“East Moline is proud be at the forefront of municipalities investing in LiveStories FORWARD, a tool for our business owners, along with Moline and Rock Island. This platform allows business owners – big and small – to explore all funding opportunities available to them.”
LiveStories Launches FORWARD in Arizona
FORWARD launched May 5, 2020 in Arizona. FORWARD is the only business recovery and growth platform of its kind, connecting businesses to resources, loans, grants, and local incentives to move forward, thrive, and succeed together.
LiveStories Grant Support Program & Toolkit
We provide you with the data and reporting assistance to make your grant application more competitive and your post-award requirements successful.
LiveStories Selected to GovTech 100 for 2020
LiveStories was proud to be selected to the GovTech 100 for the third consecutive year. According to Government Technology, “the GovTech 100 has reached a new level of maturity.”
A Story of Resilience and Restoration in San Francisco’s Boeddeker Park
The Tenderloin, a neighborhood in downtown San Francisco, spans 40 blocks and is home to nearly 35,000 residents, many of whom are low-income and immigrants.
Takeaways from Seattle's "A City for All" Hackathon
LiveStories recently attended Seattle's "A City for All" hackathon, which focused on making the city friendlier for senior citizens. Here's what we learned.
Telling the Story Behind Infant Mortality Data in Summit County, Ohio
We speak to Cory Kendrick, Director of Population Health at Summit County, about his work reducing infant mortality.
Takeaways from the 2017 NACCHO Conference
Growing Healthy Food in a Remote Alaskan Town
Learn how Sitka, Alaska, is growing local, healthy food to combat high rates of diabetes and obesity.
How Governments Can Put Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to Work
In this final excerpt from our e-book—Happy Citizens: Measuring Performance in the Public Sector—we explore how governments can use Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to target and contextualize their initiatives and programs.
Two Keys to Citizen Happiness: Managing Risk and Experiencing Love
Feeling safe, and feeling loved, are the second and third most fundamental requirements for happiness, according to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
Government and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: Can Money Buy Citizen Happiness?
Physiological needs relate to the necessity of food, water, and shelter for survival. In a modern society, this concept translates to money.
For Governments, Happy Citizens are a Performance Metric
In many ways, government policies are responsible for the happiness of the public. How, then, can happiness function as a metric for success?
[E-book] How to Measure Performance When Happiness is Your Metric
In many ways, government policies are responsible for the happiness of the public. How, then, can happiness functions as a metric for success.
This e-book provides a framework that can help you link your performance metrics and your policies to the happiness of the constituents you serve.
Collaborating in a Data Ecosystem
Governments have always relied on others to help achieve impact, and vica-versa. By promoting collaboration between government and nongovernment groups, important data can reach more people.
3 Obstacles Preventing Government Agencies from Being Transparent and Efficient
In the past six years, transparency and efficiency have come a long way. However, we are still far from the goal.
10 Simple Ways to Make Your Meetings More Effective and Efficient
10 simple steps to how you can make your meetings more effective and efficient. Get the most out of your meetings in the shortest amount of time.