DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 3, 2023

For more details about local government grant seeking, check out this blog post. But as I moved into work with nonprofits, I realized that outside of local governments, many organizations do not take advantage of the assistance provided by their elected officials. They can help with support letters.

Elected Officials 52

Elected Officials Fundraising Local Government Nonprofit 52

Barrett & Greene

JANUARY 11, 2023

Episode One: Data Quality Over the course of years, as we’ve closely followed the work of state and local performance auditors, a somewhat bleak thought is with us. Take Virginia’s December 2022 report about the behavioral health services delivered by its Community Service Boards (CSBs). Another example.

Legislation 52

Legislation Nonprofit Laws Local Government 52

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MAY 17, 2022

As I’ve written before , both our state constitution and the Machinery Act (the collection of state statutes that govern property taxes) require that all local governments across North Carolina play by the same property tax rules. Without any exclusions or exemptions, Tina’s 2022 property tax bill would be $3,500.

Laws 40

Laws Local Government Housing Legislation 40

AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

Before I came to Amazon Web Services (AWS) as an executive government advisor, I spent years as a local government chief information officer (CIO). Comprehensive policies, processes, and in some cases legislation must be put in place to make sure it is protected.

Public Sector 130

Public Sector Management Leadership Local Government 130

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MAY 11, 2023

Strengthening the city around buildings with meaning and architectural character is the way to go (" Urbanism obituaries, 2022 | Death clusters of people, buildings and organizations as an indicator of institutional failure "). So I was surprised to see it recognized in a recent article.

Housing 91

Housing Laws Legislation Local Government 91

zencity

MARCH 20, 2023

By invitation of the Solonian Democracy Institute , and alongside delegates from 60 countries, I was asked to speak to the value and contribution of Zencity to practices of direct democracy in the local governments we work with. The Future of Democracy The forum began by referencing the 2022 Global State of Democracy Report.

Laws 96

Laws Voting Engagement Legislation 96

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 3, 2023

The borrower of a conventional mortgage benefits tremendously from the evolution of the TBA market, which was not centrally planned or created by legislation but evolved over several decades as a collaboration between government mortgage agencies and the bond trading and investing community. 18] See the article from September 2018.

Housing 59

Housing Advocacy Government Development 59

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 26, 2023

The Growth Machine thesis from urban sociology is focused on local government, and how political and economic elites, despite seemingly intra-elite competition, are united on a real estate focused pro-growth agenda, since real estate development is the primary source of revenue and economic activity for local governments. "

Local Government 52

Local Government Economic Development Outreach Campaign 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 9, 2023

I write that for the most part, DC's legislators have it pretty good. But the fact is that Congress does have the final authority on approving local legislation, even though the DC Home Rule Act of 1973 pretty much created local control of local governance. decision ," Washington Post ).

Public Safety 52

Public Safety Legislation Voting Laws 52