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Connecting Kids & Nature Through Creative Policy

NLC (National League of Cities)

Creatively layering policy solutions. That is what several cities in the New York City metropolitan area are doing as a way to achieve city climate resilience and sustainability goals while also providing ways for children to connect to nature. In doing so, these cities are building future citizens with equal passion for nature and sustainability.

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Ep 17: Should Pronouns be Mandatory on a Job Application?

Summer Camp Programming

SHOW NOTES Kelie and Shauna talk with CJ Greco about if pronouns should be something employers should ask on job applications. Links: CJ Greco’s Instagram – @cj.greco TheBirdyBunchPodcast.com Want to add to our conversation? Have a question you want us to discuss? Email Us: exploringcampsides@gmail.com HOSTS KELIE COOK SHAUNA GUGLIELMO The post Ep 17: Should Pronouns be Mandatory on a Job Application?

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Why Cities Are Rethinking What Kinds Of Trees They’re Planting

Next City

U.S. cities are losing some 36 million trees every year, but hardier species can restore their canopies.

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What is influencer marketing?

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Influencer marketing is a collaboration between popular social-media users and brands to promote brands’ products or services.

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The Ultimate Playground Inspection Handbook

Dive into the world of playground safety with this complimentary guide. It offers a detailed exploration of essential practices to ensure the utmost safety for children. Delve into inspection techniques, from assessing equipment conditions to evaluating surfacing materials. Gain insights into maintenance strategies to keep playgrounds in top-notch condition year-round.

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Innovative Municipalities Deploy Augmented Reality for Creative Wayfinding

State Tech Magazine

The days of relying on printed maps may be over. Some smart cities are creating maps that combine with augmented reality capabilities to help citizens navigate public spaces. Cities such as Coral Gables, Fla., and Cisco, Texas, are developing wayfinding using AR, which lets smartphone users overlay a digital image onto the real world. “We’re not using goggles or glasses or anything like that,” says Frisco CIO Jason Cooley.

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Rising CEOs: Lessons from the McKinsey Leadership Forum

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Preparing for the CEO role can be a challenge and a reward. These eight lessons drawn from more than 300 McKinsey Leadership Forum participants and the CEOs who advise them will benefit any top executive or aspiring CEO.

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Author Talks: Don Norman designs a better world

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

The former Apple VP and University of California Design Lab director explains why leaders should take the “humanity-centered” approach and adopt sustainable technologies and business models.

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Marketing Your Library’s Annual Report: How to Get Staff to Help and Make Sure Everyone in Your Community Understands Your Value

Super Library Marketing

Photo courtesy Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library Barbara Swinn knows what she’s doing. She’s worked with libraries for 40 years, most recently as manager of the flagship library for Explore York Libraries and Archives She’s been awarded the British Empire Medal for her work with the library. You may remember her from this interview last year.

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The investors that matter still want you to focus on the long term

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Our latest survey of chief investment officers of long-horizon equity funds shows (again) that they seek to invest in companies that prioritize long-term business fundamentals over short-term targets.

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Google Public Sector achieves CJIS compliance in Florida

Google Public Sector

Google Public Sector has completed the process with Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to ensure Google Cloud supports the requirements necessary to store, process, and support criminal justice information (CJI). As part of this process, Google Public Sector worked with FDLE to conduct physical audits of facilities nationally and technical audits of our National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-53 ( NIST 800-53 ) security controls to ensure the highest leve

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7 Signs Your Local Government ERP Is Holding You Back: A Guide for Small Municipalities

Local governments and municipalities serving populations under 200,000 face distinctive challenges in delivering efficient and effective services to their communities. To overcome these challenges, many rely on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems tailored to their specific needs. Not all ERP systems are created equal, and some may hinder progress rather than support it.

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Four steps to success for new CEOs

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

The best CEOs make their first year both a personal transition and a moment of institutional renewal. We have found that there are four common ingredients for success.

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Ethics Differences Between Supreme Court and County Emergency Managers

Disaster Zone blog

There appears to be a significant difference.

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State lawmakers pitch gold-backed cryptocurrency

GCN

Legislation in Texas would establish a digital currency that could then be redeemed in cash or gold.

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Building a human firewall to block cyberattacks: Lessons from SoSafe

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

The cofounders of SoSafe share how they built a learning-by-doing platform solution to help organizations protect themselves against cyberattacks.

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Sustainable Facility Maintenance Management for Small Local Governments

Unlock the potential of sustainable facility management! This guide empowers small local governments to lead with climate-resilient infrastructure, energy efficiency, waste reduction, and more. Elevate your community's resilience, reduce costs, and embrace eco-friendly practices. Discover the role of facility maintenance teams in green cleaning, sustainability analyses, and infrastructure upgrades.

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Preparing students and building confidence for lifelong learning with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

This is a guest post by Michael Hight, chief technology officer (CTO) at Waterford.org. Waterford.org is an early education nonprofit committed to advancing equity and excellence for young learners. Waterford.org provides personalized programs for our youngest learners, from pre-kindergarten to second grade, and support services for families and educators so the adults in a child’s life can help them reach their full potential.

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Visiting art on the shelves

Princeton Public Library

I was a classic suburban kid whose formation of arts and culture largely came from the rabbit hole of the Internet, People Magazine and the treasure trove that is the Princeton Public Library.

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People can only tell if AI wrote something 50% of the time

GCN

With the amount of deceptive AI-generated content on the rise, researchers are concerned that humans’ trust in each other may decline.

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How to Rebuild Construction Estimates From the Ground Up

GovLoop

Anyone who has done home renovation knows how difficult it can be to get a reliable cost estimate, given the numerous variables involved with even basic projects. For government agencies that are building, repairing or enhancing thousands of facilities annually, the challenge is magnified exponentially. Engineers must account for differences in regional costs for labor and materials, plus factors such as weather and crew sizes.

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ASPA TIMES Magazine: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

PA TIMES Magazine is a publication of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), a not-for-profit corporation. This edition focused on diversity, equity and inclusion in public administration, including guest columns, insights for the field and interviews with city government DEI officers about their work at the local level.

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Could infrastructure dollars solve the lack of broadband in public housing?

GCN

Nearly one million households that live in public housing units do not have access to the internet, according to a new report.

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Deliver Identity Protection with CrowdStrike

CarahCast

In this podcast, Ned Miller, CrowdStrike Federal VP, and Andrew Harris, CrowdStrike’s Sr Director of Global Public Sector’s Technical Strategy, discuss how zero trust identity protection solutions help the public sector prevent data fabric breaches and reinforce legacy authentication protocols. In this podcast, Ned Miller, CrowdStrike Federal VP, and Andrew Harris, CrowdStrike’s Sr Director of Global Public Sector’s Technical Strategy, discuss how zero trust identity protection solutions help th

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Stories of service: The impact of federal employees on the West Coast

Partnership for Public Service

When most Americans think of our government, they immediately think of Capitol Hill, the Cabinet, Congress and nationally recognized political figures who help enforce federal policy. However, these parts of our federal government are only a small component of a much larger organization that shapes individual American communities. At the heart of the public sector are local federal workers, the vast majority of whom work outside the Washington, D.C., area.

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Modernizing Public Sector Call Centers

Google Public Sector

For several decades, call centers have played a crucial role in providing support for citizens using government services. However, the massive spike in caller volume and heavy strain on operations during the height of the COVID pandemic has driven government agencies to reimagine its call center experience. Transforming customer experience and providing intuitive, digital government services is a top priority across federal government 1 as well as state and local governments 2.

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Proactive vs Reactive Maintenance: Making the Case for Preparedness

Discover comprehensive strategies for optimizing operations and achieving cost efficiency! This document offers insights into efficient inspections, data-driven decision-making, goal alignment, and resource optimization. It empowers local governments and maintenance departments to streamline operations and ensure significant cost savings. From aligning maintenance goals with community needs to leveraging data for strategic planning, this guide provides a roadmap for smoother, more reliable opera

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Protecting transportation agencies in the era of cybersecurity

AWS Public Sector Blog

United States federal agencies, such as the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Transportation Security Administration (TSA), are increasing their emphasis on cybersecurity. Recently, the TSA issued a new cybersecurity amendment in response to persistent cybersecurity threats. The new emergency amendment requires that impacted TSA-regulated entities develop an approved implementation plan that describes measures they are taking to improve their cybersecurity resilience and