Tag: local government

• Appreciating the People Who Keep Local Government Moving

  Most people do not think much about local government when it is working. The road is cleared after a storm. The park is open. The water runs. A permit is reviewed. A public meeting is held. A grant is managed. A project that began years earlier slowly moves from plan to reality. Behind those ordinary…

  Chad Trivette

  14 May 2026

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  career-and-technical-education, career-pathways, city-management, city-managers, civic engagement, civic leadership, civic-education, civic-learning, civic-responsibility, community impact, community-development, community-leadership, community-problem-solving, community-service, county-government, county-management, county-managers, elgl, future-public-managers, government-administration, government-careers, government-leadership, high-school-civics, icma, local government, local-democracy, local-government-careers, local-government-education, local-government-innovation, local-government-workforce, master-of-public-administration, middle-school-civics, mpa-programs, municipal-government, public administration, public-management, public-policy, public-sector-careers, public-sector-talent, public-sector-workforce, public-service, public-service-careers, public-service-pipeline, public-works, school-community-partnerships, student-career-exploration, town-administrators, town-management, university partnerships, youth civic engagement

• A Citywide Partnership Model for Stronger Communities

  A Simple, Scalable Model for Mobilizing Businesses Around City Priorities Every city is already home to employers, schools, colleges, health systems, neighborhood businesses, workforce organizations, chambers of commerce, cultural institutions, nonprofits, community groups, and civic leaders working every day to strengthen opportunity. The challenge is not that cities lack effort. The challenge is that much…

  Chad Trivette

  6 May 2026

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  business engagement, city partnerships, civic engagement, community impact, community partnerships, economic development, local government, public administration, public private partnerships, workforce development

• A City Partnership Model for Small Business Risk PreventionLegal Risk Partnership City: Helping Businesses Prevent Problems Before They Become Costly

  Cities work best when local businesses are strong, workers are protected, residents are treated fairly, and public systems are easy to understand. The Legal Risk Partnership City idea is built around a practical question: what if a city could help businesses prevent common legal, regulatory, workplace, safety, and compliance problems before they become expensive disputes,…

  Chad Trivette

  6 May 2026

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  business continuity, business resources, business stability, business support, chamber of commerce, city partnerships, civic innovation, community impact, community partnerships, compliance education, conflict prevention, economic development, employer education, legal education, legal risk prevention, local government, nonprofit partnerships, prevention strategy, public administration, public private partnerships, public service ideas, risk reduction, small business education, small business support, workplace prevention

• A National Model for Connecting Businesses, Government, and Communities

  A National Model for Connecting Businesses, Government, and Communities The Civic Exchange is an idea for a national platform that could make it easier for businesses to connect with government resources, public programs, funding opportunities, workforce support, compliance guidance, and community partnership opportunities in one organized place. The purpose of the idea is simple: many…

  Chad Trivette

  6 May 2026

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  business engagement, business resources, civic engagement, community impact, community partnerships, cross sector collaboration, economic development, emergency preparedness, federal programs, government partnerships, grant readiness, healthy communities, local government, measurable outcomes, national civic exchange, nonprofit partnerships, public administration, public private partnerships, public sector innovation, public service ideas, small business support, state government, sustainability, workforce development, workforce readiness