Death and Taxes

MARCH 27, 2023

Local governments in North Carolina are required to engage citizens in their budget process by following the guidelines set forth by the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act. For example, some governments hold community meetings or town hall events specifically to discuss the budget and gather feedback from citizens.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 8, 2024

That means you must implement security measures that protects sensitive data from unauthorized access. Have you strategized and budgeted for enhanced security? As you make your services more accessible online for your constituents, unfortunately, it can also open the door to cyber criminals.

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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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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

"Now integrated into its seventh consecutive year of budget development, PBB is the framework within which all budget decisions are made." The City of Boulder, Colorado is one of the fiercest proponents of priority based budgeting (PBB) in the nation. Boulder has recently published their 2017 Recommended Budget.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

Louis struggle with resource constraints and grapple with the significant challenges cities face in balancing budgets, maintaining public services and managing infrastructure needs. It results from past budget deficits and requires ongoing management through interest and principal repayments.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 1, 2024

If hearing about nonprofit budgets makes you cringe a little ( or a lot ), keep reading. In 2024, the grant landscape for nonprofits has evolved significantly, emphasizing the need for meticulous financial planning and transparent budgeting to meet funder expectations. We’ve got you.

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Social Pinpoint

JULY 28, 2024

In recent years, there has been a noticeable rise in individuals receiving compensation for their participation in community engagement initiatives. As a practitioner in this field, it’s crucial to understand the benefits and challenges of compensating individuals for their time and efforts in community engagement initiatives.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Cunningham notes that for cities, the goal is not just to acquire technology, but to implement solutions that enhance public services, improve efficiency and demonstrate responsible use of taxpayer funds—in both the short and long term. Prioritize stakeholder engagement, including community input.

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GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

But real change requires an engaged workforce. Ask if the result will justify the time and budget required. Establish metrics up front so you can compare the “before and after” as each step is implemented. When planning for transformation, we often focus on the technology and expect the workplace culture to follow. Gregg said.

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Partnership for Public Service

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Coming one year after the release of the PMA vision , the event featured a keynote from Cristin Dorgelo, senior advisor for management at the Office of Management and Budget, on making the PMA vision a reality. Focusing on implementation. While the PMA serves as a roadmap, she said, implementation is key to achieving results.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 12, 2024

With many constraints and demands on local budgets, getting additional resources can be difficult—forcing educators to do more with less. Educators know that more resources can help provide personalized approaches that better address students’ individual learning needs.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Overcoming financial hurdles and demonstrating the value of crime centers The financial barrier is one of the most significant challenges to implementing this technology. Community engagement: Building relationships within the community is also essential. Several strategies will help clients navigate the budgetary challenges.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Office of Personnel Management charged federal agencies to develop and implement diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) plans. At AmeriCorps, that meant embedding DEIA in human resources and strategic plans and engaging with all stakeholders. “We

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Social Pinpoint

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Learn how you can also create positive project outcomes with your online community engagement platform of choice. DCTA’s ambitious public involvement project required a flexible suite of online community engagement tools to easily gather informed feedback from residents. Keep your public engagement “hub” up to date.

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Social Pinpoint

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Closing the loop with a comprehensive community engagement report shows respect and encourages further participation. If you invite people to participate in a community engagement project, then you need to report back to them about what you heard and how their input was used. Describe who you engaged. Outline what you heard.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 14, 2023

Areas of improvement often include employee productivity, increasing customer engagement, and robust cyber security. Short-term targets could be the general implementation of a Mobile Device Management solution, which will set up the basis of device management and immediately increase device visibility and assist device configuration.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

have implemented online payment systems, which are essential for providing convenience and accessibility to taxpayers. Delays and difficulties in collecting payments can lead to significant shortfalls in municipal budgets, limiting the funds available for public services and infrastructure projects. Furthermore, a mere 4.9%

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GovLoop

APRIL 18, 2024

For example, a system upgrade can slow employees’ computers if they’re dated and need reconfiguring and budget constraints have prevented an agency from replacing older equipment. The objective is to implement strategies that effect and control change and help people adapt to it. What is Change Management? What is Change Management?

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Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Understanding Proposal Budgets a. Budget Preparation and Review b. Key Budgeting Concepts VI. Not only will the funder require one, but they may expect to have significant input on your M&E plan, to the point of telling you the indicators you should use; this level of engagement is not uncommon in government-funded grants.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In today’s fast-paced and budget-conscious public sector environment, efficient procurement practices are more crucial than ever. Additionally, financial incentives and rebates offered through cooperative agreements can further enhance these savings, providing much-needed budget relief for public sector organizations.

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Microsoft Public Sector

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Introduction This white paper explores the philosophy and implementation strategy of the Federal Responsible and Secure Artificial Intelligence (AI) Sandbox, an initiative aimed at promoting responsible and secure AI practices within federal government agencies.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

" This approach ensures every decision council makes is viewed through a priority lens. " - Mayor Roxanne Carr Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada, is leading the way in priority based business planning and budgeting. This approach is now being recommended to all PBB implementers using Strathcona’s training materials.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

With this update to the program, the value of promotional credit an organization can receive will be based on the size of their annual operations budgets. These organizations are implementing cloud technology solutions to deliver enhanced services, scaled support, and innovative solutions to those they serve.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

gives agencies flexibility in implementing requirements defined in Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum (M) 19-26 so they can adapt to the evolving IT landscape that includes cloud services, mobile devices, and remote work. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Trusted Internet Connections (TIC) 3.0

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Grant Consulting Services, LLC

MAY 30, 2024

Executing the process must be done before implementation to achieve the overall objective – whether it’s project success internally or externally through grant funding. You will work on how to implement your project activities, including timelines, resources, and staffing as it relates to your SMART Goals.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The second cohort of the county's Community Planning Lab wrapped up last month after the class spent weeks learning about urban development and design, planning and zoning, public engagement, affordable housing, transportation, land use and more. Citizen engaged planning practice. Participatory Budgeting initiatives.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 9, 2024

To help public schools across Canada implement cloud-based cybersecurity solutions, AWS is investing $5 million CAD in AWS promotional credits to new and existing AWS customers. Addressing vulnerabilities to cyber threats, particularly ransomware, empowers schools with limited budgets to build advanced protection and recovery systems.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This blog post provides technical guidance for UK organisations to implement their landing zone in-line with guidance from the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) using the LZA. Once you have formed the team delivering your cloud foundation, you can use the following guidance to help implement the solution.

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Google Public Sector

JULY 28, 2022

To help alleviate this, the study recommends that institutions implement school-wide programs around social and emotional learning. Many schools, especially in higher education, need a digital way to engage with their remote learners. Program costs can also be prohibitive for schools with tight budgets. This can be challenging.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Skowera not only sees engagement benefits from offering virtual options, but also environmental and budgetary advantages. They also implemented an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to allow constituents to communicate with the office outside business hours. Engagement as an Agency-wide Priority. Get the guide. Favorite.

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Partnership for Public Service

AUGUST 27, 2024

Improving the customer experience First, we welcomed two finalists in the Sammies’ Emerging Leaders category: Andrea Fletcher , chief digital strategy officer for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Kyle Gardiner , a senior policy analyst at the Office of Management and Budget.

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Barrett & Greene

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Back a year ago, for example, we wrote that phase one of the city’s efforts – notably priority-based budgeting (PBB) –involved three departments: police, human resources and transportation and public works. A couple of other initiatives that Cooke talked about a year ago were to begin implementing both Lean Six Sigma and Sunrise Reviews.

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Barrett & Greene

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Back a year ago, for example, we wrote that phase one of the city’s efforts – notably priority-based budgeting (PBB) –involved three departments: police, human resources and transportation and public works. A couple of other initiatives that Cooke talked about a year ago were to begin implementing both Lean Six Sigma and Sunrise Reviews.

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Barrett & Greene

MAY 8, 2023

by Dawa Hitch, Communication and Public Engagement Director, Asheville, North Carolina. This process helped us to hone in on communication and public engagement. That tragic event served as a further catalyst for change in Asheville and it was clear that engagement with the public needed to be improved – and quickly.

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AccessE11

MARCH 14, 2024

Furthermore, the ease of access to information empowers all levels of municipal management to engage with data more directly. Following this, engaging stakeholders in the process and building a comprehensive roadmap for implementation are vital steps that foster organization-wide alignment and support.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

To help provincial and municipal governments implement cloud-based cybersecurity solutions, AWS is investing $5 million CAD in AWS credits to new and existing AWS customers. Addressing vulnerabilities to cyber threats, particularly ransomware, empowers governments with limited budgets to build advanced protection and recovery systems.

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GovLoop

MAY 12, 2023

Skowera not only sees engagement benefits from offering virtual options, but also environmental and budgetary advantages. They also implemented an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to allow constituents to communicate with the office outside business hours. Get the guide Favorite

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