Decades of Experience Paired with Innovative Outreach Solutions
The team at Civic Operations Group has conducted programs throughout the continental United States for the last 20 years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, COG rapidly pivoted and adapted its model and experience to respond to the sudden and immense need for information, resources, and assistance in communities across the nation. COG quickly deployed remote and in-person teams to help connect residents to critical life-saving resources. See highlights of outreach conducted in response to this global crisis.
Several counties use canvassers to cut through the noise jamming traditional communications channels, spreading the news about programs that could meet their needs. Emails never....
Door-to-door canvassing effort promoting the Inflation Reduction Act extends to Madison, Milwaukee, La Crosse The city of Green Bay is joining a statewide effort to....
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) held a roundtable with the League of Conservation Voters.
....Although many experts have for decades seen in solar technology the potential for a sustainable and cost-effective energy source, such obstacles as cost and reliability....
The one-time head of the governor’s climate change task force now helps connect Wisconsinites to historic levels of funding for energy efficiency and combating climate....
Through President Biden’s historic Investing in America agenda, the Biden-Harris Administration is cutting costs for hardworking American families in every corner of the country. One of....
Over $2.1 billion was distributed to more than 1.8 million New Jersey homeowners and renters during the most recent ANCHOR program, making it the single....
NEW JERSEY — Treasury officials began a boots-on-the-ground approach to getting people signed up for the second year of ANCHOR, which gives New Jersey homeowners....
Somerset County thinks of itself as the “crossroads of the crossroads of the American Revolution,” based on its rich history. That’s just one reason why....
The county hardest hit by COVID-19 in Maryland is actually reporting fewer new cases. Now it’s working to get more residents vaccinated. Prince George’s County....
In partnership with the State of New Jersey and the Department of Treasury and Taxation, Kivvit and the Civic Operations Group teamed up to deliver the promise of historic tax relief to residents across the state. The program was a statewide media effort paired with an equal investment in targeted, in-person outreach spanning eight counties and 72 municipalities.
Our team activated over 300 community stakeholders, including elected officials, faith leaders, hospitals and senior centers, tribal organizations, and local non-profits, to inform them of the program and schedule events with their constituents. COG quickly scaled up to deploy over 300 trained canvassers per day, who knocked on doors, staffed local events, and provided tailored assistance to residents completing applications. This stakeholder outreach, in combination with our direct outreach, helped amplify the impact of the media-based messaging.
In partnership with the Wisconsin Conservation Voters (WCV), Forward Together Wisconsin (FTW), and the City of Madison, WI, the Civic Operations Group (COG) is working to provide clean energy incentives to residents across seven different municipalities in Madison and Milwaukee suburbs with plans to expand.
of conversations resulted in a resident wanting information about a specific resource
The COG team contacted 26K people in targeted neighborhoods with highest-ranking needs to ameliorate the rent burden faced by low-income households due to the economic impact of the public health emergency.
Our team provided relevant vaccination information, helped combat misinformation, scheduled vaccine appointments, followed-up on second doses, and connected residents to critical resources.
Our team in close cooperation with Prince George’s County, executed a large-scale community outreach effort with an emphasis on organizing in ten high-priority zip codes with the most significant barriers to vaccinations.
of residents 12 and older receiving at least one vaccine, surpassing their original goal of 60%.
Leveraging COG’s capacity, Capital Good Fund and SunPath Solar’s expertise, and Georgia Conservation Voters policy expertise, we teamed up to help residents in DeKalb County access low-cost solar power installation that will help save them money and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
of our conversations converted to a request for resources
of residents our canvassers spoke with were from historically underserved communities
the Civic Operations Group joined forces with the Wisconsin Conservation Voters and Forward Together Wisconsin to provide direct, in-person outreach to Wisconsin residents to help educate them on the Inflation Reduction Act.
Through this multi-phase program, our outreach associates engaged with folks at their doors and provided a comprehensive overview of the various weatherization and residential energysaving programs they could take advantage of through the Inflation Reduction Act and other local incentives.