# Civic Impact Platform
The Stories Behind the 2026 CivicPlus Community Impact Award Winners
Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 10 a.m. CT (11 a.m. ET | 9 a.m. MT | 8 a.m. PT)
Register to Attend
Every year, CivicPlus invites customers to submit a nomination for the Community Impact Awards and share projects or initiatives that are shaping how residents experience local government. Behind each nomination is a story: a challenge that needed solving, an idea that took shape, and impact felt by the community.
Join us for a live conversation with this year’s Community Impact Award finalists as they share how they brought their award-winning submissions to life and what other local government leaders can learn from their experience.
What to expect:
- A peer-to-peer conversation about the challenges finalists faced and how they worked through them
- The behind-the-scenes story of how each idea moved from concept to reality
- The measurable impact these initiatives have had on residents and staff
- Practical takeaways and lessons learned that you can bring back to your own community
These are the stories behind the work, told by the people who lived it. Walk away with fresh ideas and a clearer sense of what’s possible in your own community.
Read the Case Studies:
- 1,000+ New Subscribers in Months: How the Borough of Red Bank, NJ Reconnected with Residents on CivicPlus
- From Reactive to Proactive: How the City of Panama City Became the Trusted Source for Public Communication
- City of Tarpon Springs, FL Overhauls City Services with One Connected Civic Impact Platform, Reaching 456,000 Page Views
Meet the Panelists
Adriana Medina Gomez
Director of Recreation and Human Services, Borough of Red Bank, New Jersey
Jim Gant, M.A., CPM
Borough Manage, Borough of Red Bank, New Jersey
Jonathan Hayes
City Manager, City of Panama City, Florida
Kristen Kennedy
Public Affairs Manager, City of Panama City, Florida
Suzanne Linton
Director of Information Technology and Chief Information Security Officer, City of Tarpon Springs, Florida