Advantages

Benefits

• Expert assistance to help you and your community create strategic communications and marketing plans
• Case-study information to help you implement citizen participation and community-based governmental programs
• News bulletins to keep you abreast of new trends
• Conferences to sharpen your skills
• Regional meetings and seminars to meet public sector peers and share innovative ideas
• Annual Savvy Awards Competition
• Resource Group, a consulting consortium to help you plan and implement programs
• Special interest groups
• Members only Facebook Group

Examples of What Can Be Found in the Member Services Area

• After Action Reports
• Blog Policies
• Budget Presentations
• Communications Plans
• Community Affairs Policies
• Cost Benefit Analysis
• Crisis Communications Plans
• Effective Communications in a Crisis
• E-Mail Confidentiality Bills
• Emergency Preparedness Brochures
• Employee Communications Plans
• Employee Media Relations Policies
• Event Planning Guides
• Fleet Management Policies
• Graphic Manuals/Standards
• Marketing Plans
• Media Contact/Relations Guidelines
• Media Training
• Performance Measures/Measurement
• Public Information Master Plan
• RFP Examples
• Special Events
• Survey Examples
• Tips for the One Person Shop

Streaming Video Examples Available On-Line

• Education/Training
• Interview/Talk Show
• News Programming
• Regularly Scheduled Programming
• One-Time Special Programming
• Public Service Announcements
• Promotional Videos

These are just a few of the examples that can be found in the Member Services portion of the 3CMA Website.