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Community trust is a firefighter’s greatest asset

American City & Country

Firefighters are leaders in their communities charged with setting expectations during emergency situations, but this takes significant relationship-building and cultivating the trust of residents. That means they need ample resources and training to ensure they’re fully equipped to keep their communities safe when disasters unfold.

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How Texas Is Cultivating a Data-Savvy Workforce

GovLoop

Accurate and timely decisions depend on employees knowing how to read, understand, work with and communicate with data,” Cooke said. Communicate: How do I talk about data with others? Employees of a state agency or institution of higher education can request access through the Texas Data Literacy Program site.

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Building Skills for Growth

GovLoop

A Learning Platform Cornerstone’s learning solutions support collaboration and skill-based communities within organizations. They embody “you, me, we” through educational pathways and employee recognition. It brings in that learning at the point when I actually need it,” Dobberowsky explained.

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How to Protect What We Love (People and the Planet) — Episode 144

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

Christina is NRPA’s marketing coordinator and is the brilliant person behind all the fun, inspiring and educational content you see throughout NRPA’s social media channels. Tune in to our full conversation below to learn some simple sustainability tips and how to effectively communicate sustainability efforts with your community.

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Top 3 Tips for Increasing Positive Board Involvement for Grants and Fundraising

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

Now I see that I can play a significant role in helping to educate board members and connect them to fundraising and grant-seeking activities that play to their strengths. It helped to let off some steam, but only temporarily, as nothing changed. Corny but effective.

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

Grant Writing Made Easy

It was impossible to cultivate an academic program without long-term investment, and poor working conditions pushed our majority-contingent faculty members to look for work elsewhere. As I approached tenure, I saw friends on the tenure track leave my university and others for jobs outside of higher education.

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Seating third parties at the risk table

Partnership for Public Service

Federal, state and local agencies, higher education institutions and commercial organizations rely on third parties to provide products and services, and to enable the achievement of their missions. Break down silos, share information and proactively review your risks and opportunities to cultivate a risk averse culture.