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How Politics Wastes Tax Dollars in Tax Incentives

Barrett & Greene

Over the course of the last few months, we’ve been digging deeply into the world of tax incentives given by states and local governments to help encourage economic development. But the real reasons behind most economic development deals aren’t things for which they can take credit. There’s more.

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Improve Your Grant Success with the Help of Elected Officials

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

I quickly learned about the power of relationships, particularly when building programs and developing grant proposals. But as I moved into work with nonprofits, I realized that outside of local governments, many organizations do not take advantage of the assistance provided by their elected officials.

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Defining Open Data

GovLoop

The index was developed in collaboration with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and it ranks communities based on pollution levels, environmental hazards, poverty, quality of education, walkability and other factors. TxCOPE, an open data app developed at the University of Texas in Austin, is one of them.

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Security, stability, and speed: Strategy essentials for your mission

AWS Public Sector Blog

At Amazon Web Services (AWS), our customers in government, nonprofit, healthcare, and education have an enduring mission: to improve the lives of their fellow citizens. It’s essential to give your workforce time to train and develop their skills. Equip your team with training and resources.

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Connecting you with the Benefits of State Associations

Let's Talk Parks

They also offer a mentoring program; ProConnect, Professional Development School, Supervisor Symposium, a web series, and during the pandemic we had an excellent series by Jamie Sabbach, “Call to Action,” provided by IPRA as well. Our focus is on their individual education to help them advance as a professional.

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Developing and Implementing Property Remediation Strategies in Urban and Rural Communities in the Lehigh Valley: A Case Study of Bethlehem and Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Center for Community Progress

In this chapter, Reinvestment Fund ’s Emily Dowdall and Ira Goldstein discuss vacant property remediation and prevention plans in the Leigh Valley as a case study of data-driven community development. Click here to download the full chapter and read more insights on tackling vacancy and abandonment from the nation’s leading experts.

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In Chicago, Collaboration Makes Early Childcare Better

GovLoop

For instance, the city recently launched a universal postpartum home visiting program, and the public school system is rapidly expanding the availability of full-day pre-kindergarten for 4-year-olds as a first step toward universal access to education. CECIDS will evolve in the coming months.