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Cities Need New and More Human Capacity. How Do We Build It?

The City Fix

This is the first entry in a series on capacity development for city leaders. By 2050, the global urban population is expected to grow by 2.5 billion people, continuing a decades-long trend of urbanization. And as the number of people. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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How To Hire A Grant Writer. So You Don't Get Burnt!

iGrantWriters

Hey, Rodney, how can I choose a grant writer, a good grant writer that can help my organization get funded? That's what I'm going to talk about in this video. I want to share with you some tips and some tools. So I hope that you have a pen handy so that you can take down some notes about how to go about choosing a grant right now. I've heard some horror stories before and hopefully, the information I want to share with you right now can help to prevent you from having some of those e

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Disasters and People with Disabilities

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

As people and organizations in the public and private sector work to prepared disaster plans, trainings and exercises they need to remember to include a focus on people with disabilities in all facets of their emergency management and business continuity program. The guest for this podcast is Linda Mastandrea, Director of the Office of Disability Integration and Coordination at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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What is a Municipal Clerk?

First State Insights

Leann Moore, Assistant Policy Scientist with the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration (IPA), speaks with Danielle Mapp-Purcell, NiQue Traylor, and Janet Powell to answer the question, “What is a Municipal Clerk?” Danielle is an Administrative Assistant/Paralegal in the City of Newark, NiQue is a Legislative Aide for New Castle County Council, and Janet is a Clerk for the Town of South Bethany.

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How Breckenridge, CO Ensures Tax & Licensing Compliance

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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Building Political Will to Act on Road Safety

The City Fix

Since its beginning in Sweden in the 1990s, Vision Zero has become a global movement to prevent road fatalities and serious injuries by undertaking a Safe System approach to road safety. But despite the documented successes of the approach in. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Episode 140: Your biggest fan

FedHeads

FedHeads hosted their biggest fan National Managing Partner Carlos Otal who talked about leading during a pandemic and what the new Administration means for government contractors. FedHeads hosted their biggest fan National Managing Partner Carlos Otal who talked about leading during a pandemic and what the new Administration means for government contractors.

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Simplify & Automate Database Operations for Any Cloud with Nutanix

CarahCast

Listen to Nutanix Systems Engineer, Derik Davenport, discuss how you can harness cloud-like services for your federal agency’s database operations. Listen to Nutanix Systems Engineer, Derik Davenport, discuss how you can harness cloud-like services for your federal agency’s database operations.

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3 Shifts to Advance Adaptation and Resilience in 2021

The City Fix

The COVID-19 pandemic did not break the world, but rather revealed a world already broken. COVID-19 and the climate crisis exposed the fragility of economies and societies, upending the lives of people worldwide and, in particular, harming vulnerable communities and countries already facing. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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On Demand Webinar from UNC’s Tax Center on State Response to the Pandemic

Death and Taxes

Recently I participated in a webinar for Kenan Flagler’s Tax Center. It covers state responses to the pandemic and policies being considered. While it is not focused on North Carolina or local governments, I think there is still much in there that is likely of interest to you all. Especially because we all know that what happens at the state level impacts the local level.

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Ep. 34 - Using Data and Analytics to Make Better Decisions w/ Andrew MacDowell

Decisions That Matter

On this episode of Decisions That Matter, co-hosts Alex Stonehouse and Bernadette Launi are joined by their Procurated colleague, Andrew MacDowell. Andrew joined the Procurated team in early 2020 as the Senior Director of Data Science & Analytics, where he has already had a tremendous impact our sales & marketing strategy, product roadmap, financial planning, and company vision through applied analytics.

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Overcoming Operational Challenges in Parks & Recreation

Speaker: Noratek

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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Simplifying Operations: Datacenter to Desktop

CarahCast

Listen to Nutanix Systems Engineer, Daeric Graeber, Nutanix's end-to-end consumer-grade management and desktop as a service (DaaS) solutions. Listen to Nutanix Systems Engineer, Daeric Graeber, Nutanix's end-to-end consumer-grade management and desktop as a service (DaaS) solutions.

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How the California Policy Lab is helping state and local agencies tackle homelessness, poverty and other key policy challenges: An interview with Janey Rountree and Evan White, Executive Directors – Episode #180

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

The California Policy Lab ( @CAPolicyLab ) was launched in January 2017 with a mission to create partnerships between researchers at two of California’s leading universities — UCLA and UC Berkeley — and California’s state and local government agencies. The goal: to generate scientific evidence that solves California’s most urgent problems, including the issues of homelessness, poverty, crime, and education inequality.

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S21 - Episode 05 - Creative Shifts in Recreation Due to the Pandemic

ParkTalk podcast

Gain insights into the District’s challenges managing COVID-19 issues and successes achieved through the shifts in offerings, new programs and opportunities to provide as many recreation opportunities to residents as possible. Guests: Brad Wilson, Director of Recreation and Facilities and Andrea Coates, Superintendent of Recreation Gain insights into the District’s challenges managing COVID-19 issues and successes achieved through the shifts in offerings, new programs and opportunities to provid

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Ep. 34 - Using Data and Analytics to Make Better Decisions w/ Andrew MacDowell

Decisions That Matter

On this episode of Decisions That Matter, co-hosts Alex Stonehouse and Bernadette Launi are joined by their Procurated colleague, Andrew MacDowell. Andrew joined the Procurated team in early 2020 as the Senior Director of Data Science & Analytics, where he has already had a tremendous impact our sales & marketing strategy, product roadmap, financial planning, and company vision through applied analytics.

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Empower Digital Government: Strategic Workbook for Modern Transformation

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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Choosing a Grant Database Based on Your Needs and Budget

Peak Proposals

Do you need to subscribe to a grant database to discover grant opportunities? If so, how do you know which database will best meet the needs of your organization? To answer these questions, below we discuss several types of grant databases and provide an overview of three specific databases— GrantStation , Foundation Directory Online (FDO) , and Instrumentl —to give you a sense of what grant databases can offer.

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Coffee Talk Replay: Park Equity and Racial Justice — Episode 083

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

As we continue to work on centering equity in all that we do, and as the fight for racial justice and equity in the United States continues, we wanted to revisit a conversation we had last year about what equity in parks and recreation really means for today’s episode of the podcast. We were fortunate to have each one of the individuals you’ll hear from today on previous episodes of the podcast, and if you joined us at the 2020 NRPA Annual Conference: A Virtual Experience (NRPA Virtual) last Oct

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S20 - Episode 03: Virtual Fitness

ParkTalk podcast

Fitness instructors Karen Moranchek and Mary Sullivan and participant Kathy Leis discuss the challenges and benefits of group fitness classes on Zoom, and how virtual classes help keep us healthy during a pandemic and beyond. Fitness instructors Karen Moranchek and Mary Sullivan and participant Kathy Leis discuss the challenges and benefits of group fitness classes on Zoom, and how virtual classes help keep us healthy during a pandemic and beyond.

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