AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Noah Harlan, left, and Kiip colleagues at Homeless Connect Day event in Los Angeles. About to be handcuffed, the individual remembered their Kiip account. They explained to the officers that HOPICS set them up with an account that saved all of their identifying documents when they first entered the shelter.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Floods are one of the most devastating events to strike a community—costly in terms of lives lost, damaged or destroyed homes, economic disruption, and damage to critical infrastructure. annual chance (500-year) flood events based on historic data. Current extreme rainfall events are often beyond the 1% or 0.2% The 1% and 0.2%

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

For example, a recent directive from the US Government’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) requires all US federal government agencies to transition to electronic records by June 30, 2024. The action triggers an AWS Lambda document classifier function through event notifications.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 1, 2024

If hearing about nonprofit budgets makes you cringe a little ( or a lot ), keep reading. In 2024, the grant landscape for nonprofits has evolved significantly, emphasizing the need for meticulous financial planning and transparent budgeting to meet funder expectations. We’ve got you.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

While budget-conscious K12 organizations might be reluctant to invest in new initiatives, the cloud allows the chance to experiment—and even expand—successful programs. There were many variables to account for—language, culture, urban versus rural—as they approached potential new locations.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

Hilary Tam, AWS principal sustainability transformation lead, noted that IDC Europe, a leading research consultancy, identified that 62 percent of large EMEA organisations will spend at least 5 percent of their IT budgets on sustainability actions in 2025.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 31, 2023

They spend money on fundraising and overhead activities to secure individual donations, increase marketing, host fundraising events, and submit and manage grants. An accounting of every penny is necessary. But foundations never want to fund 100% of a nonprofit, which means nonprofits must diversify their funding streams.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 31, 2024

The further behind your technology is, the more financially difficult modernization becomes because agencies must anticipate their budgets years in advance — often before the tools they need fully exist, Kowalski said. “Not only are you not benefiting from what these tools can provide, … you also can’t contribute anything,” she added.

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Death and Taxes

MARCH 27, 2023

Local governments in North Carolina are required to engage citizens in their budget process by following the guidelines set forth by the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act. In addition to these legal requirements, many local governments in North Carolina have taken further steps to engage citizens in the budget process.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

OCTOBER 30, 2022

I get more questions about budgets and nonprofit financial information than any other component of grant writing. This is such a huge topic, but I will say that one of the first things you need to do if you haven’t already is hire an accountant who specializes in nonprofits. 5: Keep your finances in order. 8: Learn to love revision.

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Let's Talk Parks

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

From special events, to team sports, to cultural programs, the responsibility to provide quality programs and services to all members of the community is incredibly essential. Have you ever experienced: a limited budget? So in Columbus, we had a zero marketing budget. You can learn how others overcome obstacles similar to yours.

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Super Library Marketing

AUGUST 5, 2024

We needed to start fresh with a ‘mobile first’ mindset, simplify the navigation structure, integrate new event software that made our program calendar more visually appealing, and incorporate a blog to position ourselves as thought leaders in our community and the larger Wyoming library community.”

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Super Library Marketing

OCTOBER 3, 2022

It keeps people accountable. You must become an expert on the event, service, or item you will promote. If you have a budget, decide how you’ll spend it during this step. It includes my suggestions for the timing of promotional tactics for an event or service promotion. It sets deadlines. How easy is it to use?

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Microsoft Public Sector

AUGUST 11, 2022

Budgets and personnel resources are not easy to come by for mitigation efforts; thus, one avenue worth exploring is simplification and unification of data governance. Regardless, State/City/County CIOs and CISOs have the task to protect and govern this data throughout its lifecycle no matter where the data resides.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 19, 2022

But making a to-do list or a calendar of events was not enough to provide full clarity. I wanted to make sure I made the right contacts at each event and that I learned something valuable about the sector. Of course, I had to take the specifics of the job description into account.

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Partnership for Public Service

MARCH 22, 2023

6 event hosted by the Partnership for Public Service and Deloitte & Touche LLP that featured two panelists: Jason Bruno , director of the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration’s Office of Trust Risk, Evaluation and Compliance. This blog draws from a Feb. Where possible, place risk and internal control functions within the same office.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Having already summoned fresh reserves of resilience throughout the disruptive events of 2022, local councils are now tasked with digging even deeper to contend with a cost-of-living crisis that shows no sign of relenting. With soaring inflation leaving local government facing a funding gap of £3.4 Can outsourcing provide an answer?

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Each Hub was given a particular theme, such as “strategic operations and innovation,” “accountability and compliance” or “community engagement and experience,” to name a few. Members hold each other accountable, according to Earp. “I Earp speaks at a Fourth of July event in Hutto in 2023. ‘I

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 28, 2024

Here’s a closer look at what makes the current period especially tough for securing nonprofit grants: Economic Uncertainty Global economic instability , fueled by fluctuating markets, political unrest, and unforeseen global events like pandemics, has increased uncertainty.

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Partnership for Public Service

JANUARY 23, 2023

A 2019 Government Accountability Office report found that 13 of 16 agencies reviewed had saved $291 million by transitioning to the cloud. Cloud migration projects, like any complex IT initiatives, are susceptible to running over budget and behind schedule. View event details and register to attend here.

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Partnership for Public Service

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The Partnership for Public Service and Guidehouse held an event on October 26 to release a new report, Building a Data Foundation: The Role of Data and Evidence in Advancing the President’s Management Agenda. Focusing on implementation. While the PMA serves as a roadmap, she said, implementation is key to achieving results.

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Government Technology Insider

JUNE 25, 2024

As projects and priorities change, tools, accounts, and workspaces may fall out of use, even though they are still taking up licenses, storage space, and budget. By enabling audit logs, agencies can record user and administrative events that can be referred to in the case of unauthorized access or data breaches.

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Let's Talk Parks

MARCH 2, 2022

My fingers are in quotes here because we know it’s not normal, but they’re trying to make programs and events and things feel special. The park district only receives about 5% of the community’s tax dollars, and the rest of a very small portion of our budget is tax funded. Is their budget doing really well?

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Grant Central USA

AUGUST 24, 2023

Be Specific and Realistic in Budgeting: A detailed and well-structured budget is essential for demonstrating transparency and accountability. Budget : Provide a detailed budget that outlines how grant funds will be used. Unrealistic Budget : An unrealistic or poorly detailed budget can raise red flags for funders.

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Grant Central USA

AUGUST 24, 2023

Be Specific and Realistic in Budgeting: A detailed and well-structured budget is essential for demonstrating transparency and accountability. Budget : Provide a detailed budget that outlines how grant funds will be used. Unrealistic Budget : An unrealistic or poorly detailed budget can raise red flags for funders.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Recent geopolitical events in Ukraine have further increased this drive, with Germany, for example, doubling its defence spending almost overnight. This poses a significant opportunity to harness the innovation budget toward the responsible development of data-driven systems. In 2020, countries globally spent $1.9

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 22, 2024

I believe in conferences can be great training events. Park People of Canada does local events and a national conference. But a series of programs/training events doesn't have to rise to the level of a conference. (The They started this as a budget measure in the 1970s (now Harford County, Maryland does something similar too).

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Partnership for Public Service

JANUARY 12, 2023

Hosted by the Public Service Leadership Institute and the Senior Executives Association, the event convened more than a thousand participants in person and virtually to hear from keynote speakers, to network, and to learn from leaders inside and outside government. What’s at stake?

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iGrantWriters

DECEMBER 19, 2021

  Encourage the development of a strong civil society that upholds the values of transparency, accountability, and good governance   The U.S. funded elements of the event (performances, lectures, screenings) must generally be accessible to the public free of charge. based partners.    2. Embassy seeks to support Panamaâ??s

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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. Lynch writes on everything from the budget to public service. There are also interactive resources on the budget for the viewing. One of the latest posts was on the proposed budget.

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Public Purpose - An Independent Advisory Company

JUNE 5, 2021

It was a mood and output well captured by the event’s motive force, Tom Burton, in his excellent piece right after the event. How does Australian democracy stop eating itself alive, burdened with growing levels of distrust and disengagement and invest instead in the steady rise of respect, mutual regard and accountability?

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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. Truthful study of event tourism finds that the economic impact of spending is much more limited than touted.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MAY 16, 2022

By most accounts, the need for affordable housing across North Carolina is massive. A local government therefore must exercise oversight of the budgets for construction and operation of the housing project to ensure that the public subsidy is going to LMI persons and not toward other activities of the third party.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The US Office of Management and Budget published M-21-31 , a memorandum for federal government agencies to define event logging requirements related to cybersecurity incidents. The memorandum defines various event logging (EL) tiers and the log data that must be captured for various log categories. AWS Security Hub.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 10, 2024

Introduction The high level of closing costs has been placed onto housing policy’s front burner by two recent events. As documented in the Government Accountability Office (GAO) study referenced in Part 1, homebuyers will almost always defer to a third party involved in the purchase transaction to select a title insurer.

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Microsoft Public Sector

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum 21-31, which centers on system logs for services both within authorization boundaries and deployed on Cloud Service Offerings (CSOs). MITRE ATT&CK® is a public knowledge base outlining adversary tactics and techniques based on observed events.

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Public Purpose - An Independent Advisory Company

JULY 22, 2021

About 60% of Americans liked the plan, and it is likely to be more popular still now that checks from the Child Tax Credit extended in it began hitting parents’ bank accounts on July 15. The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 suspended the debt ceiling—the amount the country can borrow—only until July 31 of this year. This larger, $3.5

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