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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

Across the country, small and rural communities grapple with economic challenges and an aging housing stock that leads to similar outcomes: a flood of VAD properties that threaten the health, safety, and resilience of these residents. We spoke with Taylor Bennett , Executive Director of the West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation (WVLSC).

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Get Your Data House in Order

GovLoop

Collective data stewardship Ensure accountability throughout the data life cycle. Here are ways to carry out each principle. Data is a strategic asset Leverage data for both immediate and lasting benefits. Understand the value of your data. Assign specific data management-related roles. Set uniform security and privacy policies.

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Transforming Cleveland Vacant Lots into an Urban Farm

Center for Community Progress

Drive 15 minutes southeast from the heart of downtown Cleveland and you’ll find an unexpected sight: a working urban farm, complete with a burgeoning fruit orchard, chicken coop, and hoop houses. The house is the “ de facto second, third, and fourth responder serving the impoverished residents of the Mt.

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How to Prevent and Reduce Illegal Dumping

Center for Community Progress

And Illegal dumpers are hard to find and hold accountable, so they often return. Check out our vacant land projects database for examples of vacant land stewardship and reuse. No one wants to look at a dump site when they leave the house. Increase awareness and availability of proper disposal options.

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

Microsoft Public Sector

A CDL is a capability to assimilate and house vast quantities of security data, whether in its raw form or as derivatives of original logs. 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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CRA Podcast Episodes

CRA Today

Class equity enables students to open their own “bank account,” through which they practice earning classroom dollars, saving, and spending in a safe environment. The CFE Fund’s national Bank On platform supports local coalition and financial institution efforts to connect consumers to safe, affordable bank accounts: [link].

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How AWS can enable the Government of Canada’s 2023-2026 Data Strategy

AWS Public Sector Blog

Advancing data governance and stewardship practices to build trust and enable secure data sharing between departments, including safeguarding privacy. Just as a shaky foundation undermines even the sturdiest house, flawed data diminishes the value of the most advanced algorithms. What’s next?