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Simplify Civic Engagement

Instant Input is changing the culture of community input. By connecting local community members to project owners feedback is quickly shared, and neighbors can stay updated.

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For the Future of Our Communities

Overview of Instant Input Citizen Engagement Software:

Your Community

Municipalities and Government Agencies

Private Real Estate Developers

“When my kids were little, our neighborhood playground was the center of our community.

“We made so many memories there. One day it drastically changed, and no one knew how or why.

“I realized then that the public input process needed to change. Community members and concerned citizens in every town, and those in charge of shaping places can benefit tremendously from a tool like Instant Input that brings everyone together.”

– Co-founder and CEO, Tanya Mooza Zwahlen, AICP, Addressing Unique Community Challenges with Instant Input

What can Instant Input do for you?

Interactive Feedback

Whether you're a community member or a project owner, Instant Input offers you the ability to give and access transparent feedback, just like that.

Impact in Numbers

Reach a diverse local audience of stakeholders, whose input can be analyzed to deliver fast, powerful, real-time insights for your projects.

Seamless Engagement

Instant Input's easy-to-use and accessible tools simplify civic engagement—for municipalities, governments, real estate developers, planners, and you.

Transparency and Accountability

Our citizen engagement software can help with civic education and public awareness and our dedicated team provides expert support when you need it.

Find out why governments and organizations are choosing Instant Input.


Real-Life Success Stories and Testimonials

New Projects on Instant Input

Rochester, NY

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Santa Cruz, CA

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Washington, DC

Coming Soon

FAQs about Instant Input Citizen Engagement Software

For Communities

Instant Input is a platform that project owners such as municipalities and private developers use to share project information and gather feedback from local community members. Instant Input gives residents a voice in the future of their communities. 

Instant Input helps with transparency and accountability by making project data accessible on the Internet, facilitating feedback from a diverse cross-section of residents and enabling the tracking of project progress, budgets, decisions and outcomes. 

Instant Input is designed to be easily used without any special training. More broadly speaking, the Instant Input blog and YouTube channel offer tips on effective public feedback and activism. 

The Instant Input platform is completely free to use for members of the public and includes features such as project owner surveys, commenting and public meeting schedules to facilitate community input. 

The Instant Input platform provides a simple framework to educate members of the public about civic participation through the process of engaging in it. Additionally, the Instant Input team continuously develops content and tools in support of civic education and public awareness.

For Project Owners

Instant Input is a flexible platform that includes custom surveys, events announcements, timelines, documents and updates that project owners can post on-demand. The platform also includes customizable project owner profile pages. 

Instant Input follows digital security best practices including data encryption, strong passwords, the use of an SSL certificate, regular software updates, and backups. Instant Input limits access to data based on user roles, permissions and authentication. 

Members of the public can anonymously browse projects on the platform and voluntarily may elect to provide personally identifiable information to Instant Input and project owners. Instant Input does not otherwise share personal information.

The cost of Instant Input to project owners varies depending on the package and features selected by the project owner. All Instant Input premium plans allow project owners to post unlimited projects within their ownership per contract terms. 

Instant Input measures and provides reporting to project owners pertaining to public engagement with projects on our platform. This includes data such as user-volunteered geographic location, project views, survey responses, and comments.

Absolutely! Instant Input is designed to serve the needs of government agencies as well as other major project owners, such as private real estate developers. 

Instant Input currently features live projects in several areas of the East and West Coasts. We are continuously rolling out new coverage areas and would love to hear from you.

Pricing and Subscription Options, please request a demo: hello@instantnput.com