GovLoop

JANUARY 30, 2023

Why Soft Skills Matter Soft skills — or success skills, as we like to call them at GovLoop — include communication, critical thinking, collaboration and other personal and interpersonal capabilities that help you do your job and work with others. Many soft skill lists begin with communication. Favorite

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AccessE11

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

You need a communication solution that is centralized, real time, and easy to use and access. To be clear, although giving citizens an avenue to report on issues is an important aspect of communication, it is not the only aspect. Communication among the employees of a municipality is also very important.

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Partnership for Public Service

JULY 9, 2024

In the second event of our 2024 Federal Communications Series , Phil Dufresne, senior editor at Axios HQ, delivered a one-hour workshop on how federal communicators can incorporate Smart Brevity into their content. Communication in government is key. Why Smart Brevity? Simple words and phrases have more impact than complex ones.

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Policy Chats

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Dr. McClain has published a broad range of articles dealing with these topics in venues such as the Journal of Consumer Culture, Poetics, and Information, Communication, and Society. He has served on the faculties of Illinois Tech, and the Bard Prison Initiative, where he was also a postdoctoral research fellow.

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A Library Writer's Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

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. This journal will be published twice annually, fall and spring.

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Policy Chats

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Dr. McClain has published a broad range of articles dealing with these topics in venues such as the Journal of Consumer Culture, Poetics, and Information, Communication, and Society. He has served on the faculties of Illinois Tech, and the Bard Prison Initiative, where he was also a postdoctoral research fellow.

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A Library Writer's Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Call for Papers and Peer Reviewers: Serials Librarian Special Issue on the Uses of AI in Scholarly Communication Serials Librarian is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal for the international serials community. Manuscripts will be evaluated on a rolling basis.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 18, 2024

And agencies should realize that their audiences are ever-changing, said Carolina Prieto, Solution Advisor for Digital Communications with Granicus, a company that provides digital experiences to help agencies better serve their constituents. This article appeared in our guide, “ Agencies Draw a New Modernization Blueprint.”

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 9, 2024

Lire cet article en Français Education institutions are increasingly adopting cloud technology to transform the security and efficiency of technology solutions for schools worldwide. Our goal is to expedite the digital evolution of education and safeguard academic settings through cloud computing technology.

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Social Pinpoint

JANUARY 12, 2025

In this article, Ill explore five updated strategies for ensuring your community meetings are accessible in 2025, with a focus on leveraging digital engagement tools. Use Visual and Plain Language Tools Online and Offline Inclusivity begins with clear and accessible communication.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Officials discuss whether the strategies are “living,” if hard-copy backups exist — because electronic documents could be inaccessible during a cyberattack — and which communication options would be available during a major event. “In This article appeared in our guide, “ Going Places: Priorities for State and Local Tech.”

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

From the article: Philadelphia ranks fourth in the country in the average daily number of pedestrians downtown -- behind New York City, Chicago and Boston. Note that the Center City BID is one of the best in the country in terms of addressing such issues.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 8, 2024

By automating repetitive aspects of these essential tasks, healthcare professionals can focus more on communications with patient and personalized care that can create better patient outcomes, and optimize their workload.

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Partnership for Public Service

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

2, the Partnership for Public Service held a virtual workshop to help federal communications professionals learn how to strategically frame government success stories. He stressed the need to establish a specific goal of what you want your audience to do, and know and feel from the message you are communicating. “We Keep it simple.

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Super Library Marketing

MARCH 25, 2024

I feel like this willingness to help others is common among library staff; libraries truly are a special place for community collaboration!” She’s now the Communications Coordinator at the Newberry Library , a non-circulating research and cultural archive library in Chicago. Lili still spends nearly every day at the library.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Lire cet article en français The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre) , a part of the Communications Security Establishment Canada , was established in 2018 under Canada’s National Cyber Security Strategy. The Cyber Centre is the nation’s centralized source for expert cybersecurity advice, services, and support.

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Barrett & Greene

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The following are extracted – largely with verbatim passages – from articles and columns we wrote for Route Fifty, Government Finance Review, the IBM Center for the Business of Government and this website. North Carolina has set up formal ways for government departments to communicate research needs to universities across the state.

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Let's Talk Parks

MAY 6, 2021

In this article, I want to talk about how technology CAN work for parks and recreation professionals, even though the learning curve may seem challenging. How will we communicate? Is email enough, or should we look at tools like Slack or Twist for text communication? My advice… try to avoid it. Tackle one problem at a time.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

With the latest AI large language models we can’t predict exactly what it will output, but it will do a good job at writing an article or creating poetry. Similarly, individuals with communications expertise provide a great counterpart to AI cybersecurity technology. Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is different.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 30, 2024

Hands down, they selected: unclear expectations, poor communications with supervisors and lack of adequate training. Some supervisors are great with flexibility, cross-training and communication, and some are not good … Some supervisors are not convinced that culture matters.” “Too

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Furthermore, although the individual created the Tik Tok post, the individual did not, single-handedly, create the work environment or quality of communication. Increased incentives help, but also, improved communication, delegation, onboarding, mentoring, and paths to advancement. But how to do that?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Users can deploy the proof-of-concept in their own AWS accounts, and use it as a baseline for the implementation of ground segment architectures to communicate with their own satellites.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Communicate outside the grant cycle with foundations new to your organization and those who are steady supporters. Get old-fashioned and send them a handwritten note with an article that may be of interest. Building in those layers of communication can foster stronger working relationships.

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Social Pinpoint

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Plan to spend a lot of time in your engagement process – prepare, consult, and report It’s important to engage with members of your community, from the very beginning of your consultation, and to remain communication even after your project, to help create long lasting relationships. This article was updated from 2018.

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Super Library Marketing

AUGUST 22, 2022

They theorize the added characters increase engagement because they can communicate more value to the recipient. For context, the Monday articles here on Super Library Marketing run between 1,000 and 1,500 words each. Write longer paragraphs at beginning of the article. Ideal blog post length: 2,000 words. That’s a lot of words!

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Super Library Marketing

JUNE 10, 2024

When looking for communication solutions for a niche audience, bring everyone to the table,” advises Claudine. For myself and my team, it is incredibly helpful to understand what is trying to be communicated, to whom, and why. The next article will be published on Monday, June 24. I’m always inspired by what they are doing!”

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

This can come in the form of a website or app where residents can copy links directly from social media, like articles or posts and verify whether or not the news is valid. This creates greater transparency around all local government communications and assures residents they can trust and rely on information across all government channels.

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GovLoop

JULY 6, 2023

Clearly communicate an automation initiative’s aims and how it will and will not affect employees. Such skills include “communication, complex analytical skills that often require careful judgements of multiple factors, and creativity,” according to a study by the Brookings Institution. Meet people where they are.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 19, 2024

Business intelligence – You can use Amazon QuickSight to create intuitive reports and dashboards that effectively communicate insights from the forecast data. Data query – You can utilize Amazon Athena for data querying services to extract and manipulate forecast results for further analysis. Figure 3.

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Super Library Marketing

MARCH 11, 2024

When the Communications Manager role was created at FCPL in 2021 I jumped at the chance to use my skills and experience to promote the library to a wider audience.” Like many of you, Leslie is a marketing and communications department of one. It’s a great mix of literary humor, art, and community. Here’s her favorite piece.)

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GovLoop

JUNE 30, 2023

The proxies are deployed alongside each instance of a service to communicate with the other services in the system, handling all calls to and from a service, including authentication and authorization, encryption and others. Networks: Maintaining network segmentation while allowing authorized communication between components.

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Social Pinpoint

AUGUST 3, 2022

You might have planned your community engagement initiative perfectly, but if people aren’t aware of it, it’s impossible for them to engage. This Guide will walk you through an integrated communications plan.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

This article from the Stanford Social Innovation Review also mentions grantmakers adopting an “equity lens” and responding to “global and political crises” as equitable grantmaking practices. The Stanford Social Innovation Review article I mentioned above also highlights some grantmakers who have adopted equitable grantmaking processes.

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Social Pinpoint

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Inclusive community engagement is more than just a strategyits a cornerstone of meaningful connections and shared progress. In saying this, many organizations are implementing innovative and inclusive approaches to ensure diverse voices are heard and valued within the community.

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Social Pinpoint

AUGUST 29, 2023

So, how should you be using AI in your community engagement initiatives? Personalized Content and Communication AI can analyze vast amounts of data to understand individual community members’ preferences and interests. This means you can help keep members informed and engaged while saving a lot of time finessing content.

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GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Communicate. Communicate at every step of the way. Consistent communication from leadership on a regular basis is important to reach everyone in the organization.”. “At This article is an excerpt from GovLoop’s virtual summit e-book, “ Four Ways to Help Your Workforce Embrace New Tech.”

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Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

It has been found to alleviate strain on health systems, giving people the opportunity to communicate with their care providers more easily than ever. A doctor in every pocket Telemedicine has been the focus of many policy reforms around the world following its expanded use at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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