Center for Community Progress

JANUARY 6, 2025

In September 2024, Community Progress convened a learning exchange in Cleveland for leaders in land conservation and their partner land banks and local government agencies from four cities: Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, and Detroit.

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Stewardship Parks And Recreation Community Development Fundraising 97

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 12, 2023

We are fundraisers, so nonprofits often place us in the development department. We might report to city managers, executive directors, development directors, finance directors, vice presidents, assistant superintendents, or any number of titles found in nonprofits, universities, local governments, K-12 schools, and other organizations.

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Fundraising Parks And Recreation Grant Writer Strategic Planning 102

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

AUGUST 4, 2023

We all like to think we collaborate with our fellow nonprofits, local governments, and other neighbors, but do we really? On the latest episode of the Fundraising HayDay podcast, Kimberly and I interviewed Art Serna, CEO of City on a Hill Milwaukee. True collaboration, simply put, is so much more than support.

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Nonprofit Fundraising Local Government Budgeting 94

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MARCH 3, 2023

For more details about local government grant seeking, check out this blog post. But as I moved into work with nonprofits, I realized that outside of local governments, many organizations do not take advantage of the assistance provided by their elected officials.

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Elected Officials Fundraising Local Government Nonprofit 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 9, 2024

I am on the board of Sugar House Park, which is owned by both the city and county, so it has some interesting intergovernmental issues. Uncleared sidewalks from 1300 East to Sugar House Park. Levels of Service at the scale of an individual park is an issue with Sugar House Park. Technically.

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Parks And Recreation Public Administration Housing Sanitation 52

Masters in Public Administration

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

State and local governments, as well as finance and insurance, are also potential employers. Want to stick to just the fundraising aspects of a non-profit? Housing Specialist. Want to get people into houses but don’t want to work for a bank? Administrative Services Managers. Public Administration Consultant.

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Public Administration Education Leadership Elected Officials 40

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

What this should mean is that schools should get additional funding, from the local government separate from the school system, or the school system's budget should include support, for these functions. Arts Festival and fundraiser, Uintah Elementary School, Salt Lake City. Special Funding. It dates to the 1980s.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Transportation Engagement Fundraising 52