Budget Engagement Tools

Quickly engage your community - Collect feedback on budgeting topics with pre-written online surveys and polls, created by experts.
Conduct gold standard surveys - Access Polco’s premier assessment The National Community Survey (The NCS) to get a big-picture look at the quality of life in your community. Align budget decisions where they will make the most impact.
Easily understand community priorities - Polco’s Prioritize tool has residents rank their most important budget items so you can see what they care about most.
Build trust through transparency - Polco’s Taxpayer Receipt shows your residents how their tax dollars are spent.
Put residents in your shoes - Simulations that have residents balance a budget that mimics your real-life constraints. Show community members what you have to work with and what’s possible.

“Constituent interaction is critical and the City of Pittsburgh is using the Prioritize tool to reach groups that may not have been as engaged with the budget in prior years. We’re thrilled to have the tool in our Balancing Act arsenal!”

Patrick Cornell

CFO, City of Pittsburgh, PA

“The platform was accessible to residents of all backgrounds and allowed us to reach those who face the highest barrier to civic engagement [...] In this process, and with the simple and inclusive tool, we saw some residents who have never had the opportunity to vote before do so through the Prioritize tool.”