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Navigating Your Career in Parks and Recreation

Let's Talk Parks

Park Districts are privately funded organizations that generally have more control over their budget and operations. National: With over 59 National Parks, these federal parks operated by the Department of the Interior. Here are some agencies that you might consider working for with a brief description of each: Park Districts*.

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Preparing to lead through a government shutdown

Partnership for Public Service

If you are a federal employee who supervises others, or you simply want to have a positive impact on your team, your response to these uncertainties requires you to adopt a proactive rather than a reactive approach. Here are some operational approaches to consider in your planning: Be familiar with your agency’s contingency plan.

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Mobile Device Management: How to implement an effective MDM strategy

Open Access Government - Technology News

They now feature prominently in how teams operate and interact with one another and their customers and partners. This includes whether devices are company-issued or employee-owned as part of a BYOD policy, as well as app usage and operating systems, such as Apple or Android. Firstly, consider the operating systems it supports.

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Strategies for Landing Your Dream Job in Parks & Recreation

Let's Talk Parks

S o in those types of facilities, summer operations may go on as planned. But I do just want to say that there are facilities and agencies operating like that. They’re trying to do some things, but it’s just not back to normal operation. Is their budget doing really well? Is their budget not doing well?

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Leaving Academia With Dr. Julie Ann Ward, Dr. Stephanie Weaver, and Dr. Krista Kurlinkus

Grant Writing Made Easy

What we ended up with was about the best we could hope for – I had a teaching-focused position at a big state university and my partner had a lecturer position at a small liberal arts college about an hour away that would very likely turn into a tenure-track position once the school got its budget in order.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

It was established by Congress in 1932 and today consists of 11 regional FHLBanks that operate as one system, cross-guaranteeing each other’s debts. Additionally, other recommendations were made to update aspects of how the FHLBanks operate to reflect the current environment rather than what existed many decades ago.

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The 50 Best City Manager Blogs, Sites, and More

Masters in Public Administration

A city manager is often charged with managing the city’s budget, various offices, and a ton of other responsibilities. Their office is responsible for the effective administration and operation of all municipal services for the entire city. It is the site for the Budget Office of Seattle, Washington.