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Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation uses AWS to advance cutting-edge pediatric cancer research worldwide

AWS Public Sector Blog

ALSF user experience research revealed that childhood cancer researchers often spent up to 30% of their time searching through repositories of public data, downloading and processing datasets, and comparing results across datasets. How one nonprofit uses AWS to amplify citizen advocacy across Africa.

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Data Lake for Nonprofits – powered by AWS and Salesforce.org now available to help unleash data insights

AWS Public Sector Blog

“We believe this is a key step in realizing our dream of being the primary destination for all myeloma patients we serve across our founding principles — research, support, education, and advocacy.”. How Data Lake for Nonprofits works. Data Lake for Nonprofits – Powered by AWS is a web-based workflow that you can deploy in your AWS account.

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What’s Going on in State & Local?

GovLoop

Priorities for States Each year, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) publishes federal advocacy priorities that represent areas of focus for the upcoming year and how states can collaborate with federal agencies, Congress, the White House and strategic partners.

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What can neighbors do about vacant buildings and lots?

Center for Community Progress

Download this worksheet to help you identify who’s in charge of what in your community. If your community doesn’t have any neighborhood groups, consider starting one; download our template neighborhood group strategy. See page 5 of the Resident Workbook for tips on how to find local groups to get involved with.

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Building Resilience: Leveraging Innovative Partnerships and Low Cost Capital to Meet Affordable Single-Family Housing Needs

Center for Community Progress

Click here to download the full chapter and read more insights on tackling vacancy and abandonment from the nation’s leading experts. In response, ANDP’s board of directors unanimously voted to redirect all organization programming (housing development, lending, and advocacy) toward combating metro Atlanta’s devastating tide of foreclosures.

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Simplifying the Online Employee Onboarding Process in Park Agencies

Let's Talk Parks

Like any point of strategic adoption of technology, advocacy and support from your colleagues is often the missing link with adoption. And as a bonus, you could even create a printable with your mission, vision, and values and allow staff to download it for their offices and work stations. You’re making real progress.

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How to Rise Up for Parks and Recreation This July — Episode 116

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

So, all month long, NRPA will be highlighting the amazing impact that park and recreation professionals are having on their communities – so right off the bat, make sure you’re following NRPA on social media ( Facebook , Instagram , Twitter and LinkedIn ) to catch some of these amazing stories.