AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

By combining resource location inputs from TAK with federated public data, the portal displayed a bird’s-eye view of the local and regional incident environment. Increasing work capacity The AWS Disaster Preparedness and Response team organized volunteers across AWS to support the disaster relief nonprofit Crisis Cleanup.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 27, 2024

McGinty notes however, that local governments may buy less regularly and in smaller quantities than for-profit landscaping businesses. Local governments manage around 11.8 land area, says Headwaters Economics , an independent, nonprofit research group. Local governments manage around 11.8

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 8, 2024

Educause is a nonprofit membership association committed to advancing the strategic use of technology and data to further the promise of higher education. In response, Amazon Web Services (AWS) helped Educause develop a Higher Education Generative AI Readiness Assessment grounded in responsible use.

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Barrett & Greene

MAY 6, 2024

Over the years, we’ve chatted with high school and college students about the potential of careers working for state and local governments. We are pretty sure that for the most part they have little or no idea what kinds of jobs local government can offer aside from the obvious ones like police, fire, and sanitation.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Are you a nonprofit that wants to learn more about how cloud computing can accelerate your mission? Do you have questions about how AWS can help your government agency provide innovative services for constituents? Reach out to the AWS Public Sector team.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Levy discussed how government, education, nonprofit, healthcare, and aerospace and satellite organizations use the AWS Cloud to improve people’s lives and the world we share. Dave Levy, vice president of AWS worldwide public sector, delivered his talk, “ Empowering citizens through digital innovation ,” on Monday, November 27.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 21, 2023

With the help of TensorIoT, Citibot has increased citizen engagement with local government by 94%. Wabash College , a nonprofit men’s liberal arts college in Indiana, partnered with Trek10 in an effort to improve their admissions process.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 27, 2025

Nonprofits today face a big challenge: Increasing giving to drive more global impact. Bonterra , one of the worlds largest social good software companies, leverages AWS to help nonprofits get more for their missions.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 23, 2023

This no-cost, in-person event has something to offer for everyone across a range of learning levels for leaders in government, nonprofit, healthcare, education, and aerospace and satellite. Dedicated half-day sessions for federal government customers will also be offered on an invitation basis.

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Barrett & Greene

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Thanksgiving is just a few days away and we thought this was an appropriate time to dig into some of the state and local government news we’ve covered over the last year, which we think give people reason to have hope for the future. We hope they’ll give a reason for cheer. And Happy Thanksgiving to all!

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Building on the findings from the Global Skills Report, the following are four skills trends that workforce development leaders, like those in state and local government and education, should keep in mind as they strive to build an inclusive and competitive workforce. Digital skills are the shared language of the modern economy.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2022

AWS Solution Spark , launched earlier this year, helps public sector partners develop and accelerate open source solutions across state and local government, federal government, healthcare, and education. Nonprofit Partner of the Year: ThinkStack. State or Local Government Partner of the Year: ai.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

The new AWS Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance in West Virginia continues our global mission of working across government, education, and nonprofits to support organizations and their enduring need for highly qualified talent that is critical to future growth,” said Valerie Singer, general manager of AWS Worldwide Public Sector Global Education.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 23, 2024

The expansion of the AWS Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance into Texas further demonstrates our commitment to bring together government, education, industry, and nonprofits to address this critical need and enable future economic growth,” said Valerie Singer, AWS global education lead.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

At AWS re:Invent 2022, I connected with inspiring customers around the world who are using the cloud to drive innovation in government, education, nonprofit, space, and healthcare. And many are rising to the challenge. Los Angeles County, California, has over 10 million residents and employs more than 100,000 staff.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2023

StateRAMP is organized as a 501c(6) nonprofit and is governed by a board of directors. StateRAMP assumes that state and local government data will likely be at the Moderate impact level. Instead of each entity performing their own assessment, the state can leverage a single authorization to operate (ATO).

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2024

For industry-specific overviews, check out: Re:Invent Aerospace and Satellite Attendee Guide Re:Invent Education Attendee Guide Re:Invent Nonprofit Attendee Guide Re:Invent Federal Government Attendee Guide Re:Invent State and Local Government Attendee Guide Re:Invent Healthcare and Life Sciences Attendee Guide Explore the complete session catalog (..)

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 21, 2025

Several state and local governments have adopted policies to encourage religious institutions to put their land and development rights to use in order to address local housing shortages. Cities like Atlanta and San Antonio are providing technical assistance to FBOs interested in developing housing.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

Community Solutions is a US-based nonprofit working to end homelessness through its Built for Zero program, a movement uniting with cities across the US to bridge strategy and support to reduce homelessness.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Additional contextual data regarding wildfire fuel from First Street Foundation Wildfire Model First Street Foundation, a nonprofit research and technology group, supplies 30 meter resolution data on wildfire hazards.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Learn more about how state and local government agencies use AWS to support their constituents and staff at the Cloud for State and Local Governments hub. Read related stories on the AWS Public Sector Blog: Taxes, governments, and great experiences using the cloud.

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Center for Community Progress

OCTOBER 7, 2024

How do your partnerships with local governments, nonprofits, and residents inform your community investments? Olivia Barrow Strauss, JPMorganChase: We believe that supporting thriving communities and robust local economies requires developing strong relationships with local partners.

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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? A city donated space within a local park for the construction of an adaptive baseball field and playground. The local hospital provides diagnostic lab work at no cost to the clinic.

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Grant Central USA

JULY 20, 2023

How a Grant Writing Certification Can Boost Your Career in the Nonprofit Sector. Do you work in the nonprofit sector and want to advance your career? Certified grant writers are important in the nonprofit world because they are often responsible for securing funds to run programs and services.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Over the last few decades, these systems have become ubiquitous in almost every aspect of local government management. In North Carolina, community development is a municipal function for some local governments and a county function for others.

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Partnership for Public Service

MAY 16, 2024

To celebrate the invaluable contributions of public servants, I embarked on a journey to delve into the experiences, challenges and triumphs of four people making a difference in local government and the federal workforce. Today, she is directly involved in initiatives that benefit small businesses, specifically women-owned businesses.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MAY 16, 2022

What can local governments do to address the need for more affordable housing ? One thing is certain: government alone does not have the resources to construct and operate the needed housing units. Accordingly, a preliminary step for a local government is to conduct an assessment of the local housing need.

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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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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 12, 2023

That’s half a million people without a home,” said Kim Majerus, vice president of global education and US state and local government at AWS. Are you a nonprofit that wants to learn more about how cloud computing can accelerate your mission? Learn more about how the cloud helps communities prevent and combat housing instability.

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Government Technology Insider

JANUARY 25, 2023

Inequalities in technology were highlighted across state and local governments, K-12 classrooms, and higher education institutions. In a recent interview with Government Technology Insider , she explained, “We’re out there all day seeing these nonprofit organizations, and it’s really a need right now.

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Center for Community Progress

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Louis County Land Bank Coalition , which includes local community development corporations, neighborhood associations, the St. Louis County Board of Realtors, a housing advocacy nonprofit, legal aid, local elected and government officials, and residents. This month, Rep. HB 1088 would give all Missouri cities and St.

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Center for Community Progress

JUNE 15, 2023

They may be run by governmental or nonprofit entities. A community land trust is a nonprofit that owns and provides permanent community control of land and affordable housing through “ground leases.” A conservation land trust is a nonprofit that owns land or conservation easements for open space purposes.

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GovLoop

JUNE 21, 2023

Cybersecurity for state and local governments is just as important as efforts at the federal level, and frequently, they lack the resources, technical know-how, and situational awareness to secure their systems, or respond in the event of an attack,” said former Sen.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

Download the session guides for technical builder or business leader , federal government , nonprofit , state and local government , healthcare , education , or aerospace and satellite. Be sure to bring your laptop to participate in some of the interactive sessions. Check out the full session catalog.

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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. They can help with support letters.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

federal, state, or local government security and compliance requirements. Government customers can run simulation scenarios for immersive training, environmental hazard preparedness, and logistics planning, among other scenarios. Learn more about these new capabilities.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 31, 2023

Neurodivergent individuals could be part of the untapped talent pool that meets the demand for cyber, machine learning, artificial intelligence and other skills that government leaders agree are hard to find — and even harder to retain. Federal, state and local government agencies concur that recruiting talent has changed with the pandemic.

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