Bump…community engagement made easy – for you AND for the community.
Bump is a proven, affordable, and efficient program designed specifically for municipalities and non-profit organizations.
Bump is a cost-effective program that uses digital surveys for community engagement.
Invest in a program that turns opinions into actionable steps – giving you results that confidently drive projects, empower businesses and residents, supports sustainable economic growth, and increases your community’s sense of ownership and involvement.
Want clear input from residents, business leaders and community stakeholders about your next citywide initiative? Bump is here to help.
Garnering the enthusiastic support from the public as well as public officials can quickly turn a good idea into a viable project. That’s why Bump was created – by exponentially increasing your community engagement to help gather reliable, clear, and useable data, this process will also help you garner trust and understanding within your community.
Key Benefits:
- Build or enhance a strong sense of ownership and buy-in with the extended community, not just the loudest members.
- Capture clear results that improve the overall effectiveness for planned development initiatives, public/private partnership efforts, infrastructure projects, comprehensive plan updates and other initiatives.
- Be relevant and show an understanding and respect for your businesses, residents and community stakeholder’s time and needs. A Bump survey is a simple and time sensitive way to show support and express opinions right from a mobile device or home computer.
- Provide unbiased, 3rd party information that can be shared with public officials, community stakeholders and residents.
If you contact Bump today you can still get results for 2023 initiatives – or be ahead of your 2024 planning efforts.
Bump Process
Let Bump show you how to take advantage of digital surveys to dramatically increase your community engagement.
Why is community engagement a critical piece of City decision making?
The development plans passed zoning unanimously and it was poised to bring much needed retail, restaurants, housing and tax revenue to the city, the community, the neighbors, and the schools. However, there was one neighborhood that disagreed. Ultimately, the project was turned down by city Council because of the loud opposition by the small group of naysayers. The developers sued the City and won. Why? Because the City could not defend their decisions to vote against their own zoning and urban planning.
Community engagement for this project was done poorly. It was not done by a third-party, fewer than 100 people participated, and it had been done several years earlier. Those smart, enraged and educated neighbors were able to pick apart the community engagement “results”.
It was easy to see the negative side of the argument – even if the development was something generally supported. Ultimately, the city had no data to support their mission and couldn’t prove the development was desired – or opposed – by most. It put the public officials in a terrible spot and it made supporters question their trust of the City’s planning efforts.
Had the city engaged in a proper community engagement process, chances are they would have been building what would have become a major mixed-use development in the center of their community, rather than paying legal fees to fight what was ultimately a losing battle.
In this case, everyone lost.
As demonstrated in this real-life example, community engagement could be the difference between gathering community input and working to gain wide acceptance and understanding of city initiatives vs. a public battle. Use this simple digital survey to gain strong community ownership and buy-in, reinforce public support, and turn public opinion into actionable steps.
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Digital surveys that made a difference
Companies like IBM and National City Bank (now PNC) spent years testing our survey process and tracking responses to reveal the best practices and most accurate results for sales efforts and long-term community-based decision making. You can take advantage of their years of privately funded research and practically unlimited marketing budgets by engaging the Bump program for you.
Meet the Founder
Cheryl contributes branding, public relations, and marketing expertise to a variety of consulting clients across the country. Cheryl’s branding and events influence over destination real estate developments and municipalities, and their integration with the community, combined with her dedication to non-profit and community organizations, makes her clients’ communities more enticing and attractive for those who live, work and invest. Cheryl started her business as a traditional advertising agency in 1997 in Toledo, Ohio.
“I enjoy the logistical jenga of really high quality, integrated marketing, public relations and branding strategy. I also appreciate the power of good culture within a business or a community and the power of constant improvement – at all levels of business.”
For the last 25+ years, Cheryl contributed strategic leadership and vision to many iconic company brands, non-profits, signature fundraising events and mentoring opportunities through creativity, strategic instinct, and marketing counsel. Mostly, however, Cheryl brings passion. Clients have come to expect extraordinary efforts from her vast marketing, public relations, and community engagement expertise.
Fun Facts? Sure….
“I’ve bunji jumped off the tallest bunji in the world, dove with the Great White Sharks and Summited Mt. Elbrus in Russia, one of the Seven Summits. I skydive several times a year and I’ve flown a WWII bomber. Oh right, I’m also associated with the FBI……..”
Oh wait, serious stuff too? OK….. “kind of thought the FBI was serious, but here’s the resume-ish stuff:
20 Under 40 winner at age 26, Published Author, Enterprising American Award, Epilepsy Center Volunteer of the Year and Lifetime Membership Award recipient for DECA. Cheryl been rewarded for her commitment to the community, as the Daytonian of the Month from the Dayton Daily News, presented with the Miami Township Police Appreciation Award for contributions to National Night Adding physical commitment to charity events, she was the MS Bike to the Bay “Rookie of the Year” and Dublin, Ireland marathon finisher for the Arthritis Foundation Charity. In 2019 she created #SummitsForSoldiers and the Buddy Check Challenge to raise money and awareness for Veterans including summiting Mt. Elbrus in Russia, one of the ‘Seven Summits’ in honor of several Purple Heart and Gold Star families. And this past year+, brought the restoration of the Historic Aron Wright House in Springboro, Ohio, recently awarded with the prestigious DAR Historic Preservation Award.
Most importantly, none of these accomplishments were done alone. Not one.
“I’ve dedicated my career to encouraging others to accomplish their goals strategically, with passion and with positive intent – and I simply try to lead that charge by example. “ –Cheryl Hardy-Dillin
