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4 Things You'll Learn About Data, Leadership + Budgeting at the CPBB 2016 (Un)Conference!

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

The Center for Priority Based Budgeting 2016 "Prioritized World" (Un)Conference is just over a month away. The 2016 CPBB Unconference is going to be our biggest and most dynamic event to date! Last year NRC engaged at our 2015 conference (and is a sponsor of the 2016 conference). Visit our home on the Web at www.n-r-c.com.

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Creative Placemaking in Loíza, Puerto Rico

Center for Community Progress

These learning exchanges, which include technical and leadership training, are an opportunity for the fellows to learn in and from each other’s communities and tour creative placemaking and revitalization projects. When Hurricanes Irma and Maria hit in 2017, Puerto Rico’s vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated property crisis grew exponentially.

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Returning to a Government of Competence

ASPA National Weblog

Kettl’s 2016 book Escaping Jurassic Government: How to Recover America’s Lost Commitment to Competence. The missing elements are leadership and commitment by our political masters and those responsible for leading the bureaucracy. One of the commentators lamented how do you get them to read it. Pray they respond.

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November 2016 | The Past as Prologue: A Discussion with PMRA Founder H. George Frederickson, By Rosemary O’Leary*

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

I have been very impressed with the leadership of Don Moynihan, from whom I often receive official emails or documents at 1:00 in the morning. We will be scanning the globe for such leadership as PMRA grows. [ As Vice-President and President-Elect of PMRA, I have spent the last year learning more about our thriving organization.

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Creating a results-focused city government: An interview with Michael Nutter, former Mayor of Philadelphia – Episode #138

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

We get insights from Michael Nutter who served for eight years at the Mayor of Philadelphia, from 2008 to January 2016. Under his leadership, Philadelphia became known as a leader in the use of data and evidence. We get insights from Michael Nutter who served for eight years at the Mayor of Philadelphia, from 2008 to January 2016.

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How Marathon County, WI Gets Their Priorities Straight!

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

" We need to FIRST get our priorities straight and THEN align our money with our stated priorities." - Brad Karger, Marathon County Administrator Brad Karger This article originally written by Brad Karger and published in the Summer 2016 Marathon County Newsletter. 160 million dollars ($160,000,000) is A LOT of money.

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Three keys to a successful agency evaluation office: An interview with Susan Jenkins, Director of the Office of Performance and Evaluation, Administration for Community Living, HHS – Episode #192

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

Since 2016, Dr. Jenkins has been the Director of the Office of Performance and Evaluation at the Administration for Community Living (ACL) at the U.S. Both ACL and Dr. Jenkins have been recognized by Results for America for their leadership in creating a culture of evidence-based decision making.