Next City

AUGUST 2, 2022

An El Paso landscaping company is one of the first employee-ownership conversions facilitated by a new Black-led private equity fund.

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Summer Camp Programming

AUGUST 4, 2022

SHOW NOTES If you’re looking for some great ideas to end the season well with your staff, look no further! Curt and Chris toss up some excellent stuff that they have done (or seen done) at other camps with huge success! If your season has already ended, tuck this podcast away for next year! HOSTS […]. The post SCP 165: End of Season Staff Ideas appeared first on Summer Camp Programming.

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The City Fix

AUGUST 1, 2022

Cities and communities around the world are stepping up to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and prevent dangerous climate change impacts. Their strategies typically focus on reducing emissions from sectors such as transportation, energy, housing and waste. But there’s one sector many communities.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

AUGUST 4, 2022

Leadership is a set of mindsets and behaviors used to engage and enable people to align on a collective direction, and work together to accomplish shared goals while adjusting to changing environments.

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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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Next City

AUGUST 1, 2022

At Old Skool Café, young people whose lives have been impacted by violence, the foster care system, and incarceration are learning the ins and outs of the food business and forging new paths in the process.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 2, 2022

Craig Rhodes, EMEA Industry Lead, AI for Healthcare and Life Sciences, NVIDIA, argues that just four tools could enable the future of AI in healthcare. From AI-generated synthetic brain images used for studying brain diseases like Alzheimer’s, to identifying and tracing cancer tumors to target with radiation therapy, AI in healthcare has been used by professionals across the field to help with the toughest challenges.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

AUGUST 3, 2022

For life science companies to meet their digital ambitions, they must strengthen their technology skills. In a challenging market, emphasizing value propositions can attract first-rate talent.

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The City Fix

AUGUST 3, 2022

Electric school buses are experiencing rapid growth in the United States, with a nearly 10-fold increase in commitments by school districts and fleet operators in the past year. Thirty-eight states have now committed to procure more than 12,000 electric school buses. In.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

AUGUST 2, 2022

In April 2022, NLC and the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) convened local leaders in health and the arts to discuss how artists, in collaboration with government, can meaningfully impact health outcomes in communities. What follows are excerpts from a facilitated conversation between Anisa Raoof (Rhode Island State Council on the Arts), Steven […] Source.

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FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2022

Historically, farmers have managed multiple fields as a single unit, despite marked variations in soil quality, topography and drainage capacity that can exist in those acres. To enable more granular oversight — for example, targeting weeds of a certain size, class or species for removal — the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been examining potential edge computing applications in the farming realm.

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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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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

AUGUST 2, 2022

People’s professional networks have shrunk since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, while companies’ attrition and hiring challenges are growing. To help reverse these trends, people and organizations will need to manage workplace interactions more intentionally. Here’s how.

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State Tech Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2022

With 180 million documents a year to process and a billion secured in its data repository, the California Department of Motor Vehicles faced document management challenges long before the complications of REAL ID or the pandemic. To meet those challenges, the department deploys a variety of strategies and technologies, including remote document submission, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to process REAL ID applications and software robotics for process automation, says Ajay Gupta, the D

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The Whistle Post

AUGUST 3, 2022

CT Mirror – Erica E. Phillips. August 3, 2022. Connecticut’s Office of Workforce Strategy will receive $24 million in federal funding to expand job training programs that have struggled to meet demand amid a shortage of skilled workers in the state. The OWS was one of 32 recipients selected for the Commerce Department’s $500 million “Good Jobs Challenge” program, funded through the American Rescue Plan and administered by Commerce’s Economic Development Administration.

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Center for Community Progress

AUGUST 2, 2022

This is an excerpt of Chapter 9 of Tackling Vacancy and Abandonment: Strategies and Impacts After the Great Recession, jointly produced by the Center for Community Progress, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. It has been lightly edited and condensed for the web. In this chapter, Kim Graziani , Senior Advisor for National Technical Assistance at Community Progress, discusses how the unique powers of land banks could be used to acquire, stabilize, and t

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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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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

AUGUST 1, 2022

Traditionally staid and stable, infrastructure investing has been shaken up by revolutions in energy, mobility, and digitization. Here’s how investors can stay ahead of the curve.

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Microsoft Public Sector

AUGUST 2, 2022

Welcome to part 3 of the 4-part blog series?Helping Federal organizations achieve CDM requirements?for What is on the Network – Vulnerability Management (Vul). You can find the previous 2 blog posts at the links below. ?. Part 1 (HWAM) Helping Federal organizations achieve CDM requirements Part 1 of 4 – What is on the Network (HWAM) -. ?. Part 2 (SWAM) Helping Federal organizations achieve CDM requirements Part 2 of 4 - Software Asset management - Microsoft Tech Community. ?.

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State Tech Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2022

Video surveillance is a critical tool that can help law enforcement protect the public. However, as first responders rely on video to scan an emergency, occlusions, or obstructions, may block their view. Occlusions can include permanent fixtures, such as trees and buildings, as well as temporary objects, such as cars and dumpsters, says Honoré Nyuyse, physical and cybersecurity technology manager for the U.S.

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FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2022

No matter how many legacy systems a federal agency tries to upgrade, another will age into antique status right behind them. “It’s almost like a game of whack-a-mole,” says Kevin Walsh, director of IT and cybersecurity at the Government Accountability Office. “As soon as you modernize one of these really old systems, you move on to the next one.” In April 2021,Walsh provided testimony to Congress on agencies’ efforts to modernize critical legacy systems, some of which have been in operation sinc

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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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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

AUGUST 5, 2022

The American Opportunity Survey spotlights Americans’ views on the state of the economy and other trends. What did researchers find about how people think things are going and what the future holds?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 2, 2022

US federal customers can get in-person no-cost training, hands-on help, and more at the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Federal Learning Days. From September 12-15, AWS will hold AWS Federal Learning Days at our HQ2 location in Arlington, VA. Built for a range of federal customers, from mission owners to cloud technical experts to IT managers, AWS Federal Learning days can help you improve your cloud knowledge and learn new ways to achieve your mission outcomes.

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State Tech Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2022

There’s a common misconception that increased security often comes at the expense of productivity. It’s true that traditionally, the act of adding more security often made it more difficult for users to get access to the data and applications they needed and for administrators to keep everything working properly. The single sign-on software solution from Okta shatters that old notion.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

AUGUST 3, 2022

At our most recent Grant Writing Made Easy workshop, we did a deep dive into nonprofit program budgets. Of all the topics I teach inside the course, the budget is the one that students have the most anxiety and confusion around. (By the way, if you’re not a member of GWME, you should get on the waitlist to get updated when enrollment opens!). So this week, I want to share some advice that will help you crack the code on nonprofit program budgets.

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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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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

AUGUST 1, 2022

A new report sheds light on passenger rail’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, and how rail could position itself as one of the preferred choices of transportation for the future.

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FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2022

Turn back the clock a decade or so, and you would see a far different data center landscape in the federal space than exists today. For one, there would be more data centers —many more, in fact —and they would be largely running applications on bare-metal servers. Those servers would have shockingly low utilization rates by today’s standards, meaning agencies over spent on inefficient and sometimes redundant environments.

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Social Pinpoint

AUGUST 3, 2022

You might have planned your community engagement initiative perfectly, but if people aren’t aware of it, it’s impossible for them to engage. This Guide will walk you through an integrated communications plan. The post Your Guide to Effectively Promoting Community Engagement Initiatives appeared first on Social Pinpoint - A Place to Engage Your Community.

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Disaster Zone blog

AUGUST 3, 2022

Someone please send this to Texas.

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Join this insightful webinar on how local governments can reduce costs and optimize resources. Discover how municipalities like yours are leveraging technology to enhance service delivery, reduce operational costs, and generate lasting ROI. Key Takeaways: Learn actionable steps to reduce operational costs and increase community engagement Explore how digital tools can streamline inspections and reporting Understand the financial and operational benefits of digital management solutions Hear real-

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

AUGUST 3, 2022

Deutsche Post DHL’s head of sustainability for German Post and Parcel discusses how the logistics industry can work to decarbonize road transportation and meet consumer expectations.

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Professional Grant Writer

AUGUST 2, 2022

Nonprofits that are newer to grant writing may ask: What percentage does a grant writer get paid? What they’re really asking is, what. The post What percentage does a grant writer get paid? appeared first on Professional Grant Writer.

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GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

AUGUST 2, 2022

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) are important in every workplace, including federal ones. But the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) also need to consider DEIA in all aspects of U.S.

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Development 85

Disaster Zone blog

AUGUST 3, 2022

Up to 60 percent of goods donated during times of disaster go to waste.

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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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