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Thinking of Becoming a Grant Writer? Read This First.

Peak Proposals

Have you ever considered becoming a grant writer? Nonprofits are constantly seeking new funding streams to stay afloat, so if you work for a nonprofit, you’ve probably seen that grant writers are always in demand. While there’s lots of grant writing to be done and knowing how to write a grant is a valued skill in the nonprofit sector, there’s a big difference between occasionally writing a grant proposal and working as a full-time grant writer.

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Urban Mining: 50 Ways to Mine the City

Reprogramming the City

Urban Mining and Harvesting City Resources Can Create a Sustainable, Circular Economy. 50 Ways to Mine the City is an exploration of ways in which the city’s outputs, byproducts, and under-utilized assets can be recovered, reimagined, and used in new ways by mining the city. It reveals how innovators are transforming the function of the city from a consumer of resources to a generator of them.

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Saving Public Transportation and the Untapped Potential of Listening

The City Fix

The COVID-19 pandemic has made existing knowledge about how, why and where people travel largely obsolete. Even as some cities recover, travel patterns have changed. One thing is clear: around the world, public transport ridership declined precipitously and has not. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Essential Steps Every CRA Officer Must Address to Ensure a Smooth CRA Exam

CRA Today

In last week’s blog post , we outlined the milestones a regulator goes through during an exam. Now that you have a solid handle on how the examiners approach a CRA examination, it’s your turn to anticipate their approach and ensure a smooth review of your CRA program and bank performance. Announce upcoming exam to stakeholders. It’s imperative that your bank considers a regulatory exam as mission-critical and indicates that “all hands are on deck.” Your role as a CRA Officer is

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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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Thinking of Becoming a Grant Writer? Read This First.

Peak Proposals

September 17, 2021 Have you ever considered becoming a grant writer? Nonprofits are constantly seeking new funding streams to stay afloat, so if you work for a nonprofit, you’ve probably seen that grant writers are always in demand. While there’s lots of grant writing to be done and knowing how to write a grant is a valued skill in the nonprofit sector, there’s a big difference between occasionally writing a grant proposal and working as a full-time grant writer.

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Exploring Variations in ERAP Application Rates Across New York State

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

According to the most recent Household Pulse Survey , a quarter of renters in New York State—nearly 1 million individuals—are behind on rent payments and have rental arrears. Of these renters, 38 percent predict that they are somewhat or very likely to be evicted sometime in the next two months. After a slow start in New York relative to states that did not use a legislative process to create new rental assistance programs, recent reports indicate an acceleration of obligations and d

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Trends in Emergency Management

Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

The Disaster Zone podcast guest is John Scardena who hosts the Disaster Tough Podcast and also heads up Doberman EMG a consulting firm specializing in supporting government emergency management programs. In this podcast we have a wide-ranging discussion on a variety of emergency management topics from ranging from GIS to other technologies and how to address the integration of new technologies into an organization.

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Welcoming community

Princeton Public Library

Sept. 10-19 marks Welcoming Week, an initiative begun by Welcoming America, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that leads a movement of inclusive communities becoming more prosperous by ensuring everyone belongs. In 2016, the municipality of Princeton joined this initiative as a Welcoming Town, and each year the Department of Human Services teams up with the library […].

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Securing DoD Enterprise Innovation with ICAM

CarahCast

Listen to this podcast with BeyondTrust, MG Joe Brendler, US Army (Ret.), and Stephen M. Wallace, DISA, to understand why Privileged Access Management (PAM) is integral to secure the adoption of emerging initiatives across the government. Listen to this podcast with BeyondTrust, MG Joe Brendler, US Army (Ret.), and Stephen M. Wallace, DISA, to understand why Privileged Access Management (PAM) is integral to secure the adoption of emerging initiatives across the government.

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5 Issues to Watch at Climate Week 2021

The City Fix

World leaders are gathering in New York this week and next for the UN General Assembly meeting (UNGA76) and Climate Week. The two major events come at a critical moment for climate action. The world is facing an emergency. Nearly. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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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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Launching LegisSTAT in New Mexico: Part 1 interview with Charles Sallee, Deputy Director, Legislative Finance Committee, New Mexico – Episode #189

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

Last month, New Mexico’s Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) did something that that possibly no other legislative committee in the U.S. has done to date: It launched a “PerformanceStat” initiative. As listeners to this podcast will know, the PerformanceStat process was pioneered in New York City for policing and then expanded to other government settings, as with Baltimore’s CitiStat and Maryland’s StateStat.

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Leaving a Lasting Legacy in The Big Apple Through a Culture of Care — Episode 098

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

When this episode airs, we will be exactly a week away from the 2021 NRPA Annual Conference , taking place both virtually and in Nashville, Tennessee. It’s going to be three dynamic days of learning, networking, inspiring conversation and so much more, and I can’t wait until things get started next Tuesday. In the meantime, I’m honored to chat with someone today who I have been meaning to invite on the podcast for a while now.

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Who Says You are an Appraiser? Appraisal and other Property Tax Certifications, Credit Hours, and Designations

Death and Taxes

There are many certification programs involved with property tax. I suggest that every NC property tax student be familiar with which organizations provide certifications, credit hours, and the requirements of those organizations. A certification or designation is required by law for some positions. Two are required in the assessor’s office. If you are one of the 100 appointed county assessors in North Carolina or a county appraiser, you must be certified by the NC Department of Revenue.

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Episode 171: DC is not just swamp creatures: Meet Charles Cooper!

FedHeads

Lobbyists get a bad rap, but perform important functions helping their clients engage policymakers. FedHeads Francis Rose and Robert Shea chat up swamp creature Charles Cooper of Signal Group to learn more about this critical role. Lobbyists get a bad rap, but perform important functions helping their clients engage policymakers. FedHeads Francis Rose and Robert Shea chat up swamp creature Charles Cooper of Signal Group to learn more about this critical role.

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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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S25 Episode 02 Driving A Cleaner, Greener Fleet

ParkTalk podcast

Lee Meyer, a fleet technician for the Naperville Park District, explains the latest improvements that make the District’s vehicles and equipment cleaner, greener, safer and more efficient. Lee Meyer, a fleet technician for the Naperville Park District, explains the latest improvements that make the District’s vehicles and equipment cleaner, greener, safer and more efficient.

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Pandemic Lessons for Higher Education

First State Insights

Kevin Kovaleski, Assistant Vice President of Academic Enterprise Communications at Arizona State University, speaks with Troy Mix, Associate Director of the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration (IPA), about the future of higher education. Topics covered in this June 4, 2021 interview include lessons learned about remote learning during the pandemic and perspectives on higher education institutions' evolving forms and functions.