Set budget priorities with confidence
Uncover resident priorities, pressure points and funding risks before key budget decisions.
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Powering 600+ cities, counties and public safety agencies in the US, Canada and the UK
From resident priorities to budget decisions
Bring community evidence into local planning and budgeting, from understanding needs to aligning decisions with what matters most to residents.
Hear the whole community.
Collect representative feedback across surveys, listening and internal systems to surface resident priorities and pressure points.
Test budget trade-offs.
Run representative budget surveys so every neighborhood weighs in on priorities, not just the residents who attend hearings.
Explain the budget clearly.
Show residents how their input shaped the budget, in the channels and languages they use.
Built into every budget phase
Use community insight throughout the fiscal year, from early priority setting to council approval, public communication and post-adoption accountability.
Set priorities
Surface community winners, gaps, risks and perception trends before budget planning begins, so leaders can align around defensible focus areas.
Build department budget proposals
Translate resident priorities into clear budget justifications, helping departments connect funding requests to the needs residents have identified.
Engagement and council approval
Consolidate feedback into decision-ready summaries that link proposed spending to community priorities and strengthen the case for approval.
Communicate and track performance
Show residents how input shaped investment decisions, then track sentiment and performance to build the evidence base for the next cycle.
Designed for moments that matter
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