Center for Community Progress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

I joined HCR in 2008. I started as a project manager for agency grant programs. In my current role as the President of the Office of Community Renewal, I lead a team of 30 grant project managers and program directors in the administration of a portfolio of state and federally funded grant programs.

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Budgeting Coordinator Housing Community Development 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 11, 2024

It describes how the GSE design defect had very publicly manifested itself in these institutions prior to their being taken over by the government via conservatorship in 2008. 18 It is worth noting that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), from time to time, estimates the value of the subsidies to the FHLB system.

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Regulations Housing Legislation Community Development 59

Emergency Management Degree Guide

APRIL 26, 2013

The bunker was in operation for around 30 years, with a multitude of staff handling tasks like managing telephone and telegraph communications and alerts. We managed to attract customers who wanted a good quality of service but who had recently tightened their budgets.”

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Housing Government Local Government Budgeting 52

Grant Writing Made Easy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

I started my PhD in Hispanic Languages and Literatures at UC Berkeley, in one of the more prestigious programs in my field, in 2008. Advantages: Project management — Completing a dissertation, publishing research, preparing and teaching courses — all of these accomplishments require advanced project management skills.

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Nonprofit Housing Cultivation Translation 98

Masters in Public Administration

AUGUST 30, 2011

Read them to learn how a city budget works, how townhall meetings are conducted, and even to see the inner workings of a police department. Top City Government Manager Blogs. City managers are often charged with the day to day tasks of running a city and can be read more about in the below blogs. Ventura City Manager.

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Government City Manager Budgeting Local Government 40

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JUNE 27, 2024

Across the board, implementation is dependent on future funding, which Larsen said was requested in this year’s capital improvement budget. Gosh, years ago I wrote about an approach to planning I called "action planning," focused on implementation, and to be successful included elements of social marketing and branding and identity.

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Transportation Sustainability Communications Campaign 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 24, 2024

Items like vegetation and Parley's Creek were not covered thoroughly in the most recent (2008) master plan update process. In the US, it's used most often for creating management plans for National and State Heritage Areas, which can cover hundreds of square miles and hundreds of separately owned cultural resources.

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Housing Management Fundraising Development 52

Public Policy Blog

AUGUST 1, 2013

The city’s pension boards have accused Emergency Manager Orr’s team of failing to negotiate in good faith over changes to retiree pensions (NPR) which I feel will be the single largest hang-up and possibility for a bailout scenario that Detroit has in order to salvage retiree benefits and incomes.

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Laws Local Government Accountability Government 52

Barrett & Greene

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

We received a tremendous response a few weeks ago when we published “A Reader’s Guide to Government Performance” by John Kamensky, a longtime leader in the performance field who we’ve known since the early 1990s when we visited him at his GAO office and he shared knowledge about performance management in New Zealand, Australia and other countries.

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Public Administration Public Affairs Budgeting Public Policy 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 10, 2023

In the years immediately following conservatorship (which began in September 2008), the FHFA increasingly took over setting the average G-fee. This all ended in 2008, when even the most ardent GSE defenders in Congress went quiet as the two companies collapsed into conservatorship.

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Press Release Housing Regulations Implementation 52

Death and Taxes

JANUARY 28, 2021

Here is the description of the webinar: The economic disruption of COVID-19 will substantially affect state budgets in coming fiscal years, with an estimated $275 billion in revenue losses through fiscal June 2022. It will feature a panel of expert academics and practitioners to explore: The current and future status of state budgets.

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Budgeting Policy Objective Local Government Strategic Planning 40

Public Policy Blog

JANUARY 3, 2014

2013; Bennett, Breunig, & Givens, 2008). Residents of “late modern” society find themselves increasingly responsible for elements of life such as economic security, risk management, and identity maintenance that once were delivered by social institutions (Beck, 1999; Bennet, 1998).

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Social Media Sustainability Communications Grassroots 40

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 3, 2024

Not as scintillating as the Boston Globe series (" Blueprints for a downtown Boston | Boston Globe "), but at least the business community is concerned about reputation and brand and identity management. From destination managers to city brand managers to community asset managers.

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Elected Officials Public Safety Management Housing 52

Death and Taxes

JULY 21, 2021

It is no surprise that Florida city managers placed the forecasts for the pandemic’s impact on local revenues as the top priority, as local governments are revenue-driven entities. His scholarship focuses on state and local public finance, budgeting and financial management. Guest Contributors: Hai (David) Guo and Can Chen.

Local Government 40

Local Government Financial Management Budgeting Public Affairs 40

Public Policy Blog

JUNE 16, 2013

Professional government employees are vital partners for these officials and do [or should do] the day-to-day operations of the government, procure products and services, supervise, develop budgets for programs and execute tactics outlined in strategy put forth in part by our elected officials. Manager relations. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0491.1988.tb00060.x.

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Leadership Elected Officials Public Administration Supervision 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

to fix bad practices, make them democratic instead of just eliminating them ," (2012) (also discusses participatory budgeting) Note that the network concept applies to parks and libraries friends groups, and school PTAs as well. Even neighborhood associations. gentrification crisis?

Transportation 52

Transportation Parks And Recreation Economic Development Urban Planning 52

Barrett & Greene

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Several decades ago, when we first developed a passion for performance management, we leaned upon a cadre of people who were pioneering in that work. We invite authorities in other government disciplines like budgeting or human resources to do the same. Geert Bouckaert and John Halligan (2008). Davenport , (2008).

Government 52

Government Accountability Budgeting Leadership 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 4, 2024

Arsenal Gallery, Central Park, New York City Lack of budget. A big problem is that park departments have budgets that are inadequate to meet the demand for services, so programming tends to be an after thought, maybe funded by special grants, or offered in association with other agencies to share the cost, but mostly doesn't exist.

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Parks And Recreation Engagement Sustainability Security 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 5, 2024

Arsenal Gallery, Central Park, New York City Lack of budget. A big problem is that park departments have budgets that are inadequate to meet the demand for services, so programming tends to be an after thought, maybe funded by special grants, or offered in association with other agencies to share the cost, but mostly doesn't exist.

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Parks And Recreation Engagement Sustainability Security 52