Can a Private Equity Model Build Wealth for Workers of Color?
Next City
AUGUST 2, 2022
An El Paso landscaping company is one of the first employee-ownership conversions facilitated by a new Black-led private equity fund.
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SCP 165: End of Season Staff Ideas
Summer Camp Programming
AUGUST 4, 2022
SHOW NOTES If you’re looking for some great ideas to end the season well with your staff, look no further! Curt and Chris toss up some excellent stuff that they have done (or seen done) at other camps with huge success! If your season has already ended, tuck this podcast away for next year! HOSTS […]. The post SCP 165: End of Season Staff Ideas appeared first on Summer Camp Programming.
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Cities and communities around the world are stepping up to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and prevent dangerous climate change impacts. Their strategies typically focus on reducing emissions from sectors such as transportation, energy, housing and waste. But there’s one sector many communities.
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Open Access Government - Technology News
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The Ultimate Playground Inspection Handbook
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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.
This San Francisco Supper Club Gives Youth a Chance to Reinvent Themselves
Next City
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I want to be a grant writer but only have 1 year of experience. How would you suggest gaining more experience?
DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services
AUGUST 4, 2022
Dear Experienced Grant Writer: . I want to be a grant writer but only have 1 year of experience. How would you suggest gaining more experience? Dear year old grant writer, . I would recommend reaching out to a local/regional nonprofit that you are passionate about the mission for, explain that you are new in your grant writing career, and ask if you can assist in their grant writing efforts pro bono for a while (you define a few months or up to a year, etc based on what works best for you) to s
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The City Fix
AUGUST 3, 2022
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State Tech Magazine
AUGUST 4, 2022
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CT workforce office wins $24 million American Rescue Plan grant
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AUGUST 3, 2022
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Land Banks and Community Land Trusts: Emerging Partners for a Resilient and Equitable Recovery
Center for Community Progress
AUGUST 2, 2022
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State Tech Magazine
AUGUST 1, 2022
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Network effects: How to rebuild social capital and improve corporate performance
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ASPA TIMES Magazine: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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Agencies Work Diligently to Upgrade Legacy Systems
FedTech Magazine
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No matter how many legacy systems a federal agency tries to upgrade, another will age into antique status right behind them. “It’s almost like a game of whack-a-mole,” says Kevin Walsh, director of IT and cybersecurity at the Government Accountability Office. “As soon as you modernize one of these really old systems, you move on to the next one.” In April 2021,Walsh provided testimony to Congress on agencies’ efforts to modernize critical legacy systems, some of which have been in operation sinc
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Introduction to Nonprofit Program Budgets
Grant Writing Made Easy
AUGUST 3, 2022
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Sustainable Facility Maintenance Management for Small Local Governments
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Virtualization, Consolidation Help Agencies Cut Back on Physical Data Centers
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Turn back the clock a decade or so, and you would see a far different data center landscape in the federal space than exists today. For one, there would be more data centers —many more, in fact —and they would be largely running applications on bare-metal servers. Those servers would have shockingly low utilization rates by today’s standards, meaning agencies over spent on inefficient and sometimes redundant environments.
Your Guide to Effectively Promoting Community Engagement Initiatives
Social Pinpoint
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You might have planned your community engagement initiative perfectly, but if people aren’t aware of it, it’s impossible for them to engage. This Guide will walk you through an integrated communications plan. The post Your Guide to Effectively Promoting Community Engagement Initiatives appeared first on Social Pinpoint - A Place to Engage Your Community.
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Proactive vs Reactive Maintenance: Making the Case for Preparedness
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Professional Grant Writer
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Nonprofits that are newer to grant writing may ask: What percentage does a grant writer get paid? What they’re really asking is, what. The post What percentage does a grant writer get paid? appeared first on Professional Grant Writer.
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Let’s Put This Big Question To Rest Once and for All: Sending Marketing Emails to Your Library Patrons Is NOT an Invasion of Privacy!
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AUGUST 3, 2022
Watch the Episode Now. The Library Marketing???????? Show, Episode 153: In this episode, I will try to put to rest a question that continues to permeate the library marketing world. Libraries are defenders of truth, democracy, and privacy. And in that noble quest, they sometimes hurt themselves by repeating the false myth that they cannot send emails to their patrons because it’s an invasion of privacy.
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Efficiency and Sustainability: Leveraging Digital Solutions in Facility Operations
Speaker: Alan Kavanaugh, BA, CRM, CCPI Director of Loss Control & Risk Management
This session is designed to unveil the transformative potential of digital solutions in reshaping conventional practices, offering a roadmap towards greener and more efficient facilities regardless of municipality size. Attendees will learn: Insights into cutting-edge trends and strategies in sustainable facility management. Practical knowledge to effectively incorporate digital solutions for operational efficiency.
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