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Thinking of Becoming a Grant Writer? Read This First.

Peak Proposals

Through your efforts, you can provide valuable assistance to them by securing funding for their projects. Additionally, depending on the grant proposal and who you are working for, you might also have opportunities to engage in strategic planning and research. Now let’s turn to the positives. You may find grant writing fulfilling work.

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5 Keys to a Climate-resilient Recovery After COVID-19

The City Fix

Extreme weather threatens food security, increases poverty and inequality and contributes to the spread of disease. The climate change crisis continues to create unprecedented risk for humanity. Now, also faced with the economic fallout from COVID-19, billions of people are struggling to. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part One | Defining Levels of Service for individual parks

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

For either a BID or a conservancy extra services are likely to include security, sanitation, capital improvements, and marketing and economic development activities. Asking questions like "why is our meager budget earned from pavilion rentals paying for security?" and they collect special monies to pay for it.

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The Power of Multistakeholder Collaboration in Creating More Equitable and Sustainable Cities

The City Fix

The latest UN climate conference, COP27 in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, was a significant one for cities in many respects. Delegates established a new fund to help vulnerable countries deal with loss and damages from climate impacts, and some of.

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5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

The City Fix

City life can be deeply unfair. This was true before the COVID-19 pandemic exposed just how differently the rich and poor are able to cope with lockdowns, from ability to work from home to access to green space. The pandemic’s. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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By Restoring India’s Kham River, a City Revives Its Cultural Legacy

The City Fix

The Kham River in India, which flows through the city of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (formerly known as Aurangabad), fluctuates from a torrent during monsoon season to barely a trickle during dry months. Years ago, the Kham provided drinking water to the.

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The ACWA Platform: Guiding Africa’s Cities Towards a Water-Resilient Future

The City Fix

In a time of polycrises – from economic and political instability to health and environmental emergencies – water is a resource that cannot be relegated to the background. Especially in urban environments, water demand is ever-increasing and in too many.