OurTownHall provides a platform to simplify community engagement for governments and corporations planning projects. The system uses AI to identify, map, and connect users with relevant community-based organizations and disadvantaged businesses. This streamlined approach facilitates efficient partnership formation, resource allocation, and progress tracking to mitigate project delays.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Underserved communities often lack effective channels for sustained engagement with government agencies, hindering their ability to address environmental and social injustices. Traditional community engagement methods are often limited to infrequent public meetings, resulting in fragmented data and a lack of continuity in addressing community needs.
Solution
OurTownHall is a stakeholder management platform designed to facilitate continuous engagement between underserved communities and government agencies, enabling them to collaboratively address critical societal challenges. The platform provides tools for ongoing data collection, interaction tracking, and transparent communication, empowering communities to effectively voice their needs and influence decision-making processes. By fostering sustained dialogue and providing a centralized repository for community data, OurTownHall aims to bridge the gap between communities and government, promoting equitable solutions to environmental and social issues. The platform seeks to accelerate community-driven planning and infrastructure projects.
Target Audience
The primary users are government agencies and community-based organizations (CBOs) seeking to improve stakeholder engagement and address environmental and social injustices in underserved communities.
Features
- Data collection tools tailored for community input and feedback
- Interaction tracking to monitor engagement between stakeholders
- Centralized platform for transparent communication and information sharing
- Support for sustained, long-term engagement across projects and sectors
- Tools designed to empower communities in addressing climate change, disaster risk reduction, food systems, biodiversity, and pollution.