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Collaborating for sustainability: How higher education and cloud providers foster change

AWS Public Sector Blog

Sustainability, planetary health, and climate action have become priority topics within governments and organizations of all sizes, with universities playing a pivotal role to inspire and empower the future generations. Innovation is essential in developing solutions that address global sustainability challenges.

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What’s the deal with rural land banks? A Q&A with West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation Executive Director Taylor Bennett

Center for Community Progress

We spoke with Taylor Bennett , Executive Director of the West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation (WVLSC). Before conducting advocacy at the Capitol, the APC and their partners made sure that they had solid information with which to educate legislators. The bill ran in 2014 and passed that same year. Speak with a unified voice.

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Celebrating women leaders: A Q&A with the CEO of Australia’s Digital Health Agency

AWS Public Sector Blog

The tepid progress on persistently large global gender gaps in health and education creates an urgent case for renewed and concerted action. We need improved productivity through innovation to help ensure the sustainability of our world-class health system. How can technology make this a reality? “Our

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State of Land Banking: 2023 Survey Highlights 

Center for Community Progress

To target housing affordability, many land banks are forming partnerships with mission-driven entities focused on quality, sustainable, and affordable housing. Continued support, education, and advocacy towards local-level political leadership is necessary for effective long-term partnerships.

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OUR CHALLENGE

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

Obviously the world needs to fight for sustainability, good stewardship of resources, equity, fairness and peaceful cooperation. Therein lies a huge challenge for all of us. On the response front, civil protection everywhere needs to be an order of magnitude bigger and more potent than it is now.

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Community Progress Welcomes 2022 Community Revitalization Fellows from New York, Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico

Center for Community Progress

The former school houses community-led programs focused on passing on Puerto Rican culinary and cultural heritage through distribution of hot meals and by providing educational tutoring to local youth which incorporates local music and dance. Simply, we work to transform “Vacant Spaces into Vibrant Places.”

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The HVAC Ventilation Dilemma: How to Solve for Wildfire Smoke

American City & Country

**Click here to read the full article** OMNIA Partners & Fellowes As a leader in ergonomic workspace accessories, Fellowes equips state and local government, higher education, and non-profit organizations with solutions to fulfill Worklife needs. Discover how you can unleash your organization’s worklife potential today!