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BayREN – Equity Assessment of an Energy Efficiency Program
Design Phases: Define
![Data visualization that shows the proportion of interviewees that were represented across 3 categories: Program Goals, Paths to BayREN, and Measures that were pursued.]()
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Calbright College – Quality Jobs Framework
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EPIC | Humboldt County Benefits Access Pilot
![A small group of co-design session attendees are seated around a table, deep in discussion.]()
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5-Year Technology Roadmap for Berkeley Public Library
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Sunnyvale Innovation Team, Summer 2024
![In this picture, four people are grouped around a table. Two women in the middle are half standing up, arranging a prototype made of crafting supplies, while others around the table look on or offer directions.]()
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SF ORCP Concrete Building Safety Program – Stakeholder Engagement
![Technical experts from ATC led stakeholders, including members of the CBSP Working Group and the City, on a tour of concrete buildings in the Mission.]()
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City of Alameda Strategic Plan
![Two adults and two children are looking at and in front of two three large pieces of paper. They are in a large foldable tent or shade structure at the Alameda farmer's market. The pieces of paper are hung up on three sides of the tent. The paper has potential details and things to vote on that they'd like to see in the plan. They are allowed to place dots next to the statements they like.]()
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JFF Workforce Communities of Action
![6 members of the project team are together on a zoom call, smiling and prepping for the next session. In the picture (from Left to Right, Top to Bottom) Leah Tremblay-Adams, Brittany Henry, Genna Petrolla, Christina Garcia, Jonathan Osei, and Lee Domeika.]()
Blog Post
2023 Year in Review
Every year, the CivicMakers Team takes a look at what projects (both internal and external), people, and partners furthered our…
![An outtake from the team photo shoot. Everyone is lining up in front of a plant-filled background, getting ready for the group photo.]()
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ETP – Application Process Evaluation
![Two people stand in front of a screen which shows a detailed journey map of the application process. They are both pointing to a part of the screen and discussing it.]()
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City of Pleasanton Budget Engagement
![A parent holds a small child in their arms, and together they are placing a green dot vote onto a poster of budget priorities that is filled with green and red votes from other residents.]()
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Surfacing Insights from State Employees
The CivicMakers Team has been working with a state agency over the past six months to better understand how multiple…
![A session attendee's hands can be seen writing on a post-it. They have an open packet of background info in front of them, as well as a few crumpled up post-its.]()
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End of Year Reflection, 2022
It can be difficult to fit time for reflection and learning from our work into the day-to-day of running a…
![Mike, Judi, Leah, and Brit on a zoom call. All are smiling with the zoom filter of green sprouts coming from their heads.]()
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Commitments to Inclusive & Accessible Learning Space
It’s been two years since we piloted our Learning Lab at the City of San José - how the time…
![A screenshot from Demo Day #5. On the right side is a column of participants on video while Kelli Parmley (Assistant Director Of Human Resources, City of San Jose) shares a slide. The slide is titled]()
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Practicing Accessible Design in Community Development
How do communities design for accessibility? What can we learn from co-creating living spaces with people with disabilities and their…
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Asset-Based Community Development for Planned Affordable Housing in San Jose
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Project SPARC
![Screenshot from the SPARC Showcase March 2022. Someone is sharing a slide with three quotes from CalWORKs parenting students who shared their experiences around mental health. On the right side are a series of pictures of SPARC Leaders attending the zoom session.]()
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A resource library for sharing our tools with you
To our community of civic designers–and our community members who don't yet see themselves as designers–we're excited to announce the…
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Journey Mapping
Last Updated: November, 2021 Think of the journey map as a glorified table that helps you map different types of…
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Communications Strategy & Messaging Guidelines
Last Updated: November, 2021 When engaging stakeholders (whether it be the general public, partners, staff, etc.), it is important to…
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Survey Design
Last Updated: November, 2021 Surveys can be a powerful data collection method when we want a high quantity of Responses,…
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San Francisco ‘SF Shines’ Program Evaluation and Implementation
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