Reprogramming the City

JUNE 30, 2022

Design With the City, Not For It originally appeared on Architizer.com. Seasoned computer gamers know the power of “unlock codes”—secret keystrokes or controller movements that access hidden dimensions and increased capabilities. Well, cities have their own unlock codes, too, and resourceful planners and designers have begun discovering them. Whether it’s repurposing a billboard to act as a humidity collection system for clean drinking water in Lima, Peru, or integrating Wi-Fi capabilities into

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Next City

JUNE 13, 2022

Wildlife-friendly urban habitats serve as a type of “ecological infrastructure” that, when well designed and tended, come with benefits that greatly outweigh their costs.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

JUNE 23, 2022

A new era is possible—one that sees growth and societal benefits as complementary goals that reinforce each other. Our weekly digest of McKinsey insights explores the topic.

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The City Fix

JUNE 15, 2022

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), composed of hundreds of the world’s leading scientists, puts considerable weight on urban climate action in developing pathways towards sustainable futures. The 6th Assessment Report of the IPCC recognizes that urban areas present. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Breckenridge’s short-term rental boom—over 4,200 licenses —put intense pressure on the town’s small staff and manual processes. Facing compliance and efficiency challenges, the town teamed up with GovOS to automate its STR licensing. The new system: Cut admin time Reduced errors Improved the experience for property owners and town staff Discover the full impact of automation on Breckenridge’s STR management—download the case study.

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Professional Grant Writer

JUNE 14, 2022

More nonprofits are open to the idea of hiring a freelance grant writer for their organization. Here’s our list of six questions to. The post 6 questions to ask a grant writer applicant appeared first on Professional Grant Writer.

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Homeroom

JUNE 9, 2022

By: Misael Gonzalez, High School English Language Arts teacher, Miami, Florida In many ways, my definition of teacher leadership was shaped by dramatized Hollywood portrayals of real accounts: a heroic singular leader fighting the system to make a change, a school in a “rough part of town” with a high minority-student population, and a challenge. Continue Reading.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JUNE 21, 2022

Rob Irons, Senior Manager at Hinduja Global Solutions, discusses whether public sector customer service has improved with the adoption of cloud technology. Has cloud (and a pandemic) enabled us to finally punch above our weight? The advancement of public sector customer service has undoubtedly been due to the adoption of cloud technology, which opens new ways of working, saves delivery costs and supports the social value agenda.

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Google Public Sector

JUNE 28, 2022

Google Cloud has a long history of supporting and working with the governments in many different parts of the world, including the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Japan. We’ve helped government agencies modernize their core technology systems; transformed the way in which they deliver services via digital platforms to citizens; delivered security solutions to help agencies protect themselves from cyber attacks; provided communication, collaboration, and productivity tools

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The City Fix

JUNE 23, 2022

In 2015, the chairman of a Kampala administrative zone about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the city’s downtown addressed a hand-written note to the chairman of a minibus taxi association. He humbly requested the group of drivers expand its services. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 24, 2022

Anytime I lead a grant writing workshop, I always ask the attendees to share their grant experience – whether they’ve been a grant professional for years and are looking for a refresher or if they’ve been voluntold that grants are now under their preview. Many workshop attendees admit that two days ago their boss told them to start looking for and writing grants because they needed money for their organization.

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Maintaining parks and recreation facilities efficiently is no easy task, especially when faced with scheduling issues, aging infrastructure, and inconsistent inspections. Join us for this insightful webinar where we explore the most common challenges departments like yours are facing and how digital tools like CityReporter can help you streamline operations, ensure safety, and make better use of your resources.

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Barrett & Greene

JUNE 30, 2022

In researching the 26-year-old Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program recently, we had the chance to talk with Mary Beth Vogel-Ferguson, a University of Utah research professor who has spent the last 23 years in a state-funded project to interview TANF clients and share results with agency management and senior leadership. “My role, which I really appreciate, has been in kind of translating what folks who are experiencing the program say and helping the people that run the progra

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Paul Cairney

JUNE 6, 2022

By Paul Cairney, Emily St.Denny, John Boswell Here is a long read based on our new paper (pre-print ‘Why is health improvement policy so difficult to secure?) and reflections on a recent academic-practitioner workshop in Scotland.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 30, 2022

I want to help you write successful grants because I know the work you do matters. And I know that a lot of the grant writing advice out there isn’t going to get you the results you want. Why? Because it’s piecemeal. It elevates one or two actions as quick fixes. But the reality is that it takes a lot more to write successful grants than just knowing where to look for them or having the writing skills to craft a compelling proposal.

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Homeroom

JUNE 29, 2022

By: Brenda Calderon, Ph.D., Office of Elementary and Secondary Education “Promise Neighborhoods build on the rich resources, ingenuity, and creativity of communities to bring together schools, nonprofits, and other organizations in a concerted effort to meet the needs of children and youth”— Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. What if students were supported from cradle to.

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Digital transformation is reshaping government interactions, bringing agencies closer to the communities they serve. However, while many have adopted new digital tools, few have implemented comprehensive strategies to maximize their benefits. Our Strategic Workbook for Modern Government offers a step-by-step guide to developing a sustainable digital strategy.

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The City Fix

JUNE 13, 2022

Like many European cities in the 20th century, Vitoria-Gasteiz, capital of the Basque Country in Spain, experienced rapid population growth, followed by increased motorization and urban sprawl. What makes Vitoria-Gasteiz stand out is the coordinated action its leaders and community. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JUNE 10, 2022

Maybe it’s human nature. Maybe it’s cultural. Maybe it’s Maybelline. But seriously, why have I wasted so much time thinking in strict dichotomies? Either/or thinking has stopped or slowed some major career choices such as employee vs. consultant, grants vs. fundraising, grant writing vs. coaching or training. The best experiences in my personal and professional life have come from navigating the gray spaces that often drive profound positive change—when I’ve stepped back to listen and learn and

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GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

JUNE 29, 2022

Each year, more than 50 million vehicles pass through U.S. Border Patrol’s interior immigration checkpoints. There are more than 110 checkpoints, located generally 25 to 100 miles from the southwest and northern borders along U.S. highways and.

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Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

JUNE 28, 2022

Melanie Spring has over 18 years of experience in engineering, operations, continuous improvement, organizational change management, and business transformation, primarily in power and utilities. Having just moved to consulting, her focus is now on helping organizations grow and transform by adopting improved business processes and finding new ways of working, enabled by technology investments.

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Local governments and municipalities serving populations under 200,000 face distinctive challenges in delivering efficient and effective services to their communities. To overcome these challenges, many rely on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems tailored to their specific needs. Not all ERP systems are created equal, and some may hinder progress rather than support it.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JUNE 28, 2022

From glasses giving wearers, VR and AR overlay to smart rings tracking our sleep, technology is only continuing to grow, what will our cities of the future look like and will they be safe? Our architectural environment is no different. Cities are becoming smarter, and local and national governments are looking to technology to help them meet the needs of their populations and the planet.

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Park Leaders

JUNE 28, 2022

On this episode of the Park Leaders Show, guests Jonathan and Destry Jarvis, join the show to discuss their book, National Parks Forever: Fifty Years of Fighting and a Case for Independence. Fusing experience with non-fiction, Jonathan and Destry unpack five decades of political tension involving state parks. Since 1972, conflicting perspectives in the Department of the Interior have hindered the role of the National Park Service.

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The City Fix

JUNE 22, 2022

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, offers U.S. states and cities the chance to invest in transportation systems that modernize infrastructure, expand access and mobility for all people in a community, improve public. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Grant Training Center

JUNE 27, 2022

There is no question that COVID-19 has had and is having a severe impact on faculty throughout US colleges and universities. This is reflected in all areas of their work, including research, teaching, tenure and promotion and service. Findings of a recent Chronicle of Higher Education survey of faculty stress which surveyed 1,122 faculty members at four-year and two-year institutions around the nation of whom 50% were tenured and the remaining tenure-track, non-tenured, part time and adjunct fac

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PA TIMES Magazine is a publication of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), a not-for-profit corporation. This edition focused on diversity, equity and inclusion in public administration, including guest columns, insights for the field and interviews with city government DEI officers about their work at the local level.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 27, 2022

There are some grant writing experts and instructors who believe that the key to getting grant funding is to… …Do more. …Go faster. …Work harder. And I couldn’t disagree more. Taking this frantic approach is a recipe for burnout. Plain and simple. It’s also not going to get you the results you want. (Watch my recent videos here and here to learn why this approach doesn’t work.).

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Google Public Sector

JUNE 24, 2022

Government agencies regularly work with sensitive data, such as financial data, personally identifiable information, or proprietary information. Handling this data requires agencies to meet confidentiality and compliance requirements. At the same time, agencies don't want to compromise on the collaboration experience they provide to their employees.

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OpenGov

JUNE 24, 2022

And how to solve them without open-heart surgery Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are crucial to government infrastructure. They are the center of critical financial data, enabling everything from double-entry accounting to vendor payments. But when it comes to the modern needs of government, legacy ERP systems fall flat. Today, many governments are looking to […].

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Microsoft Public Sector

JUNE 23, 2022

Working with governments and public sector agencies around the world, we often find that people have the same questions about cloud, the benefits, the risks – and what it even is. While we have lots of helpful material from Microsoft which can provide answers to these questions, sometimes there’s nothing like hearing these messages from a neutral third party.

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Government agencies that rely on tax revenue to fund critical services and infrastructure are finding it more urgent than ever to bridge the gap between under-reported tax revenue and taxpayers’ understanding of the processes. This is especially true as things like short-term rentals (STRs) have grown in popularity and become new sources of income for residents.

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The City Fix

JUNE 6, 2022

Many governments and authorities started to build cycling infrastructure during the COVID-19 lockdowns. But were these developments temporary or the foundation of a permanent shift towards truly cyclable cities? In this episode of WRI’s “Big Ideas Into Action” podcast, we. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

JUNE 23, 2022

Pride Month is meant to mark a turning point for gay rights and recognition efforts by the LGBTQ+ community. Each June—to align with the June 27, 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan—Pride is celebrated with picnics and parades, while also.

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Barrett & Greene

JUNE 22, 2022

It would be a wonderful thing, we think, if the federal government could move forward on environmental issues. But as recently as a few hours ago, the Washington Post reported that Congress is still squabbling over details of a clean energy proposal, with Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia holding out on one of the key elements of the bill that much of the remainder of his party supports.

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Princeton Public Library

JUNE 22, 2022

Looking for something to do or a place to connect with friends this summer? The library offers plenty of fun, informal programs that are easy to discover and participate in all summer long. Teen Summer Reading Our Summer Reading program runs through Aug. 15. Teens who read for 20 days are eligible for a free […].

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