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Government Technology: 'ProudCity Offers Free Websites to Small Cities, Builds API for Digital Benchmarking'

Government Technology's Ben Miller covered the launch of ProudCity Plans and our upcoming cities API: “We want ProudCity to be able to serve every single city in America, and make it quick and affordable for them to do that,” said Luke Fretwell, chief executive officer of the company. “And if that means the smaller cities...

Government Technology: 'ProudCity Aims to Build More Disaster Recovery Websites'

Government Technology featured ProudCity in an article on our new ProudCity Recovers offering.

GCN: 'How to be smart about open source'

GCN Editor in Chief Troy Schneider interviewed ProudCity for a story on how government can be smarter about adopting open source technologies. Excerpt: Once potential open-source solutions have been identified, ProudCity CEO Luke Fretwell said his firm offers a short checklist to gauge viability. First, he asked, “are there maintainers who are true leaders in...

Proudly serving your city

In September 2010, I was sitting in the back of a school bus with a city manager of a small Texas town to take a tour of the then-famous Manor, where a city of 6,000 was revolutionizing how local government could leverage modern technology and deliver resident services more efficiently and cost-effectively than ever before....

Government Technology: 'Gov Tech Companies Are Finding a Business Model'

Government Technology featured ProudCity in a recent article discussing business models and increasing investor interest in companies specifically supporting government operations: ProudCity offers an out-of-the-box, enterprise-level website platform to small- and medium-sized cities that want the latest technology, but don’t want the price tag that comes with a large Web design firm. Founders say they...

GCN: 'With open data, the plan is as important as the portal'

GCN's Matt Leonard interviewed ProudCity CEO Luke Fretwell about government open data platform implementations. Excerpt: But experts agree there are steps cities can take to ensure they’re getting the service they want from the tools they invest in. One of the first steps is knowing the available choices. Luke Fretwell, the CEO of Proud City,...

GCN features ProudCity: 'Startup offers city websites as a service'

Government Computer News featured ProudCity in a new story, "Startup offers city websites as a service": Spinning up a website these days it trivially easy. It's the work that comes after launch that's the problem. That's especially true for city governments, according to longtime civic technologist Luke Fretwell. While larger cities may have in-house developers...

Modernizing local government website procurement

Local government digital services procurement is in dire need of an overhaul, so we’re working to help reform this by creating a modern day government website request for information/proposal/quote template that replaces the antiquated, traditional approach. Procuring local government websites is much different than buying infrastructure, however, many municipalities still treat digital technology purchases the...

Proudly serving Jackson

We’re excited to announce our first state capital partner, Jackson, Miss.

ProudCity 1.126.0 Release

This release was focused on bug fixes and continued accessibility enhancements. Icons that are purely decorative should now have the aria-hidden="true" label applied so they don't show up in the page flow for keyboard and screen reader users. We also did some more bug fixes around our new icon picker and Font Awesome 6. What's...

Plain language and government websitesHelp

From plainlanguage.gov: Plain language (also called Plain English) is communication your audience can understand the first time they read or hear it. Language that is plain to one set of readers may not be plain to others. Written material is in plain language if your audience can: Find what they need; Understand what they find;...

12 reasons to register for #ELGL17 Detroit Technology Learning Lab

We’re #1 ELGL fans and proud sponsors of #ELGL17, set for next week (May 11-12) in Detroit (register). As part of #ELGL17, we’re presenting the ProudCity Digital Government Platform during the Technology Learning Lab on Friday. The lab opens at 9:30 a.m., and our session is 9:45 - 10:45 in the Lab (basement boardroom at...

Public Spend Forum: 'Seven Government Technology Startups To Watch In 2019'

Public Spend Forum featured ProudCity as one of seven government technology startups to watch In 2019. Excerpt: ProudCity understands that a government website is an organization’s primary point of contact for the communities they serve. From quickly finding information to making payments, public sector websites must be intuitive, mobile-friendly, secure and accessible, and continuously evolving...

HTTPS and government websitesHelp

Protecting user privacy is an important aspect and duty of any public service organization, and Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is a fundamental component of online digital government security. HTTPS HTTPS is web security protocol or security certificate that validates and ensures privacy protections are adhered to. As the U.S. federal government states, HTTPS guarantees:...

Government Technology: 'Shaping the Future of Digital Services'

San Rafael Senior Management Analyst Rebecca Woodbury shared her thoughts on the importance of startups for the January/February issue of Government Technology, including a mention of ProudCity and the work we've done with San Rafael. Excerpt: Despite the critical work that public servants do for their communities, many lack the tech tools they need to...

Introducing ProudCity Vote

Voting is important, and we believe (and the analytics show) that residents are actively seeking voting information when visiting their city’s website during election season. That’s why we created ProudCity Vote, an easy way for cities to quickly add comprehensive, timely voting and elections information to city websites. ProudCity Vote can be added to a...

Introducing ProudCity pricing

One of the primary goals of ProudCity is to remove traditional procurement barriers, such as the lack of pricing transparency and flexible purchasing options, and make it easier for cities to purchase government digital services. With most government software offerings, there is little upfront visibility into pricing, either because bidding is based on highly-specialized specifications...

ImagesHelp

About Images are an important part of government websites, especially to help establish a sense of community and place. They must be optimized for website performance and titled appropriately for accessibility. There are a few key areas government website managers should take note of when it comes to images, including: File types Accessibility Optimization Image...

DocumentsHelp

About Website pages are made up of simple, non-proprietary HTML files that allow for information to be easily accessed by anyone regardless of device or language. ProudCity classifies all non-HTML files as documents. Documents are usually stored in proprietary formats, such as Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf) or Microsoft Word (.doc). Regardless of the format,...

How to setup the MailChimp integration with your ProudCity websiteHelp

MailChimp easily integrates with ProudCity because we think it provides a great, cost effective solution for municipal newsletters. Here’s how to get setup. You will need to: Create account Prep your list Import list Connect to ProudCity Steps Step 1: Create MailChimp account Go to MailChimp.com Click “Sign Up Free” (top right) to create free...

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