People Senate Appropriations Committee Passes Bill Preserving Transportation, Housing Grants By Bill Lucia / Route Fifty Taking Knowledge to the Bank Transparency engenders trust in government (think: “trust, but verify”) and strengthens democracy by empowering the public with the information needed to make informed decisions. Source: Engaging Local Government Leaders / By Ian Davidson 4 [...]
People Nearly Five Million Youth Are Out of School and Work. Here's How Three Cities Are Planning to Reengage Them By Christie Joesbury National League of Cities Senate Panel Advances Bill That Would Boost TIGER, Maintain CDBG Funding By Bill Lucia / Route Fifty Ohio City Considers Employees Paid Parental Leave Cleveland.com HUD Makes [...]
Creating Economic Development in Your Digital City John Gordon / RouteFifty - GovExec Campaign to Improve Response to Rape Victims "Start by Believing Campaign" - End Violence Against Women / By Amanda Weber, NEWS 4 San Antonio Proud Ground Helps Woman Go From Homeless to Homeowner Grant using ZoomGrants allows her to buy Washougal house Source: The [...]
Six New Cities Selected for Equitable Economic Development Fellowship National League of Cities How One City's 'not afraid to fail' Attitude is Making it Smarter Source: American City & County HUD Designates June as National Healthy Homes Month Source: HUD Pennsylvania Launches Transparency Portal Detailing $100 Billion in Expenditures The Treasury’s Transparency Portal was developed [...]
Entrepreneurial Nonprofits: Van Gogh Museum’s Ambitious Consulting Program Sophie Lewis / NonProfit Quarterly Fighting Joblessness Is Key to Accomplishing Philanthropy’s Goals By Davis Flaks / Chronicle of Philanthropy Ten Foundations Commit $125 Million in Support of Flint Philanthropy News Digest Making A Technology Transition Less Painful By Shauna Hepburn NonProfit Times Global Charities Say More Relief [...]
Helping Cities Cool Down Louisville program could significantly reduce the number of people who die annually from heat-related deaths Laura Diamond / Phys.org D.C. Commuters Could Go Airborne By Daniel C. Vock / Governing.com New SolSmart Program Helps Cities Go Solar, Create Jobs Source: National League of Cities Why It’s Getting Harder to Learn What the [...]
Closing Gender Wage Gap Is Good for the GDP By Gillian B. White / GovExec from The Atlantic Safety Through Connectivity Six Ohio counties use a mobile app to help at-risk children Source: American City and County Washington Governor Jay Inslee Praises Solar Communities Department of Commerce Uses Smart Technology Through ZoomGrants to Qualify Energy [...]
Best Nonprofits To Work For 2016: It’s Fun, Games, Benefits And Serious Business Mark Hrywna / NonProfit Times 12 Steps to Building a Culture of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Nonprofit Coordinates Massive Journalistic Collaboration: The Panama Papers By Ruth McCambridge / NonProfit Quarterly from the Washington Post Funding for Peace and Security Totaled $283 Million [...]
Should Cities and Counties Team Up? Officials Undecided By Jason Axelrod / American Cities & Counties Nearly a Third of Local Governments Have Adopted a Sustainability Plan Source: International City/County Management Association Know CPR? New App Sends Alerts When Someone Nearby Needs It It shows how technology can come to people’s aid & save lives Tod [...]
Meet the 50 Most Powerful Women in U.S. Philanthropy By David Callahan and Kiersten Marek / Inside Philanthropy Philanthropy Takes A Stand In Social Movements By William Foster / Forbes RWJF Launches Leadership Development Programs Programs designed to engage people working across a variety of sectors in building a Culture of Health in America. Philanthropy News Digest [...]