GovLoop Story - Presentation to Rutgers
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GovLoop is an online community and social network for government employees that aims to connect people across agencies and jurisdictions to share best practices and collaborate. It launched in 2008 and has grown to over 29,500 members from federal, state and local governments. The platform allows members to start discussion groups, share resources and get involved in various activities to improve government work.
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GovLoop Story - Presentation to Rutgers
- 1. The Story
- 2. Problem: Why ? Millions of government employees working on similar issues but no safe place to connect and share best practices. Solution: Online community. Hub to connect disparate conversations/events. New technology leveraged to collaborate.
- 3. What is MISSION: “Connect Government to Improve Government” Solve government problems Connect with peers Research the latest trends Find and contribute best practices Learn about the latest solutions ?
- 5. Do-Gooder: 3rd Gen Public Servant, DHS Fellow, Multiple Gov Agencies Innovator: Co-Founder, Young Government Leaders Award Winner: 2006 Rising Star Award, 2007 Fed 100 Winner Speaker: 25+ Conferences, Brookings, Harvard Kennedy School Author: Wikinomics , Federal Times , Public Manager Athlete: Used to be good at golf – 3 rd in State Scholar: Miami (OH) and UPenn Gentleman: Likes Cats and Babies Founder
- 6. Evolution JAN 2009: Community Leaders JAN 2008: Idea Conceived JUN 2009: 10,000 Members SEP 2009: 20,000 Members JUN 2008: GovLoop Launched Passionate Federal Employee President, Build Team Recognized Need for More Resources Passionate Volunteers Adding New Features
- 7. Members Obama Political Appointees GSA Assistant Commissioner Canada Deputy CTO California CTO 29,500 …and growing rapidly 30+ Federal CIOs and CTOs 60+ State/Local CIOs 125+ City Managers 500+ Contract Specialists
- 8. Social Networking = Community Real People Real Relationships Real Information Sharing Sharing and Engaging Built over Time Leads to Creations
- 9. Support “ GovLoop.com is a great community site for public servants. It's pretty much their Facebook.” – Craig Newmark Founder of Craigslist.com “ New technologies and social networks such as GovLoop are great for cross-agency collaboration and public-private partnerships.” - Beverly Godwin, GSA Director of USA.gov and Former White House Office of New Media
- 10. Accolades Finalist: 2009 Intergovernmental Solutions Award Honored Featured
- 11. Features
- 12. Features
- 13. All Kinds of Groups
- 14. All Kinds of Activities
- 15. All Kinds of Involvement
- 16. Incubation
- 17. Incubation
- 18. Incubation
- 19. Incubation
- 20. International
- 21. What You Can Do? Join Today and Learn and Ask ?s Share/Replicate Best Practices Honor/Highlight Public Service
- 22. What Your Organization Can Do? Create GovLoop Group to Collaborate Include the GovLoop Button Tell Your Colleagues/Members/Students Ask for Help – On GovLoop, Training, Social Media Audit
- 23. Topics? Across State Agencies State to Local Government County to City Collaboration Association Collaboration Agencies to Partners 6. Across Disciplines 7. Alumni Networks 8. Transportation 9. Procurement 10. ??? Tell Us?
- 24. Steve Ressler President and CEO [email_address] @GovLoop 202 445 0084 Questions