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Celebrate National Women's Month With The State Budget Officers

Barrett & Greene

The 1953 membership photo of the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) shows a world in which men dominated the positions of budget officers. In 1992 18 percent of members were women, while in 2022-2023, 38 percent are. This wouldn't have been a surprise to anyone at the time.

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How to Drive Strategic Budgeting in Government with Performance Management

OpenGov

How to Drive Strategic Budgeting in Government with Performance Management November 29, 2022 – OpenGov Public sector performance management has long held the promise of improving efficiency, productivity, and community outcomes.

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New, Up-to-date GUIDE TO BUDGET RESOURCES

Barrett & Greene

Several years ago, we worked with the Volcker Alliance to created a guide to resources about state budgeting intended for use by public officials, policy advocates, journalists, academics, and concerned citizens. ?. You can find it by clicking here : ?

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Budgeting Is a Collaborative Effort

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“What people are expecting is personalized, online, digital services for those things that can be digitized,” said Charlie Francis, Senior Consultant at Questica, which provides multi-user budgeting, performance measures, transparency and data visualization software for governments.

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Climate Action: Backed by Budget

Barrett & Greene

Without considering the environment in the budgeting process, all the commitments to change will be little more than words. Luckily, there are cities that are transforming the budget process to align resources with climate action. They spoke a whole different language: budget cycles and bond ratings.

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Strategic Local Government Budgeting: How to Determine Which Method is Best for Your Community

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Strategic Local Government Budgeting: How to Determine Which Method is Best for Your Community September 23, 2022 – OpenGov Traditionally, local government budgeting has not been directly tied to outcomes in the community. Instead, incremental amounts were shifted based on previous use and separated by department.

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A Celebration of National Women’s Month with State Budget Officers

Barrett & Greene

This male-dominated 1953 photo of a National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) annual meeting would not have been a surprise to public sector leaders of the time. That was followed by two budget directors we knew well -- Kansas’s Gloria Timmer in 1996-1997 and Utah’s Lynne Koga the following year.