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Cleveland’s new strategic plan focuses on making city government work better

American City & Country

The mayor’s purpose that day was to introduce his new 10-year operational strategic plan to an audience of some 500 employees—a plan intended to modernize the way government works, make services more accessible, empower the city workforce and improve the city’s financial outlook. Its new strategic plan shows the way.

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Happy Sad app leverages AWS generative AI to improve student well-being

AWS Public Sector Blog

Collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for the strategic planning, scaling, and launching of the app was the clear choice, according to Oldknow. Using artificial intelligence (AI) to engage students and empower teachers The Happy Sad app serves a dual purpose.

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Goal-Setting Tips from a Strategic Planning & Reporting Expert

GovLoop

Chief Executive for ​Strategic Planning and Reporting,​ U.S. His first piece of advice for goal setting was to get everyone on the same page when it comes to the strategic plan of your agency, which means meeting with senior leadership, as well as frontline supervisors, so everyone knows their role and how they contribute. “You

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Effective Library Internal Communication Is Not Impossible! Libraries Share Tips for Keeping Staff Up to Date, Engaged, and Happy

Super Library Marketing

Relevant: Create goals that develop your library staff members, serve your community, and connect to your library’s overall strategic plan. This timeframe will ensure you are accountable to the staff. It will also prompt you to reflect on how your plan is progressing, and change direction if you encounter any issues.

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HELPING LOCAL FINANCE LEADERS RATE THEIR BUDGETING PRACTICES

Barrett & Greene

When respondents were asked how well they integrated with their organization wide strategic plan, 61 percent said the effort was excellent or good. As Kobayashi told us, “Focusing on inputs rather than outcomes makes the budget less interesting to external stakeholders, and also makes collaboration a greater challenge.

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GRANTEGY: Don’t Leave Your Grants to Chance Series

Grant Consulting Services, LLC

When seeking grants, transparency in budgeting demonstrates accountability and professionalism and fosters trust with grantmakers. Evaluation Planning – Evaluation should not be an afterthought. Develop a framework for planning, implementing, and measuring your project’s outcomes during the design stage.

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Programming for Success in Parks and Recreation

Let's Talk Parks

So during our summer account planning meeting, our staff were saying that, okay, we’re losing our older kids, our eleven and twelve year olds. How can we incorporate technology in our summer camp so that the kids are able to have fun and do what they want to do, but they’re still able to be engaged in our program?