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Why the Budget Matters

Grant Consulting Services, LLC

One word: budget. In the land of grantmaking, it’s essential to have a budget in place because grantmakers want to know that your financial situation is reasonable and how you plan on spending the money if awarded. The budget should show potential funders EXACTLY where their funds will be directed. Don’t make stuff up.

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CPBB Teams with Toledo Regional Chamber to Bring Priority Based Budgeting to the City of Toledo, Ohio

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

"The Toledo Chamber’s jointly funded venture with the City is the first of its kind public-private partnership in the world to bring Priority Based Budgeting into a community." At the Center for Priority Based Budgeting (CPBB) , we're constantly impressed and amazed at just how innovative local government communities can be.

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What It’s Like to Be a Parks and Recreation Director

Let's Talk Parks

But what I do is a lot of budget management, managing our personel, day to day operations of our facilities. I might be counseling a lifeguard or I might be overseeing a dance event, or I might be working on a budget workshop. I like to say we are the best small town parks and rec agency in the world. And I really believe that.

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CFP: Small and Strategic Pre-Conference - Michigan Library Association Annual Conference - October 15, 2024 (Traverse City, Michigan)

A Library Writer's Blog

Breakout tracks will focus on Technology, Programming, and Stewardship. We are looking for proposals that elevate the ideas of intellectual freedom, equity, and collaboration, with a focus on digital literacy, de-escalation, underutilized resources, capital improvements, making a difference on a limited budget, passive programming, and more.

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Reflection on public service leadership in the new year

Partnership for Public Service

Our government maintains an annual budget of more than $6 trillion to provide benefits and services to the more than 330 million people who live in our country. These include stewardship of public trust, commitment to public good, becoming self-aware, engaging others, leading change and achieving results. What’s at stake?

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Approaches to Rural Property Vacancy in Law and Policy

Center for Community Progress

Many rural communities lack budgets, expertise, community groups, and other resources to address rural vacancy. Vacant properties are, by and large, a local government issue, and urban and rural local governments are fundamentally different in size.

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

Microsoft Public Sector

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum 21-31, which centers on system logs for services both within authorization boundaries and deployed on Cloud Service Offerings (CSOs). It is debatable whether a centralized IT team can cater to the diverse needs and unique challenges of every agency.