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Determining Nonprofit Success
Nonprofit organizations are progressively under more pressure from their funders, boards, clients and other stakeholders to demonstrate they are carrying out their mission effectively and proficiently. This increased pressure…
AGA Seeks Nominations for Financial Leadership Awards
The Association of Government Accountants (AGA) is accepting nominations for their annual National Leadership Awards. These awards honor federal, state and local officials or financial executives in the private sector…
Managing the Managers
If you are an executive who manages managers, your challenge is to work effectively through them to accomplish the mission for which you’re responsible. Working through subordinate managers to get…
Wisconsin and State-workers Unions
I have worked in many different job and occupations: mailroom sorter, airline attendant, store floor supervisor. In the majority of jobs I had over the course of my young life,…
Things You Can Expect From Vets in the Workforce
It’s great to be able to talk about veterans and what they can do for employers in both the public and private sectors. Vets have developed a strong sense of…
Collaboration Helps Veterans Transition into Civilian Life
During the past 10 years, 44 percent of American veterans have had difficulty re-entering civilian life, according to the Pew Research Center. And in North Carolina — home to more…
How MPA Programs Can Help Build Town and Gowns
Colleges and universities are key economic, social and political assets for communities. The relationship between communities and institutions of higher learning, what has been termed town and gown, is vital…
Nominate a Peer (or Yourself) … ASPA 2016 Awards Program
ASPA's 2016 Annual Awards Program is underway! Every year, 25 public administrators are held up as glowing examples of public administration done right. But you and your colleagues can…
CMP Consortium Accredits Six Programs, Grants Two Programs Associate Status
The National Certified Public Manager® Consortium (Consortium) held their annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona October 29-30, 2015. The membership took significant actions, including approving continued accreditation of six certified public…
Public Service Motivation
As many other professors do, I exhort the students in the public administration and public procurement classes I teach to do great things during their careers in public service –…
Focusing On Change and Reinvention
Nurturing change and renewal in public agencies is not only important but also critical. There is a growing recognition that fostering a culture of change is the key to organizational…