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What’s the deal with rural land banks? A Q&A with West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation Executive Director Taylor Bennett

Center for Community Progress

We spoke with Taylor Bennett , Executive Director of the West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation (WVLSC). In their previous role at the West Virginia Community Development Hub, Bennett worked as the primary statewide convener and advocate for land bank-based policies. Bennett has served as the Executive Director of WVLSC since 2021.

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CFP: Journal of Advancement, Communication, and Development in Academic Libraries #OpenAccess

A Library Writer's Blog

The Journal of Advancement, Communication, and Development in Academic Libraries (open access journal) publishes articles that offer strategies and case studies for practical application of strategic fundraising and communication in academic libraries. A user account must be created to submit an article or section item for review.

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CFP: Item Not Found: Accounting for Loss in Libraries, Archives and Other Heritage and Memory Organizations - Virtual Conference, March 8-9, 2023

A Library Writer's Blog

Collectors are increasingly willing to confront processes of repatriation, reparation and restitution, and other forms of deaccessioning, and vocabularies of ownership are giving way to those of stewardship, custody, and post-custody.

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Get Your Data House in Order

GovLoop

Since then, agencies including the Department of Defense (DoD) have developed their own policies to implement those goals. Collective data stewardship Ensure accountability throughout the data life cycle. In 2024, agencies will need to get their data in shape to make the most of it. Here are ways to carry out each principle.

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Getting drugs to market faster through better health data management on AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Research and development (R&D) is the first and most critical stage in a medicine’s journey from lab to patient. This approach has important implications for organizations dealing with protected health information (PHI), complying with ISO 27001, GxP guidelines, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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The Philosophy of the Federal Cyber Data Lake (CDL): A Thought Leadership Approach

Microsoft Public Sector

Cost optimization and ongoing evaluation are crucial, as is investing in training and skill development. If data is consolidated in a central monolithic, stringent data stewardship is crucial, especially concerning data segmentation, access controls, and classification.

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Transforming Cleveland Vacant Lots into an Urban Farm

Center for Community Progress

She attended housing court to hold inspectors and policymakers accountable and spent every spare moment providing opportunities for her neighbors to learn job skills, from baking to data entry. Taking care of and repurposing vacant land, or “vacant land stewardship,” is therefore a critical part of what land banks across the country do.

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