We were proud to showcase our summer work on the ground, meeting with cooling center operators and community leaders to better understand their challenges and how Roundtable can support the Arizona Department of Health Services in their vital efforts. Our mission is to foster collaboration and resource-sharing for those on the front lines of complex, inter-agency challenges like extreme heat relief. It was an honor to share our progress with such a passionate audience, and we're excited to continue driving impact in this critical space!

🚀 Exciting product updates this quarter at Civic Roundtable! We've introduced a range of new features to help public servants find what they need and stay in the loop: 💡 AI-Powered Summaries: Summarize videos, documents, and long discussion threads with a click. 🔍 Improved Search: Find the information you need faster with advanced search pages, connections to other websites, and robust analytics that give insight into what others are searching for. 📅 Event Management Tools: Easily manage, promote, and track events and deadlines with calendar integrations, event directories, and more. Check out the full list of updates in our latest blog post!

Last month, we spent our final days of summer on the road learning from public servants doing mission-critical work all over the country. Check out our August "Roundtable Roundup" for some highlights: 🗳 Sleepy Hollow, NY: Joined hundreds of our users to reflect on our vision and recharge at the New York State elections conference 🛡 Indianapolis, IN: Learned from dozens of state and federal VA leaders at the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs conference 👁 Washington, DC: Presented our AI vision to state and local election officials during a closed summit at the Bipartisan Policy Center 🏙  Pittsburgh, PA: Met state and local VA leaders (and delivered lots of stress balls) at Pennsylvania’s first-ever statewide VetCon Tune in next month for our September roundup — it will be our most jam-packed one yet! #CivicTech #GovTech #AI #Elections #Veterans

Thank you to all who attended Cornerstone’s reception at the Hamilton Live last week to commemorate the 53rd Anniversary of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and its Annual Legislative Conference! Special shout-out to our sponsors for their support in making the event a success: BlackRock, Maximus, Civic Roundtable, National Hockey League (NHL), Qualtrics, Management & Training Corporation, NICE, The Y (YMCA), Noir Edge Advisors, UNCF and NATSO.

In this month's Spotlight on Service, we're proud to feature Kay Brooks, a passionate policy and program analyst for Oregon Housing & Community Services (OHCS). Drawing from her background in community organizing and her own experiences with housing instability, Kay is dedicated to creating systemic solutions to reduce homelessness in Oregon. Check out her story here!

Exciting week for Civic Roundtable! 🎉 We're proud to be attending the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference in DC and even prouder to have sponsored this year's Cornerstone Government Affairs Annual Reception! This is a fantastic opportunity to engage with policymakers from across the country, exchange ideas, and celebrate the impactful work public servants are doing in their communities every day. We're looking forward to meaningful conversations, building new partnerships, and continuing our mission to empower the public sector with cutting-edge technology. If you're in town, reach out—we'd love to connect! Austin B. Joshua Seiden Markise Williams William G. Hudson #CBC #ALC #CivicRoundtable #GovTech #PublicService #Collaboration

We were thrilled to present at the Bipartisan Policy Center's Summit last week, discussing the role of AI in supporting election officials. It was an incredible experience to share a room with election officials, policy-makers, technologists, and other thought leaders, all focused on enhancing the integrity and efficiency of our elections. At Civic Roundtable, we're committed to leveraging AI to empower election officials with the tools and insights they need for the challenges ahead. The future of elections is one where technology supports transparency, security, and trust—and we're excited to be at the forefront of that conversation! If you’re curious to learn more about our work in the field, reach out to our team! And check out our very own Emily Benz in action! #AI #Elections #GovTech #Innovation #CivicTech #ElectionSecurity

This month, we've been learning from veterans affairs leaders, exploring innovative ways to support veterans and their families through our platform. 🏠 Last week, we hosted our third "Roundtable by Roundtable" discussion, focusing on veteran homelessness with leaders from 10+ states. Huge thanks to Abbilyn Miller for facilitating these crucial conversations across veterans affairs, housing, and homelessness agencies. 🛡 This week, we connected with leaders at the National Association of State Directors of Veteran Affairs (NASDVA) annual meeting in Indianapolis. Special shoutout to teammate Ashley Leopold - Murch, USMC Veteran, for introducing us to this community. We're excited to continue these important conversations as we build tools for mission-driven public servants across all areas of government. #Veterans #NASDVA #CivicRoundtable #VeteranHomelessness #Collaboration

We’re excited to release major upgrades to our search functionality for Roundtable users! Public servants are inundated with content – policy documents, studies, guidelines, reports – and as a result, waste time struggling to find what they’re looking for. We created Roundtable search to help practitioners quickly and easily find the right information when they need it: • Search for text within any type of file, including text within images, such as fliers or brochures • Videos, such as meetings and trainings, are automatically transcribed and searchable • Typo handling and fuzzy matching handles misspellings and related terms The combination of these features results in a powerful search engine that, as one user put it, “has drastically reduced the time I spend looking for specific information.” See more of what’s new at Roundtable on our blog: https://lnkd.in/gkzQC2sd

We've spent the last month on the road learning from public servants doing mission-critical work all over the country. Check out this month's "Roundtable Roundup" for some highlights: 🤖 Atlanta, GA: Presented our AI vision to regional council leaders at the National Association of Regional Councils annual meeting 🏠 Washington, DC: Learned from local, state and federal leaders at the National Alliance to End Homelessness annual meeting  ⚓️ Boston, MA: Brought the full team together for an exciting offsite, featuring a scavenger hunt at the Boston Museum of Science and boat cruise in the harbor 🏥 Salt Lake City, UT: Caught up with our partners at the Utah Lieutenant Governor’s Office and met with the Department of Health and Human Services to learn about their approach to coordinating substance use prevention and response  🛠️ Phoenix, AZ: Met our partners at the Arizona Department of Health Services’ Extreme Heat team and learned about how the Arizona State Enterprise Technology office is building interagency IT infrastructure  We’ll be on the road again for some exciting project launches, site visits, and conferences in August. Stay tuned!