About
The Bolinas Civic Group works to provide resources to various groups and citizens working on community focused projects to connect and share information with the public, and provide a place for these conversations and engagement to live. Through a number of various tools, BCG provides a framework for your project and the greater community to be successful in its goals.
Overview
The Bolinas Civic Group is a community focused non-profit group that builds tools and process to support community engagement, communication and planning resources for the Bolinas Community. It supports all endeavors, and has no stance or opinions on any project, and provides a platform for any group or person that wishes to promote or engage with the public on community led initiatives.
The Bolinas Civic Group was started on February, 2nd 2023 and is spearheaded by its Founder and Executive Director Will Bartlett and managed by its Board of Directors.
If you are interested in making a tax deductible donation to support the efforts of the Bolinas Civic Group, visit our donate page.
If you have any questions about the Bolinas Civic Group, you can contact Will Bartlett directly at will@bolinascivicgroup.org
What We Do
Community Meeting Announcements and Updates
Through the site, Community Meetings have a home to share upcoming dates and meeting details, as well as provide a place to share agendas, and outcomes. This effort is to help centralize details and information, and share appropriate and valuable information to the community. As much of the structure and engagement on community meetings is led by an ad-hoc and "free' approach to structure, having a home for this information becomes a valuable resource for engagement and followup.
Project Pages
For projects that currently do not have a presence on the web, BCG provides a place for projects to provide information, updates, and was to connect to the project. These pages can be managed directly by the project teams and can provide valuable information to the community.
If a project already has a presence on the web, these pages can also be a landing page to provide project information and a redirection to the main project or entity site.
Media and Marketing
The Bolinas Civic Group can assist in the creation of assets to support engagement with your project. The Bolinas Civic Group partners with various community entities such as The Yes Collective and the Mesa Press to provide graphic design, printing, and media services to support your projects goals.
Examples:
Presentation Materials
Logo Design
Announcement Emails
Flyers
Posters
Videos
Calendaring and Scheduling
Along with the creation of email groups that manage the various types of engagement in your project, you can also leverage calendaring to plan meetings and schedule events. People can subscribe to both public and internal calendars which can show up in their own calendars to stay connected.
Email Groups
Connecting with people who want to be engaged in your project can be challenging. To support connecting with the public, BCG can create email addresses that will funnel people to your group. These email addresses can then be monitored by one or more individuals to followup up and then move people into dedicated email groups to collaborate and plan.