As cities navigate a slew of complexities, local leaders are facing a critical question: Are today's city agencies ready for new challenges and opportunities? To navigate this, Geoff Mulgan and his team offer an approachable framework to help guide them: bloombergcities.jhu.edu/news/creating-…

We are proud to partner with NACo to support #localgovernment. Tyler is committed to providing innovative solutions and resources that help build healthy, safe, and vibrant counties. 🔹Learn more: empower.tylertech.com/association.na… #ForwardTogether #NCGM #LocalGov

NLC, through its City Fiscal Conditions 2023 research, has collected budgetary data on a sample of 287 cities for fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023. Here are the four top ways that municipal budgets changed: nlc.org/article/2024/0…

So excited for this. Budget-scoring is the hidden lever that drives so much policy making - why not strive to keep improving it.

No single entity holds the answers to our society’s most pressing problems. To collaborate with other entities, governmental orgs need to use strategic thinking and action at all levels.💡Find out how in this free resource from Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative.

🎉Congratulations to #ClimateMayors Vice-Chair Mayor Lauren McLean for making Green Biz’s 2024 Climate Policy Heroes list. Mayor McLean was selected for her efforts to pass Boise’s 100% Clean Energy Plan & for positioning the city to lead on geothermal power: greenbiz.com/article/introd…

The result is a “huge capacity for partnerships that really didn’t exist before the office was formally stood up.” How collaboration is changing North Carolina, one project at a time route-fifty.com/management/202… via Route Fifty

A Green Business Initiative: How Cities Take Full Advantage of the Energy Transition — my latest w ⁦⁦Victoria Orozco 🇦🇷⁩ shows how cities and metros can help local firms realize the surge in business opportunities thenewlocalism.com/newsletter/a-g…

"Making climate action a budget priority requires leadership, the ability to harness data and transparency that can lead to innovative insights that yield improved government operations and better stewardship of fiscal and human capital." resourcex.net/blog/municipal… #EarthDay2024

What cities can learn from Seattle’s racial and social justice law route-fifty.com/workforce/2024… via Route Fifty

We are moving our community forward with purpose and a plan. A plan for economic prosperity and responsible development, a plan for a healthy and safe community, and a commitment to municipal excellence. #StrathconaCounty #SherwoodPark See video on link:

Pittsburgh has been doing this since 2021. Resource Exploration NRDC 🌎🏡 Grant Ervin Patrick Cornell

“Priority-based budgeting augments traditional budgeting with new vantage points to make data-driven decisions. The method also means the City Council's priorities and goals are aligned with recommended department budgets.” publicnow.com/view/4C9A23E92…

Charter Township of Canton, MI Priority Based Budgeting Transparency Dashboard cantonmi.gov/1414/Priority-… "The dashboard provides community members with an opportunity to see how funds and resources are being allocated across the Charter Township of Canton."

New article alert! Read about City of Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards (former president of National League of Cities) and the work she's doing to increase equity through a data-driven approach to visualizing, understanding, and promoting equity across her city. datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/digital-approa…

"We're embedding equity in everything that we do within the city, so that we're really focusing on making sure that equity is a part of every policy we pass." Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards on the #DataSmartCityPod datasmart.hks.harvard.edu/intent-impact-…

Hey Office of Mayor Eric L. Johnson! The Edmonton Oilers are facing off against your Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Finals starting tonight - as the last Canadian team standing, we've got the full force of the great white north behind us! We already know Alberta beef is better, and the

"For Brian Beffort, the sustainability manager of Washoe County, Nev., the federal government’s commitment to fighting climate change has been basically a bonanza." nytimes.com/2024/05/25/cli…

NEW resources for Canadian municipalities! The Municipal Net-Zero Action Research Partnership (N-ZAP) launched a new database and report that reveal the state of #ClimateAction in municipalities across Canada today. Learn more 👉 pcp-ppc.ca/resources/the-…

New on the #TylerTechPodcast, Chris Fabian, the Sr. Director of Product Strategy, ERP Budgeting at Tyler Technologies, discussing the evolution of Priority Based Budgeting and how it's reshaping how communities allocate resources. 🎙️Listen now: bit.ly/3RrWY8d