Company: Lexipol
Company Description: Lexipol is the leading content, policy and training platform for public safety and local government, serving 2 million professionals in 10,000 agencies across the US. Through policies, online courses, grant assistance and a network of digital media sites that provide news and analysis, we enable first responders and leaders to better protect their communities, reduce risk and increase safety.
Nomination Category: Company / Organization Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Company of the Year - Computer Software - Large
 Nomination Title: Lexipol
- Which will you submit for your nomination in this category, a video of up to five (5) minutes in length about the achievements of the nominated organization since 1 January 2021, OR written answers to the questions for this category? (Choose one):
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- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this first question: Briefly describe the nominated organization: its history and past performance (up to 200 words):
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Lexipol, founded in 2003, is the nation’s leading provider of policies, training and wellness resources for public safety. Born from a vision of a better, safer way to run public safety agencies, Lexipol started out providing policy manuals to law enforcement agencies. Today, Lexipol’s product offerings include a comprehensive policy management system with regular legislative updates and built-in policy training; tailored, start-to-finish accreditation support; online learning platforms with interactive, accredited training courses and recertification tracking; grant support; and a wellness app specifically designed to address the mental and physical health needs of first responders.
First responders are under intense pressure to make split-second life-and-death decisions. Lexipol’s policy, training and wellness solutions work together to support effective decision-making, ensuring public safety professionals know what to do and how to do it, and are in the top-tier physical and mental health required for responding to emergencies and traumatic situations.
Every year, Lexipol reviews thousands of legislative changes and delivers related policy updates; introduces new features to improve policy access and reporting; and develops new training and wellness content. The goal is to simplify these responsibilities, allowing leaders and personnel to focus on the core aspects of their jobs, operating safely and effectively.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this second question: Outline the organization's achievements since the beginning of 2021 that you wish to bring to the judges' attention (up to 250 words):
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Lexipol is committed to serving the public safety community. Several key accomplishments since 2021 involve giving back to the profession, providing educational content on evolving issues, and building community, including:
- Free webinar series focused on key aspects of police reform and police-community engagement
- The continuation and expansion of Lexipol’s Connect User Group Conference; in 2022, Lexipol hosted the third annual Connect conference featuring subject matters experts across public safety and local government, covering hot topics and providing a space for connection
- The creation of the first annual First Responder Wellness Week (March 27-31, 2023), a week dedicated to providing resources, support and community to help public safety personnel address the mental and physical health risks that come with the job
Additionally, we acquired multiple organizations to expand our offerings with industry and regional expertise:
- The Rodgers Group, leading to our new Center for Accreditation Success
- JPMA and CareerCert, expanding our training offerings for law enforcement, corrections and fire/EMS
- NERPSC, expanding our wellness solution to include training and certification for peer support team members and clinicians
We also introduced new features to our solutions, including:
- A policy manual for local government agencies
- Tracking/reporting for hands-on training in our learning management system
- New interactive courses featuring the nation’s foremost fire and law enforcement experts on topics including leadership, wellness and high-risk operations
- Significant expansion of content in our wellness app, including an 8-week Weight Loss Challenge, Empathy for First Responders, Holiday Stress Management and more
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this third question: Explain why the achievements you have highlighted are unique or significant. If possible compare the achievements to the performance of other players in your industry and/or to the organization's past performance (up to 250 words):
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Lexipol employees know what it means to serve in public safety; many of our employees are active or former first responders. For this reason, we have always sought to serve before selling. This philosophy is reflected not only in our offerings, but also in the number of public safety personnel we reach.
Our free webinars help all first responders address critical and evolving issues they face in the field, from the effects of opioids on our communities to first responder marijuana use to police/community engagement. Since 2021, we've offered more than 40 webinars reaching over 100,000 public safety professionals of all ranks.
Similarly, we launched First Responder Wellness Week to address the growing concerns around the mental and physical wellbeing of public safety professionals. The physical and mental demands of responding to emergencies and traumatic events have very real effects on first responders. This Week included free resources including a live educational event on a different topic each day, shift briefing videos, articles and more. [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION]
Offerings such as these allow us to build trust with our audiences and learn more about their needs. In turn, we build products and services that address those needs. Since 2021, that has included launching a completely revamped version of our confidential wellness app and a new accreditation service to help law enforcement agencies demonstrate credibility and accountability to their community members.
- You have the option to answer this final question: Reference any attachments of supporting materials throughout this nomination and how they provide evidence of the claims you have made in this nomination (up to 250 words):
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Lexipol’s customers understand their challenges—and the solution—best. As one chief explains: "It gives our citizens great peace of mind to know we are operating under national standards of care and coverage for incidents such as traffic accidents, vehicle pursuits, and fire and medical calls. With Lexipol, we’re following the latest best practices for our business of providing protection to the public.” Another chief says, “Firefighters need to show up physically and mentally strong to do their work. What we’re seeing with our wellness initiatives—and especially with Cordico—is that it’s helping.” Lexipol’s solutions work together to ensure public safety professionals are fully equipped to do their jobs safely and effectively.
Lexipol has also expanded support for our customers over the last two years with the introduction of several partnerships. Partnerships with professional associations in North Carolina and Washington have provided Lexipol solutions to member agencies across entire states. Our partnership with Sourcewell expedites the purchasing process for agencies and ensures they get the best price for their Lexipol solutions. A partnership with Faith Fight Finish, Dak Prescott’s foundation, will provide free access to police-community engagement courses to all law enforcement agencies across the country. And a partnership with renowned leadership consulting firm Echelon Front will expand Lexipol’s wellness and training content with the introduction of key leadership principles. These partnerships and all Lexipol’s key initiatives over the last two years demonstrate wide reach within public safety and widespread implementation of solutions and support.
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