Grant Writing Made Easy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

But on the other hand, I know that starting any type of business–for-profit or nonprofit–comes with its challenges. So today, I’d like to share some advice and best practices for finding funds to start a new nonprofit, as well as some tips for setting yourself up for long-term financial stability. Not even me!).

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Center for Community Progress

JUNE 22, 2023

At the beginning of March, the 2022-23 Community Revitalization Fellowship (CRF) cohort travelled to Loíza, Puerto Rico for their second learning exchange. During these exchanges, fellows also learn about the local history and policies that contributed to the proliferation of vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties in each city.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 17, 2023

And most of all, how can this and other tech be used for good? If anyone can provide insight on how leaders can chart this evolving tech landscape, Dominic might be one of the best people to ask. If anyone can provide insight on how leaders can chart this evolving tech landscape, Dominic might be one of the best people to ask.

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Super Library Marketing

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Last week, I shared advice from libraries that have had success communicating with staff and stakeholders using tactics like email. He used his storytelling skills to improve communication between his marketing team and other library staff members. I also acknowledged that they might feel this way when working with us.”.

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A Library Writer's Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

Our community is curious and eager to learn from each other, and Case Studies in Library Publishing (CSLP) will create dedicated space to do so in an annual publication. How do individual members of a team contribute, and how are those contributions acknowledged?

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

I am so excited for today’s episode because I’m talking with someone I have been eager to connect with since NRPA’s partnership with Merrell began. If you visit today’s guest’s website , the words “Nothing But Good Vibes” might be the first thing you notice.

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Let's Talk Parks

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

But how does one learn the art and science of creating these programs? Programming for Success with Chris Bass From developing program ideas, evaluating success, and managing teams, there’s so much to know when it comes to recreation programming. You can learn how others overcome obstacles similar to yours. Chris: Yeah.

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Peak Proposals

JANUARY 10, 2021

Slab is a browser-based knowledge management tool that companies (and nonprofits and educational institutions) can use to create, organize, store, and share information. If you want to share content beyond your organization, you can also make individual posts public. Learn more about Slab’s integrations at [link]. Business ($12.50

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Let's Talk Parks

MAY 6, 2021

Opening dates were very much up in the air until just a few weeks ago, so agencies had less time to prepare for the busy summer season (something that typically happens in early Spring). All of these factors combined to create a country-wide shortage of lifeguards, recreation cashiers, maintenance staff, and other seasonal employees.

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Center for Community Progress

JULY 18, 2022

Demolishing individual problem properties (which might result in a vacant lot with dumping problems) and issuing fines and citations (which might be ignored) doesn’t address the root issues in the cycle of vacancy. Subscribe to our mailing list so you don’t miss out on other free educational webinars.

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Let's Talk Parks

AUGUST 22, 2021

So, I created a solution that changed the way we did business. My goal in this article to share with you that creating an employee onboarding system, while hard work now, can pay off dividends in the future – and that your employee intranet system is the foundation of doing so. Intranet: What’s the difference?

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GovLoop

AUGUST 10, 2023

And it won’t help you adapt to emerging XaaS and other cloud offerings. How do you become or remain nimble as circumstances change so that you are a positive force for tech innovation and not a witness or obstacle to it? And after experiencing several transitions, she’s learned a few things about staying nimble.

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Let's Talk Parks

MARCH 2, 2022

The job landscape looks so different in mid/post-pandemic world, and the typical ways of volunteering and shadowing may not be available like they used to be. The job landscape looks so different, and the typical ways of volunteering and shadowing may not be available like they used to be. But it took a long time for me to find a job.

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Grant Writing Made Easy

AUGUST 1, 2022

Today I want to share why you need to take the time to track your grant pipeline (and by that I mean all the opportunities you want to apply for, the ones you have applied for, the ones you’ve been awarded, and even the ones you had rejected). So the 3 reasons you need to do this are for: Data Deadlines, and The Big Picture.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 23, 2022

Hannah Alexander, Junior Data Scientist at Ascent, shares her journey into data and gives insight for young women to join the tech movement early on and revolutionise female data science. There are no expectations that you’ll be a fully-fledged data scientist from the very beginning, and you learn a lot of it on the job. © One Photo.

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GovLoop

JUNE 16, 2023

Now, Cooke, who was appointed Chief Data Officer (CDO) in December 2022 after two-plus years as a data officer, focuses on helping other state employees learn how to bring data to bear on their work. The learning path for data scientists is well understood, but what does it look like for people who want to be savvy consumers of data?

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GovLoop

JULY 11, 2023

Since feedback is so critical, you can’t just sit and wait for it. If you’ve been following along in this feedback series, you’ve already learned that feedback is a two-way street, a relationship in which you have equal play. You’ve learned skills for clarifying vague feedback and looking for feedback in unexpected places.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JULY 22, 2022

In the latest Fundraising HayDay Podcast episode, my cohost Kimberly and I share advice on how NOT to lead a grant workshop. It’s full of helpful tips for funders and a chance for attendees to throw in an “amen” and “preach it, ladies”, so you don’t want to miss it: How NOT to Lead a Grant Workshop (podbean.com).

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Social Pinpoint

APRIL 21, 2024

Then we’ll discuss big lessons learned and emerging trends in digital+ engagement. Using digital engagement tools like Social Pinpoint, you can share information, create conversation spaces, and allow community members to provide feedback on their own time from wherever they can best access the information and interactive forums.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

If you want to learn more on this topic, please register to attend the webinar series, Build Modern Applications on AWS. This service is particularly appealing for its simplicity, scalability, and integration with other AWS Services.

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Super Library Marketing

JUNE 19, 2023

So, we’re doing more with less. I’ll share some strategies I’ve learned in my own work and research. I tentatively check the comments, looking for anyone who might say something derogatory. Your job is to remove hurdles so your team members can do their best library marketing work. We have a problem.

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Social Pinpoint

JANUARY 1, 2023

As your community engagement practice evolves, you might find that your needs are growing and your effectiveness is being limited by your existing platform. You take the same approach every time If you’re caught in a cycle of rinse and repeat, it might be because your platform is too rigid.

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Super Library Marketing

OCTOBER 31, 2022

One student was hugging their backpack so tight, I thought he might never let go–and I was a little nervous they would crush all the items inside! So, Suzanne has some simple and practical advice for small libraries. Suzanne gets her marketing inspiration from other libraries on social media. Suzanne Macaulay.

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zencity

MAY 2, 2022

Read the article below or our full report to learn more. An engagement might not be successful, if you haven’t addressed these other issues. So, what did we do? We did our own outreach into communities and learned that while some might be harder-to-reach, it’s also not impossible. There is so much apathy.”.

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GovLoop

MAY 22, 2023

In addition, the allocation of funding for the Chicago Head Start program has become unclear, and officials might stop compiling Head Start data citywide as a result. The new data collaborative ties in with two other cloud-based Chicago initiatives. It’s a rather sprawling public-private partnership.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Agencies often anticipate running into challenges with some issues, such as security and access management, that prove to be fairly straightforward, while other issues, such as data protection and total cost of ownership, turn out to be more complex than expected. So, it makes sense to turn to people who make a living at it.

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Peak Proposals

JANUARY 1, 2023

So beyond explaining the issue that needs to be addressed and your organization’s capabilities, you also need to convince the funder why investing in your organization and proposed solution makes sense over other solutions proposed by other applicants. An oft-repeated phrase in the proposal world is “benefits before features.”

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Peak Proposals

JANUARY 1, 2023

So beyond explaining the issue that needs to be addressed and your organization’s capabilities, you also need to convince the funder why investing in your organization and proposed solution makes sense over other solutions proposed by other applicants. An oft-repeated phrase in the proposal world is “benefits before features.”

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GovLoop

JUNE 29, 2023

Reality Check: Cloud Lessons Learned The federal government has been bullish on cloud for several years, first mandating a policy known as Cloud First and then revising its strategy to Cloud Smart , which provided more guidance to help agencies better determine effective use cases for the cloud. It could be a business process.

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GovLoop

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

So often during Black History Month, organizations and individuals are clamoring for speakers, books, campaigns and resources to promote during February. I am Black history, so I welcome and help with the concerted effort to spotlight the beauty, struggle and vast stories of the Black experience in all its facets.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 7, 2023

As the demand for STEM education grows, so does the need for student technology. Time and resources spent on managing equipment can cut down on time and resources for learning. A student who might otherwise have taken a course in Adobe InDesign, for example, might be turned away because computer availability dictated course access.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

In fact, instant messaging has become the preferred form of internal workplace communications, including email, according to Gartner’s 2022 Channel Benchmark and other research studies. Users might think they don’t have better options, so let’s dispel some myths.

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Government Technology Insider

MARCH 9, 2023

From sharing data carelessly to leaving networks open, employee blunders happen on a daily basis. Accidental insiders are more common than you might think, making up one of the top three types of breaches in the public sector according to Langlois. The central issue is that people make mistakes. DBIR reports employees are 2.5

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Peak Proposals

MARCH 23, 2020

As the world contends with COVID-19, the financial pressures on local organizations are likely to increase as two competing forces come into play: a rise in need for basic services on the one hand, while on the other, a potential decrease in cash donations because of the growing financial crisis. The reason for the difference?

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Let's Talk Parks

APRIL 25, 2020

These kinds of events are such an awesome opportunity for students and recent grads to learn from the best in their field. He shared his stories, advice, and wisdom with openness and honesty. I might be counseling a lifeguard or I might be overseeing a dance event, or I might be working on a budget workshop.

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Public Purpose - An Independent Advisory Company

MAY 1, 2020

In my work in the public sector over the last 20 years or more, one of the most familiar tropes is the exasperated crusade so many engage in to find better ways to collaborate within and across governments and between governments and the wider community. So, is COVID19 big and brutal enough to buck that dispiriting trend?

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 6, 2023

To better understand that struggle, let’s explore how a CFO might approach the prospect of cloud computing. The capital plan details multiple categories of major investments an institution might make. First, they reduce the amount that an institution reinvests in its capital assets, which might concern governing boards.

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