SPEAKING OF FINANCES. Grant Writing is a new elective being offered in the 2008-2009 Local Government Financial Management Program. Check out the complete course schedule for the local level financial management training program.
BUILDING THE LOCAL ECONOMY. A new publication from the Vinson Institute offers readers a close look at the powerful role of local governments in economic development.... Another publication, Spending a Lifetime, provides insight into the demanding and dynamic world of city management.
NEW AND OLD. Officials dedicated to cataloging the location of Georgia's natural, archaeological, and historic resources are getting help from Geographic Information Systems technology designed by Vinson Institute specialists.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATE. June is a busy month for the China Public Manager Training Program.... A new exchange program is helping Kenyan women become more actively engaged in the public arena.... The Institute is bringing its legislative training expertise to Liberian officials engaged in rebuilding their country's government.... Faculty meet with public administration colleagues in Ukraine.
CHANGE OF PLAN. The administrators and board members of Georgia's Regional Development Centers learn through presentations by the Vinson Institute about how new state legislation will affect their jurisdictions and operations.
NOT JUST BOOKS. Gwinnett County Public Library System board members now have, by way of a Vinson Institute survey, detailed information on how more than 10,000 patrons use the Internet at library branches.
BETTER CONNECTIONS. A new management information system developed by the Institute for the Multiple Offender Program is helping administrators work more efficiently with the 700-plus treatment providers and clinical evaluators located throughout the state.
TRAINING SPOTLIGHT. Results-based training is explored by two Institute faculty members in a recent Georgia Cities article.
OUTSTANDING OUTREACH. Scot Wrighton travels to India with the International City/County Management Association.... Melinda Moore and Rachel Hagues receive International Scholarship of Engagement Grants.... Jim Kundell is interviewed on the April 13 episode of Georgia Weekly.
THE YEAR IN REVIEW. A busy year of public service is recapped in an online version of the Institute's annual report.
