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Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities: A Serious Goal in Need of a Comprehensive Solution

Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities: A Serious Goal in Need of a Comprehensive Solution

The writer Augusten Burroughs wrote, “If you have your health, you have everything. If you don’t have your health nothing else matters.” In the United States there are millions of…

Pitfalls and Promises: How to Set Competitive Compensation

Pitfalls and Promises: How to Set Competitive Compensation

Recent front page controversies involving excessive pay for nonprofit executives have brought the issue of nonprofit executive compensation under scrutiny. Stories like the ousting of former United Way of the…

Using Technology to Increase Access and Transparency in Local Government

Today’s public administrator is facing challenges to inform and engage the public about the issues that confront our cities, counties and agencies. Citizens have to balance the demands of work,…

Labor-Management Relations: Return to Collaboration

Lately, the news has been riddled with stories about public unions and adversarial union and organizational leaders (called labor-management relationships). High-profile examples that you have likely seen include the Chicago…

Change U at GVSU

Change U at GVSU

Our experience working in a nonprofit organization in the public service sector has made us recognize the importance of confronting social justice issues, both within our agency and with other…

To Blog or Not to Blog: Furthering Transparency Through Interactive Websites

To Blog or Not to Blog: Furthering Transparency Through Interactive Websites

The Benefits of Blogging: It was Feather O’Connor Houstoun, a senior adviser to the Wyncote Foundation, who astutely pointed out, “Government is moving toward transparency in fits and starts, and…

Public Service, Social Justice and Equity

Suspicion should be invoked when “public service,” “social justice” and “equity” are displayed in such close proximity, much more so when used in the same sentence. Connotations associated with each…

Telework in the Federal Government: Benefits and Pitfalls

Telework in the Federal Government: Benefits and Pitfalls

Over the last two decades, telework has increasingly become an essential element in the federal government’s operations, making it a subject worthy of careful study. As technological capabilities to facilitate…

Reasonable or Unreasonable Expectations: Accountability in Emergency Management

Reasonable or Unreasonable Expectations: Accountability in Emergency Management

For decades, there has been a call for greater accountability in government. This is appropriate, given that, in a democracy, the government derives its powers from the people and should…

Digital Government: How Technologically Fit Are You?

Digital Government: How Technologically Fit Are You?

Alright, 2013 is in full swing, and now is the time to check up on your New Year’s resolutions. Staying on target? It depends, we know. Now let’s get specific.…

Ma, We Have A Surplus!

Ma, We Have A Surplus!

Any plan that is put into effect takes time to yield results – good or bad. The bigger the ship, the longer it takes to turn. When you consider a…

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