Center for Community Progress

OCTOBER 28, 2024

They pose social, economic, health, and environmental hazards to communities and residents. Addressing these properties requires intervention at multiple points and systems—and one powerful tool many communities use to address vacancy and promote equitable development is the land bank. 46), and even a community apiary (pg.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

the Accelerator supports government technology (GovTech) startups as they develop innovative solutions enabling justice and public safety agencies to better serve their communities. The AWS GovTech Accelerator was created to support the development of technologies that can address these challenges.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This year’s winners of the Go Further, Faster award include: Crisis Text Line is developing applications based on large language models (LLMs), to enhance highly-nuanced crisis conversations at a level of depth and speed not attainable in the past, ultimately decreasing time to intervention for individuals at risk of harming themselves or others.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

JUNE 28, 2023

Arts education can be a powerful tool for youth and community development. By using art as a vehicle, cities have been able to encourage social connection, incorporate youth voices into community-wide conversations, and help young people develop their identities.

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Social Pinpoint

AUGUST 24, 2023

With the rise of technology, online community engagement has become a powerful tool for public participation. But how can we foster community engagement among the younger generation? Empowering the youth with online community engagement. Shaping future leaders: The youth represents the future of our society.

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Social Pinpoint

AUGUST 9, 2023

Community engagement can have many benefits for universities and colleges. Higher education increases our capacity to solve complex social, economic, and environmental problems. So, it only seems natural that community engagement within universities and colleges can have far-reaching benefits.

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Social Pinpoint

APRIL 16, 2024

So, join us as we explore five inspiring placemaking project examples that empower community engagement. These five initiatives benefit local residents’ specific needs and interests and help beautify our neighbourhoods for increased tourism for future visitors and residing community members for years to come.

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Social Pinpoint

JANUARY 31, 2023

If you want to encourage citizens to tell their stories online, then you need to provide inclusive and welcoming community engagement experiences. A positive user experience (UX) encourages community members to communicate their values and priorities.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

This is why it’s imperative for fire services professionals to be accessible members of the community. We attend public events and meetings as a way of both educating folks on the ins and outs of disaster response and making ourselves available to answer pressing questions.

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Social Pinpoint

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Online community engagement has truly transformed how we connect, communicate, and access information. In this article, we will explore how to combat these challenges by sharing five ways to empower online community engagement in older adults. How Should We Define ‘Older Adults’ in Our Community?

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Social Pinpoint

JUNE 12, 2023

It is no surprise that fostering community involvement in the educational process can have a profound impact on student success. When schools and educational institutions actively engage with their communities, this leads to long-lasting benefits for students, teachers, families, and the wider community.

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Social Pinpoint

APRIL 25, 2023

Are you taking advantage of social media to promote your online community engagement efforts? From keeping your community informed on your newest projects, promoting opportunities to participate, or closing the loop – social media can be incredibly helpful.

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Social Pinpoint

JULY 10, 2023

Private community engagement projects empower organizations to foster meaningful connections, facilitate focused discussions, and build stronger relationships with specific groups within their community. Sometimes, you may not want every single community member to provide input.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 8, 2023

Launch of new AWS GovTech Accelerator for startups Justice and public safety customers have told us they need technology solutions to help increase community engagement, deter crime, and reduce recidivism. Learn more about the AWS Partner CRM Connector. The new AWS GovTech Accelerator for startups is a response to that need.

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Decisions That Matter

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Together, her team discovers new ways to solve user problems, builds innovative solutions, and develops creative strategies to drive engagement with the government and supplier communities served by Procurated. Jenny has a broad breadth of public procurement experience in both state government and higher education.

Community Engagement 52

Community Engagement Engagement Implementation Education 52

Iron Sharpens Iron

MARCH 30, 2022

In her role at MVM, Rikeyah leads efforts to improve neighborhood safety, nourish individual and community-wide healing from violence and trauma, and support the personal development and capacities of West Philadelphia residents. Rikeyah is a dedicated mother of one, with a passion for youth outreach and community engagement.

Public Safety 52

Public Safety Coordinator Outreach Community Engagement 52

AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 12, 2023

A system on a mission To fund local efforts to help those affected by homelessness, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants roughly $3 billion annually to local projects combating homelessness. HUD distributes this funding to communities through collective representative bodies known as Continuums of Care (CoCs).

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

JANUARY 17, 2023

I’m thrilled to welcome Vicky Stott, the senior program officer for racial equity and community engagement at the W.K.

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Decisions That Matter

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Genna Gold , the Director of Partner Engagement & Business Development at Procurated, joined the team after long stints at Yelp and TripAdvisor. She leads community engagement initiatives to better understand, serve and bring innovation to procurement professionals.

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Decisions That Matter

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Genna Gold , the Director of Partner Engagement & Business Development at Procurated, joined the team after long stints at Yelp and TripAdvisor. She leads community engagement initiatives to better understand, serve and bring innovation to procurement professionals.

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iGrantWriters

JANUARY 5, 2022

Improve educational programs related to specific topics and content areas of interest to library patrons and community-based users.

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iGrantWriters

DECEMBER 19, 2021

s agency-level goals of championing lifelong learning, strengthening community engagement, and advancing collections stewardship and access, the goals for this program are to: â?¢ Deadline To Apply March 01, 2022

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Policy Chats

JULY 31, 2020

In this episode, psychology professor Aerika Loyd talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about how the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected minority communities in the United States and laid bare the deep roots of systemic racism in America ranging from healthcare inequity to lack of access in education.

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Policy Chats

JULY 31, 2020

In this episode, psychology professor Aerika Loyd talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about how the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected minority communities in the United States and laid bare the deep roots of systemic racism in America ranging from healthcare inequity to lack of access in education.

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Policy Chats

JULY 31, 2020

In this episode, psychology professor Aerika Loyd talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about how the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected minority communities in the United States and laid bare the deep roots of systemic racism in America ranging from healthcare inequity to lack of access in education.

Public Policy 52

Public Policy Community Engagement Public Health Education 52

Decisions That Matter

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Together, her team discovers new ways to solve user problems, builds innovative solutions, and develops creative strategies to drive engagement with the government and supplier communities served by Procurated. Jenny has a broad breadth of public procurement experience in both state government and higher education.

Community Engagement 40

Community Engagement Engagement Implementation Education 40

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 24, 2024

Innovating Educational Content Over the past year, we’ve continued to push the envelope in creating engaging and impactful educational content. Interactive Learning Experiences: Our educational offerings now include more interactive elements, such as live webinars, virtual workshops, and hands-on assignments.

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iGrantWriters

JANUARY 5, 2022

Improve educational programs related to specific topics and content areas of interest to library patrons and community-based users.

Stewardship 40

Stewardship Community Engagement Education Engagement 40

Social Pinpoint

AUGUST 28, 2022

In this article, we’ll explore three benefits of diversity in community engagement: Diversity can help groups to analyze the facts more clearly. So, it’s important to think about how we can capture feedback from as many different community members as possible if we want to make thoughtful, people-led decisions.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

In writing the previous post on schools as neighborhood anchors, I referenced the Planning Whole Communities Toolkit , by the Puget Sound Regional Council.

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Community Engagement Transportation Housing Sustainability 52

Iron Sharpens Iron

MARCH 30, 2022

In her role at MVM, Rikeyah leads efforts to improve neighborhood safety, nourish individual and community-wide healing from violence and trauma, and support the personal development and capacities of West Philadelphia residents. Rikeyah is a dedicated mother of one, with a passion for youth outreach and community engagement.

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A Library Writer's Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

A catalyst for positive action, we work with key stakeholders to develop and implement a pragmatic programme to facilitate the transition towards more accessible, inclusive and sustainable research and education models in the Arab region.

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A Library Writer's Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

These will not be research articles, but are meant to share practical experience with technology development or uses within the library. See [link] index.php/ital/pllw for a list of columns published in this series. Topics we are interested in include the following, but proposals on any other technology topic are welcome.

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A Library Writer's Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

This column will highlight a technology-based project, practice, or innovation from any library in the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) community. These will not be research articles but are meant to share practical experience with technology development or uses within the library. Proposals are due by September 20, 2024.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

as she’s known in many circles — is not only one of the most stylish park and recreation professionals out there, but she also is an expert and an innovator when it comes to change management, professional development, strategic planning and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Since signing on as city manager for fast-growing Hutto in 2022, Earp has leveraged his passions for leadership, finance and education to help reshape the city’s operations with an emphasis on collaboration. Developing the people, helping them succeed, it’s really what city managers ought to be doing,” Earp says. “I

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Center for Community Progress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The fellows travel to learning exchanges in each other’s communities, receive technical and leadership training, and take neighborhood tours. Each community cohort also receive a $10,000 grant to develop and execute their own creative placemaking projects.

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