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How to Create a Cloud-Based Style Guide

Peak Proposals

March 23, 2022 Style guides are reference documents that writers and editors use to ensure consistency within and across publications or materials. Publishers and forums of all kinds--from magazine publishers, academic publishers, and corporate websites—use a style guide to ensure that their materials have a uniform look (formatting, design) and language (word choice, spelling, grammar).

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8 Ideas for Old Subway Cars: Proposals to Repurpose Retired BART Trains

Reprogramming the City

San Francisco’s BART transportation agency has released eight ideas for old subway cars that were the winning proposals to repurpose retired trains from the fleet. BART has been working on an ambitious plan to create a “ Fleet of the Future ” for the Bay Area. Which begs the question – what will become of the “Fleet of the Past?

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Three Ways Countries Are Expanding Electric Mobility Access

The City Fix

As the pandemic has changed the way we get around and purchase goods, the world is considering how to make transport more efficient and sustainable. We’ve seen increasing efforts to expand electric mobility, as governments formulate policies to stimulate adoption. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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PEFF: 16th year, 16 films

Princeton Public Library

We’re looking forward to the Princeton Environmental Film Festival, coming up this year April 1-10. The 16th annual festival features 16 films that explore environmental sustainability from a variety of angles and perspectives. All of the films will be available to stream online through the Eventive platform. Nine of them will also be screened at […].

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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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How to Create a Cloud-Based Style Guide

Peak Proposals

Style guides are reference documents that writers and editors use to ensure consistency within and across publications or materials. Publishers and forums of all kinds--from magazine publishers, academic publishers, and corporate websites—use a style guide to ensure that their materials have a uniform look (formatting, design) and language (word choice, spelling, grammar).

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Logistics: There and Back Again

First State Insights

Cathy Roberson, founder of Logistics Trends & Insights, speaks with Troy Mix, Associate Director of the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration (IPA), about her current analysis on freight, supply chain, and logistics. Topics covered in this March 11, 2022 interview include reverse logistics, the evolution of e-commerce, and the return of in-person networking with supply chain professionals.

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Why Are You Dealing With Clients Who Don't Value What You Bring To The Table ?? As A Grant Business?

Grant Central USA

As a grant writing business, you are likely to encounter clients who do not value your time ? and services. This can be frustrating and challenging, but it is important to remember that these clients are not worth your time and energy. There are several reasons why you should ?? avoid dealing with clients who do not appreciate what you bring to the table: 1.

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Write Your Next Grant Proposals with OneNote

Peak Proposals

Blog RSS May 22, 2022 Writing a grant proposal has several stages. There’s the research stage when you are learning about the funder’s interests, studying the proposal requirements, and collecting background information related to your topic; the outline stage, when you are deciding the proposal’s structure, developing the outline, and determining which content goes where; the writing phase, when you are drafting text; and finally, the submission phase, when you are editing the proposal, complet

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Dr. Richard Carpiano: COVID-19 and Moving Forward

Policy Chats

In this episode, UCR Professor of Public Policy Dr. Richard Carpiano talks with a student from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about COVID-19 and its future. About Dr. Carpiano : Richard M. Carpiano is a Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Riverside. Trained as public and population health scientist and medical sociologist, Carpiano studies how social factors, such as socioeconomic status, race-ethnicity, social connections, and community conditions, contribute t

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The State of the Phishing Landscape: Why Being Intelligence Led, Human Reporting + AI are a Must to Protect Your Agency

CarahCast

Listen in and hear how agencies can be equipped with solutions to quickly find, respond to, and remediate phishing attacks in real-time by combining the power of human reporting and high-fidelity AI & machine learning. Listen in and hear how agencies can be equipped with solutions to quickly find, respond to, and remediate phishing attacks in real-time by combining the power of human reporting and high-fidelity AI & machine learning.

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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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CFP: Case Studies of Social Justice in South Asian Library and Information Science - The Serials Librarian @tandfonline

A Library Writer's Blog

Special Issue title: “Case Studies of Social Justice in South Asian Library and Information Science” for The Serials Librarian (URL: [link] toc/wser20/current ) to be tentatively published in November 2022. Editors: Drs. Bharat Mehra and Mohamed Taher. Subject Field: Social Justice in Library and information Science. Sub-fields: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility.

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Episode 196: Building the Nation's cyber workforce

FedHeads

The IBM Center for the Business of Government’s Dan Chenok tried to recreate Francis Rose's favorite #FedHeads episode, but instead shared details about National Academy of Public Administration's recent report on the government’s Cybersecurity workforce. The IBM Center for the Business of Government’s Dan Chenok tried to recreate Francis Rose's favorite #FedHeads episode, but instead shared details about National Academy of Public Administration's recent report on the government’s Cybersecurity

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COVID-19: Moving Forward (with Dr. Richard Carpiano)

Policy Chats

In this episode, UCR Professor of Public Policy Dr. Richard Carpiano talks with a student from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about COVID-19 and its future. About Dr. Carpiano : Richard M. Carpiano is a Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Riverside. Trained as public and population health scientist and medical sociologist, Carpiano studies how social factors, such as socioeconomic status, race-ethnicity, social connections, and community conditions, contribute t

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"But we've always done it this way."— New Cybersecurity for Federal Agencies

CarahCast

Join Blackberry and Carahsoft for a podcast on new cybersecurity for federal agencies. Today, federal agencies are challenged with prioritizing the data security and privacy of the American people and government amid an increasingly sophisticated threat landscape. The Cybersecurity Executive Order (CSEO) charges, “.the Federal government should lead in cybersecurity.

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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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CFP: Upper Peninsula Region of Library Cooperation Annual Conference - September 30, 2022 (Marquette, Michigan)

A Library Writer's Blog

Call for presentations and posters at the UPRLC Annual Conference! We’re excited to be Together Again in Marquette! Do you have an interesting project or experience that you would like to share with others? Have you come up with innovative ways of marketing your library or doing community outreach? The Upper Peninsula Region of Library Cooperation Annual Conference is a great opportunity to network and share information and ideas with other librarians.

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Flywheel Fridays - Health IT Takeaways from HIMSS 2022

GovCast

The 2022 HIMSS Conference in Orlando offered many exciting insights into the future of health IT. Senior Researcher Melissa Harris and Staff Writer Sarah Sybert were on the ground and now provide their top five takeaways from the conference. Topics include change management, APIs, interoperability, synthetic data, and expanded telehealth to combat future health crises.

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COVID-19: Moving Forward (with Dr. Richard Carpiano)

Policy Chats

In this episode, UCR Professor of Public Policy Dr. Richard Carpiano talks with a student from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about COVID-19 and its future. About Dr. Carpiano : Richard M. Carpiano is a Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Riverside. Trained as public and population health scientist and medical sociologist, Carpiano studies how social factors, such as socioeconomic status, race-ethnicity, social connections, and community conditions, contribute t

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A Resilience Charter

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

1. Preamble 1.1 The purpose of this charter is to specify the responsibilities of the state and citizens in the field of resilience against disasters, crises and major public emergencies and incidents. 1.2 The future of humanity will involve very significant challenges in order to create and maintain resilience. Climate change will increase the magnitude and frequency of extreme meteorological events.

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7 Signs Your Local Government ERP Is Holding You Back: A Guide for Small Municipalities

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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Call for Evidence Summary Writers - Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Journal

A Library Writer's Blog

EBLIP seeks to add five writers to the Evidence Summaries Team. Evidence summaries are critical appraisal syntheses, which provide analysis regarding the validity and reliability of the methodology used in an original research article. As such, they are a key component of EBLIP to aid readers in making informed decisions in their local practice. Evidence Summaries Team members are required to write two evidence summaries per year, with a two-year commitment to the journal.