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Two great examples of using press releases for survey outreach

We love these press releases from Eden Prairie, MN, and Redlands, CA. What a great way to get the word out about your survey! Check out our press release template here. Share your city’s Polco press releases below! @olaskey @Taylor.Wolfe @Joe Carey @Al Roder @Brent Stockwell @Diann Kirby @Evan Miche...

Best practices

Sharing poll and survey results with your residents

We love this example of how the Wisconsin Newspaper Association shared the results of their recent poll about vaccine mandates in schools. By sharing outcomes on local media outlets, residents who voted in the poll can see how other residents felt and how this may impact decisions of local leadersh...

Best practices

Using Twitter to tell residents about your survey

We love this great example of how Athens-Clarke County used Twitter to tell residents about their Community Survey. Great job @Alice Hayes and Athens-Clarke County team! Anyone else have examples of how they’ve used Twitter to get the word out? @Jordan VanLoo @Brent Stockwell @Kimberly Humphrey @M...

Best practices

Article Brand-New Reporting with an Equity Lens

Get the insights you need to spend ARPA funds - without the hassle. Polco’s ARPA Engagement Package includes a brand-new data dashboard where you'll see key findings, critical focus areas, benchmark comparisons, equity disparities, and trends over time.

Polco News

Article New Expert-Made Surveys Just Added

Our survey scientists regularly create new surveys around relevant issues for you to use in your community. Just added: Police-Community Interaction, Accessibility, Marijuana, and more! Got a request for a survey to be added to the Polco Library? Let us know.

Polco News

Article Level Up Your Engagement with a Free Trial

Get access to demographic breakdowns by age, gender, race/ethnicity, location, and more with a 30-day free trial of Basic and Premium plans. Or get instant input through live polling with a free trial of Polco Live.Shoot us an email to get your coupon code. Then head to the Polco Store and use the c...

Polco News

Article An Inside Look at Polco's ARPA Engagement Package

Polco News

QR CODE

Quick question does Polco have a QR code option for surveys?

Basics

Admins adding other admins

Hey! @Laurie Urban and I heard that admins can now add other admins within Polco. Could someone tell us how this works? Thank you!

Basics

Article Get community input with a free public safety survey

Policing is a controversial issue, and you need data. Our survey scientists created this Police-Community Interaction Survey that you can customize to get input from your community to inform decisions. Log into Polco to launch this survey, or get your Polco profile here.Use survey in your community....

Polco News

Article Create Your ARPA Recovery Roadmap

ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) is here to fund local government community recovery efforts. Now begins a critical time to measure, rebuild, and demonstrate progress.Long-term success demands that local government leaders understand economic impacts and engage residents and businesses in recovery pl...

Polco News

Article Welcome to Polco Connect, Polco’s online community forum!

Welcome to Polco Connect, Polco’s online community forum! This is your one stop shop community forum to educate yourself on the Polco platform with all the resources you need to be successful! In addition, you can connect with other communities conducting surveys. You’ll also find best practices an...

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Next steps after Community Equity and Inclusion survey

Many municipalities used our Community Equity and Inclusion (CEI) survey to gather feedback from their residents. What steps are you planning to take after your initial CEI survey?

Discussions

What new surveys/topics would you like to see in the Polco Library?

We frequently add new questions and full-length surveys to the Polco Library. What’s on your wish list?

Discussions

Order of poll questions

Can I determine the order that respondents will see polls in a poll set? For example, say that I created five polls (questions) in a poll set. Will respondents see them in a random order (different for every respondent) or can I set the order so respondents see the questions in a certain order?

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How to find survey or poll embed code?

I’m trying to find the HTML code to embed my poll into another website. I don’t see this under “Share” (where I can upload an email list, find the short URL, etc). Where would I find that?

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Article Every Polco Pulse Newsletter in One Place

In the middle of every month, we send out a newsletter to update Polco pros like you on the latest product updates, community stories, and survey research. If you’d like to receive the Pulse, email us and let us know. Here, you’ll find the Polco Pulse archives updated each month so you can catch up...

Polco News

Editing published surveys

I’d like to add a line item to a grid question for a survey that's already published. I’m not able to do this under “Edit.” Do I need to revert the survey to a draft? What are the capabilities of editing once a survey is already published?

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Article All About Product Updates

We’re always working to improve Polco so that you can maximize your community engagement. That means that you may notice changes as you’re using the Polco platform.In the Product Updates section, we’ll give you a heads up about what’s new on the Polco platform, explain changes you may notice, and le...

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Article Joining and Using Groups

Groups are a place to connect with other Polco pros about specific topics. For example, you may be looking for a place to talk to other community leaders who have done The National Community Survey (The NCS) or The National Police Services Survey (The NPSS). You may want to connect with other commun...

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Article The Polco Pulse: A Monthly Newsletter You Won't Want to Miss

One of the best things about working at a startup is that we don’t just build it once and call it “done”. Polco is very much a labor of love for those of us who believe that stakeholder engagement is crucial to well-functioning organizations. And just as we encourage you to reach out and gather da...

Polco News

Article Using the Knowledge Base

Think of the Knowledge Base as a treasure trove of answers to all your Polco questions. Here you’ll find FAQs, tutorials, and how-tos. We compiled the answers to all the questions that people ask us about using Polco and put them right here. Here’s how we split things up: Basics: Wondering how to ch...

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Article Learn and Share: About This Section

We know you love hearing from other communities using Polco. In this section, you’ll find a number of articles and discussions about how communities like yours are using Polco.Check out Best Practices for expert tips about using our platform to get feedback. Scroll through Community Stories to read...

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Article Why Polco?

Successful organizations know the importance of engagement to build stronger communities and govern responsively. Our online platform has made that engagement easier and effortlessly data-driven. Convenient engagementPolco is online and viewable on all devices, making it convenient for respondents t...

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Article Meet Polco

Polco is an online civic engagement platform designed to receive ongoing feedback from members of a community. This award-winning tool gives officials data-rich reports and input to make more informed decisions. We deliver the ease and accessibility of online surveys combined with the verification a...

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