November, 2022

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Recycling In Obscurity

Next City

Invisible but essential to the global recycling industry, the cardboard collectors of Miami-Dade earn a living by breaking down each piece of cardboard by hand, with no guaranteed income or labor protections

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Why cloud is a budget breaker

GCN

Misunderstandings about cloud security, scalability and storage has led to the vast majority of enterprises spending much more than anticipated, a new survey finds. Cloud & Infrastructure

Budgeting 145
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‘Nature tech’ predicted to grow by $6 billion following COP27

Open Access Government - Technology News

Following COP27, nature tech – ranging from drones planting trees to AI software managing rainforests – presents a greater market opportunity.

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Outdoor Dining Is > Free Parking

The Market Urbanism Report

It's time for cities to analyze the ROI of different curb space usage

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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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SCP 175: I Saw It on TikTok

Summer Camp Programming

SHOW NOTES After hearing Chris mention TikTok in pretty much every episode, they finally decided to dedicate an entire episode for TikTok ideas! Check out this week for some fun and unique camp ideas that Chris found on the app!

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What Happened To New York City’s Internet Master Plan?

Next City

As the first effort by a large U.S. city to strategize equitable internet access is tabled, the community-based providers that New York City had tapped to build infrastructure have been left high and dry

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Cybersecurity front and center in voting innovation

GCN

Ensuring votes have a paper trail is a far better solution than relying on emerging, unproven technologies, election security experts say. Cybersecurity

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Artificial Intelligence in the UK

Open Access Government - Technology News

Professor Jon Crowcroft FRS FREng, co-founder of iKVA , Researcher at Large, at The Alan Turing Institute and Professor of Communication Systems at Cambridge University’s Computer Laboratory, provides his view on Artificial Intelligence in the UK.

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5 Things to Consider When Deploying EV Charging Infrastructure

NLC (National League of Cities)

Every city has its unique challenges (that’s not news to you!). As your city is figuring out how to achieve sustainability goals, city leaders might start to look into electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.

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SCP 174: Magazine Style #6

Summer Camp Programming

SHOW NOTES Magazine Style #6 They like doing them so hopefully, you like listening to them! Another Magazine Style episode this week! The guys “fast discuss” 10 topics that range from programming ideas to staff to crafts and more!

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How to make your grant proposal stand out

Professional Grant Writer

We received a great question from a Twitter follower recently: What is the most important thing to mention in a grant request letter. The post How to make your grant proposal stand out appeared first on Professional Grant Writer. Grant Writing Tips Nonprofit World grant writing nonprofits

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Next City’s 2022 Gift Guide

Next City

From an urbanist booknook to bike accessories, here are our gift recommendations for people who care about creating equitable cities

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Groups at risk for hate crimes can tap new cyber funds

GCN

Nonprofits applying for funding to combat hate crimes in New York can now include cybersecurity projects in their applications. Cybersecurity

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Public and private sector cooperation is vital in controlling cybersecurity threats

Open Access Government - Technology News

The recent cybersecurity threats on the U.K.’s s national health service (NHS) demonstrate the necessity for better national protection against cyberattacks.

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Five Things City Leaders Need to Know About COP27

NLC (National League of Cities)

Header Photo: SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT – NOVEMBER 10: Visitors walk in the Green Zone of the UNFCCC COP27 climate conference on November 10, 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

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Zero-Emission Delivery Zones: A New Way to Cut Traffic, Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gases

The City Fix

Urban freight and delivery services boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic as consumers switched to online shopping when businesses were forced to close. The surge in online market activity that began in 2020 builds on a decade of steady growth related to the.

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How to prepare for a successful foundation site visit

Professional Grant Writer

Foundations and other funders may request a site visit before they approve funding for a grant. This is often a typical part of. The post How to prepare for a successful foundation site visit appeared first on Professional Grant Writer.

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With Co-Design, Residents “Do Housing On Their Own Terms”

Next City

It’s crunch time for many of Bristol’s post-war housing estates. Could the city’s radical co-design projects go beyond lip service to deliver regeneration at scale

Housing 175
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Are we building cyber vulnerability into EV charging infrastructure?

GCN

Amid a nationwide push to electrify transportation, observers said that cybersecurity doesn’t get appropriate attention. Cybersecurity

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The future of open source in 2023

Open Access Government - Technology News

Ann Schlemmer, CEO of Percona, discusses the future of open source in 2023, including why platforms will matter more. Open source is a way for communities to build software and make it available to others. It supports many of the applications, services, and devices that we all use every day.

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A More Perfect Union: Keeping Elections Safe & Participatory

NLC (National League of Cities)

Across the country, residents are coming together to celebrate one of our country’s oldest and proudest traditions: participatory democracy.

Voting 111
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Telling the Story of Your Impact

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

I was a keynote speaker at the Reimagine Communities Summit powered by Capital One recently, and one of the sessions during the event was a panel discussion with three large corporate funders. Who might you ask? Some BIG funders. Capital One. Toyota. Amazon.

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Become a grant reviewer and improve your grant writing skills

Professional Grant Writer

Sometimes grant writers are consumed by their work, becoming too close to their subject matter. When this happens, they stop looking at it. The post Become a grant reviewer and improve your grant writing skills appeared first on Professional Grant Writer.

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The 2023 Guide to Social Media for Libraries: New Facebook Success Secrets for This Year

Super Library Marketing

Photo courtesy of the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library. This is the second installment in my series on social media best practices for libraries in 2023. The guide to LinkedIn can be found here. In the next few weeks, I’ll cover TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter (maybe!).

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Some workflows belong in the cloud, others don’t

GCN

New research shows that 88% of organizations have returned at least some data from the cloud to on-prem data centers. Cloud & Infrastructure

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Will Rishi Sunak reassess UK cybersecurity policies?

Open Access Government - Technology News

UK cybersecurity policies are outdated, says Illumio Director; will Rishi Sunak address the problem?

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Top Moments of City Summit 2022

NLC (National League of Cities)

This year, over 3,600 local elected officials, partners and municipal staff from 49 states, DC, and Puerto Rico traveled to Kansas City, MO for our first in-person City Summit since 2019.

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How will the space economy change the world?

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Space is no longer the sole domain of governments and aerospace and defense companies. Businesses that pursue emerging opportunities now may gain a first-mover advantage. Aerospace & Defense Insights Aerospace High Tech & Internet Telecommunications

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How to effectively tell government success stories

Partnership for Public Service

On Nov. 2, the Partnership for Public Service held a virtual workshop to help federal communications professionals learn how to strategically frame government success stories.

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The Tyranny of the “Community”: Transcending the Public Meeting

Human Transit

My job as a public transit planner requires a lot of public engagement, as it should. In the projects we do for transit agency clients, mostly around bus network redesign, the task of seeking public feedback is at least one third of the project budget.

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How one state’s phishing training evolves with threats

GCN

Indiana regularly tests employees on various platforms and attachment formats, including prompts related to headline news and retests of scams those that have proved difficult for workers to catch. Cybersecurity

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Why is Ada Lovelace Day so important?

Open Access Government - Technology News

Open Access Government interviews Lin Sun on the significance of Ada Lovelace Day and what it means for women in STEM around the globe. Ada Lovelace Day provides us with an annual reminder to take a moment and reflect on our accomplishments and recognise the many successful people surrounding us.

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Housing for Indigenous Peoples & Tribal Nations

NLC (National League of Cities)

*Note: There are many different naming conventions for Native American and Indigenous communities, who are in no way a monolith. Community members decide for themselves which terms best align with their identity.

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