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2017 IAP2 North American Conference

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” The post 2017 IAP2 North American Conference appeared first on Social Pinpoint - A Place to Engage Your Community. Social Pinpoint will be attending this years IAP2 North American Conference.

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2017 NEWi Awards Winner – Best Government Solution

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The post 2017 NEWi Awards Winner – Best Government Solution appeared first on Social Pinpoint - A Place to Engage Your Community. We are proud to announce we are this year’s Best Government Solution winner!

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Coffee and Cake with Darius Turner

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Recently, the two Jess’s spoke with Darius Turner during the 2017 Community Engagement Summit to discuss all things engagement. At Social Pinpoint, we always find it a rewarding experience to have a conversation with a community engagement specialist.

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30 November 2017 | Rethinking the Government-Nonprofit Partnership: Who’s Funding Whom?, by Kelly LeRoux

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

To many scholars in the field of public administration and public management, the study of nonprofit organizations is viewed as a narrow niche, a handful of people working at the margins of the field on topics that largely sit outside of mainstream concerns for public managers. Many of us working in the nonprofit space have sensed diminished prospects for publishing nonprofit research in Public Administration and Management journals in recent years.

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26 July 2017 | The Creation of Perspectives on Public Management and Governance, By Ken Meier

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

The Public Management Research Association—through its flagship journal, the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory ( JPART )—has always stressed building knowledge through theoretically informed analysis. JPART is clearly a success by all measures. Continued empirical progress, however, needs significant theoretical development. Theory can be viewed as the capital base or the seed corn of our profession.

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26 May 2017 | Should Public Management be an Experimental Discipline?, By Oliver James

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

There has been substantial growth in the use of experiments in public management over recent years. The substantive contributions are becoming broad and deep, and span a range of research questions about core topic areas. These observations were part of the motivation for Sebastian Jilke , Gregg Van Ryzin and I to put together an edited book about this experimental turn.

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22 October 2017 | Tear Down the Distinction Between Applied and Basic Research in Public Management, By Lotte B. Andersen

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

As public management scholars, we invest a lot of energy in doing research on public organizations, and most of us need answers to a very simple question: Why? What will our research be used for? Why should we use so much time to do public management research? Some disciplines divide their research according to two broad answers to this question: Applied research is used to answer specific questions that has direct applications to the world – it solves problems.

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February 2017 | Some Principles of Strategic Thinking, By John M. Bryson

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

For the next several months I’ll be concentrating on writing the fifth edition of Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations. The current edition came out in 2011.). From the very first edition I have emphasized that strategic thinking, acting, and learning matter most, not any particular approach to strategic planning.

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January 2017 | Thinking about Undergraduate Education in Public Affairs, By Mary K. Feeney*

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

Public affairs programs across the country are developing undergraduate certificates, concentrations, minors, and majors in public administration, affairs, policy, and service. Some view this as an opportunity to expand programming and resources while, for others, it is another challenge in an environment of tightened budgets, expanded administration, and increased pressure to do more with less.

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How the Connecticut Green Bank is catalyzing green energy infrastructure: An interview with Bryan Garcia, President and CEO, CT Green Bank – Episode #155

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

For its achievements, the Green Bank won the Innovations in American Government Award for 2017, sponsored by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School.

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Launching an applied research team within city government: An interview with David Yokum, Director, The Lab @ DC – Interview #153

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

October 2017 Update: As an example of the Lab @ DC’s work, it recently released its study on the effect of police body worn cameras. In 2016, the District of Columbia launched The Lab @ DC , based in the Office of the City Administrator within the Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser.

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A primer on the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking’s recommendations: An interview with Nick Hart, Bipartisan Policy Center – Episode #160

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

The Commission was […] 2017

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7 Essential Tips for Writing Engagement Questions

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One of the biggest challenges for community engagement practitioners is coming up with engagement questions and finding the right way to ask them. What you ask is guided by your topic and understanding of your target audience. However, wording your questions requires skill and practice.

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8 tips to improve Community Engagement in Local Government

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Community Engagement in Local Government is a planned, two-way process. It is where individuals, stakeholders and community groups have the opportunity to collaborate on ideas to enhance project outcomes.

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The use of impact bonds around the world: An interview with Emily Gustafsson-Wright, Fellow, Center for Universal Education, The Brookings Institution – Episode #158

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

Social Impact Bonds, also called Pay for Success projects in the U.S., draw on private sources of capital to fund preventive services, with governments acting as the outcome funders, paying back the money with a profit if specific targets are met. The approach started in the U.K.

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How states can use ESSA to focus education spending on what works: An interview with Tom Kane, Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education – Episode #157

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

The bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was enacted in December 2015. ESSA gives states more opportunities to design their own educational systems, while also encouraging and sometimes requiring them to use evidence-based approaches that can help improve student outcomes.

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Helping nonprofits build and use evidence through Project Evident: An interview with Kelly Fitzsimmons, Founder and Managing Director, Project Evident – Episode #156

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

Project Evident ( @project_evident ) launched earlier this year to help nonprofit leaders and their funders develop and implement multi-year evidence-building plans – plans that can help those nonprofits to provide evidence-based programs.

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How Massachusetts provides education policymakers with research insights: An interview with Carrie Conaway, Chief Strategy and Research Officer, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education – Episode #145

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

Massachusetts is known as a leader in providing education policymakers with research findings that they can use to improve policy and practices.

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How New Zealand links data from public data sets to address important policy challenges: An interview with Kelvin Watson, Deputy Chief Executive, Statistics New Zealand – Episode #152

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

For over […] 2017Statistics New Zealand ( @Stats_NZ ) is the government department of New Zealand charged with collecting and producing statistical information.

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Linking data to improve human services while working within privacy laws: An interview with Erin Dalton and Brian Bell, Allegheny County Department of Human Services – Episode #151

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

The Department of Human Services ( DHS ) in Allegheny County, which includes Pittsburgh, is a leader in the use of data to continually improve services for its residents.

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People create cities [placemaking]

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Placemaking is fostered by reinventing public spaces to create a sense of ‘place’ and activate under-utilized parts of cities, often through small-scale intervention and community collaboration.

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How states can optimize their pre-K programs: An interview with Greg Duncan, Professor, UC Irvine, and Member, Pre-Kindergarten Task Force – Episode #143

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

In April 2017 the Pre-Kindergarten Task Force presented their findings. Forty-two states and the District of Columbia spent $6.2

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Strategies to sustain program impacts for children and adolescents: An interview with Greg Duncan, Professor, University of California, Irvine – Episode #159

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

Many interventions that aim to increase the cognitive or socioemotional skills of children and adolescents have shown positive results, but far too often their impacts quickly disappear as children get older. Some programs, in contrast, have shown longer-lasting effects.

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Insights from C-Stat in Colorado at year 5: An interview with Reggie Bicha, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Human Services – Episode #154

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

Two-thirds of those measures have maintained or beat their goals set in […] 2017The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) recently celebrated five years of C-Stat , its performance management and leadership strategy and one of the leading examples in the U.S.

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23 March 2017 | Making a Difference in the Real World through Public Affairs Research, By Stephanie Moulton

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

In light of the recent election in the U.S. and reliance on “alternative facts”, it is easy to feel disheartened about our role as researchers– particularly researchers who care about issues that are often central to public debates. This topic recently came up during one of our monthly fireside chats between faculty and doctoral students at the Glenn College. How can we make a difference in our profession? Should we close our laptops and take to the streets instead?

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An overview of Performance Partnership Pilots for Disconnected Youth, with lessons for other areas of social policy: An interview with Thaddeus Ferber, Vice President, Forum for Youth Investment – Episode #148

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

These agreements allow these jurisdictions to […] 2017One of the most innovative new approaches in Federal policy is known as Performance Partnership Pilots , also called P3.

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4 Steps to Consider in the Project Planning Process (Civic Engagement)

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It’s a pretty exciting feeling to finish a project your team has been working on for months, maybe even years. All those meetings and workshops you’ve held, the data you’ve crunched, it’s finally come to a close. But, was it worth it?

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Community Engagement, Public Participation, Civic Engagement – Let’s define these terms

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What comes to mind when someone asks, ‘what is community engagement’? Community engagement is a very broad term that can have a very different meaning based on different contexts, organizations or industries.

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How the Rhode Island Innovative Policy Lab (RIIPL) works: An interview with Justine Hastings, Director, RIIPL – Episode #147

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

RIIPL’s goal is to use data […] 2017In 2015, a unique collaboration was launched call the Rhode Island Innovative Policy Lab (RIIPL).

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How Seattle used results-driven contracting to improve homeless services: An interview with Jason Johnson, Deputy Director, Human Services Department, City of Seattle – Episode #144

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

Our focus today is Seattle, Washington, whose Human Services Department […] 2017

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Four fundamental principles of evidence-based policy and practice, drawing from U.S. and European experience: An interview with Howard White, Executive Director, Campbell Collaboration – Episode #150

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

What principles can help guide public leaders—whether policymakers or public managers—in their use of evidence-based policy to improve results?

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Transforming the culture of procurement in state and local government: An interview with Jeffrey Liebman, Director, Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab – Episode #141

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

“Many of the most important functions of state and local governments – from building and maintaining roads to housing the homeless – involve contracting for goods and services supplied by the private sector,” notes the Harvard Kennedy School’s Government Performance Lab in their primer, Results-Driven Contracting: An Overview.

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How Governments can Strengthen Citizen Engagement

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Imagine taking on a large-scale project and not asking for any community involvement. You’ve put time, sweat and tears into this assignment. Your project team has analyzed the different bottlenecks and how to overcome them.

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The Future Revolution of Urban Transportation

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We are on the verge of three game changers in the future of urban transportation: vehicle electrification, automation, and shared ride usage in major cities around the world. Imagine you are running late to work and are dreading having to catch a jam-packed subway that has limited breathing space.

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Four ways to help your community embrace change

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Don’t hide away from innovation. Embrace change. Show the community you want to make a positive impact to your area. Don’t shy away, hoping residents will be on board with your plans. Even worse, don’t block out the community’s opinion altogether.

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How engaging online increases participation

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Engaging online increases participation rates. Online digital platforms such as social media have helped foster this. Today, it takes longer to organize a community town hall meeting, compared to asking for citizen participation online.

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3 Members of the Community You Might Be Missing Out On [online engagement]

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As an engagement planner, you are already aware public participation is key to building inclusive communities that are open to continually improve.

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Transforming support services in Federal agencies: An interview with Jeffrey Neal, Former Chief Human Capital Officer, Defense Logistics Agency and Department of Homeland Security – Episode #139

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

He served for 33 years in the Federal government, including as the Chief Human Capital Officer for the 23,000-employee Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) from 2000 to […] 2017

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Defining the New Smart City

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By 2050, 70% of the world’s population are predicted to be city dwellers. How should the world accommodate for this change? Are smart cities the answer? What exactly makes a city “smart?”

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How states can use “efficacy networks” to test strategies for school improvement: An interview with Tom Kane, Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education – Episode #142

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

The new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), emphasizes the importance of evidence, including defining four levels of evidence-based practices.

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