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To Prevent Illegal Dumping, You Have to Know the Scale of the Problem

Center for Community Progress

An illegal dumping inventory is a point-in-time survey to document the location and severity of illegal dumping across Flints vacant lots. Involving residents and community groups already involved in vacant land stewardship helps lower costs and strengthens neighborhood engagement. Be transparent about the purpose of the inventory.

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OUR CHALLENGE

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

It is fully documented in many reliable publications. These root causes are also well documented. Obviously the world needs to fight for sustainability, good stewardship of resources, equity, fairness and peaceful cooperation. is a resounding no. My UK example, by the way, is not heresay.

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How the Tri-COG Land Bank is Transforming Vacant Properties in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Center for Community Progress

I went house-to-house with a clipboard documenting the conditions of vacant properties that dotted its beautiful brick streets. By: Liz Kozub I got my start in transforming vacant properties in 2012 as an intern for the City of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania, a dense community of just over 2,000 residents with tremendous community pride.

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How AWS can enable the Government of Canada’s 2023-2026 Data Strategy

AWS Public Sector Blog

Advancing data governance and stewardship practices to build trust and enable secure data sharing between departments, including safeguarding privacy. Key areas of focus include: Incorporating data considerations into the initial design of initiatives and programs, to facilitate improved decision-making.

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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

This is first part of a three-part blog series documenting the Priority Based Budgeting process that the City is undertaking, culminating in the launch of online tools that will enable a “new lens” on how the City can use it’s resources for good. In the next blog, we will continue to document the City’s progress towards these ends.

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CFP: CJAL Special Issue: Libraries and/as Extraction

A Library Writer's Blog

Authors interested in submitting a proposal are asked to submit their work (maximum 800 words plus bibliography) as an email attachment (Word document or PDF) to can.j.acad.lib@gmail.com by December 18, 2023 at the latest. or, the University of Michigan has a vast Filipino collection due to U.S.

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CRA Podcast Episodes

CRA Today

Ecology: Benefits or lessens impact on the natural world by improving stewardship of natural resources, or reducing energy use, waste, pollution, or materials use. In this role, Emily administers and oversees the daily operation of the Bank’s CRA program, maintains CRA documentation, and delivers organization-wide CRA training.