PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JUNE 28, 2016

"When analyzed, interpreted and explained well, data is the best tool to distinguish problems and actuate lasting change." The Center for Priority Based Budgeting 2016 "Prioritized World" (Un)Conference is just over a month away. The 2016 CPBB Unconference is going to be our biggest and most dynamic event to date! We'll be featuring many of the most creative and innovative local government leaders from across the country!

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Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

JUNE 30, 2016

An important and underused opportunity for public agencies to improve their results and tackle critical challenges is researcher-practitioner partnerships. When researchers and government executives team up, public agencies can get credible answers to important operational and strategic questions. That can include insights from empirical analyses as well as from field experiments.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JUNE 2, 2016

"Priority-based budgeting will allow city officials to regain control of the budget." - City Manager Sam Anselm The City of Joplin, Missouri is in their first year of the priority based budgeting process. And they're making excellent strides in their work! As part of this process, Joplin conducted a citizen survey to collect public input and validate community results.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JUNE 24, 2016

We will have information at our hands that we don't have right now. Council, because council has to approve the spending that comes before us, this is going to give us a great tool to be able to understand where we want to allocate dollars." - Toledo Councilperson Sandy Spang In an unprecedented public-private partnership, the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the City of Toledo, OH to bring Priority Based Budgeting (PBB) to Northwest Ohio.

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Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

JUNE 10, 2016

How can communities better address young people’s physical and emotional health needs? A growing trend is the use of school-based health centers. The goal is to provide convenient, accessible, and comprehensive health care services to students from pre-k through high school by having a health provider — or sometimes an interdisciplinary health provider team — that is co-located in the school setting.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JUNE 27, 2016

"Its (PBB's) ultimate goal is to help taxpayers understand why programs or services are offered, what they cost, and consequently, the value they provide to citizens and businesses to ensure we are “fiscally prepared” for whatever is ahead." - Strathcona County Councillor Linton Delainey Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada, is leading the way in priority based business planning and budgeting.

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Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

JUNE 25, 2016

How can the United States raise job quality and skills for American workers through more effective education and workforce development within states? In particular: How can we fix the misalignment between the skills of Americans without college degrees and the workforce needs of well-paying industries that do not necessarily require a college degree?

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Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

JUNE 5, 2016

The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) is probably best known for overseeing the AmeriCorps program. The program provides grants to nonprofits and local governments to address community needs in education, public safety, health and the environment. The money pays to support AmeriCorps members and their activities, whether it’s tutoring in an elementary school or building affordable housing in response to a national disaster.

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