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A newly launched study seeks to answer this question. Innovator’s Journey: Embrace Ambiguity to Discover New Answers Tom Bonfield , AFI • Members Only Tom Bonfield is a local government superstar and is now sharing some of his wisdom and learned lessons from his 40+ years in local government. Branding and Recruitment Strategies for Preschool Teachers Greg Whitney • Members Only Efficient Strategies for Preschool Teacher Recruitment and Retention Creating Environmental Key Performance Indictors Samantha Corrales • Free Over the past few decades, activists and communities have demanded further action to improve environmental practices and emergency response efforts within local government. How can local governments measure their progress towards environmental sustainability? Teleworking for the Long Run? Greg Whitney • Free Implementing Telecommuting Policies in Your Organization for the Long Term Innovator’s Journey: Celebrating Diversity While Supporting Local Artists and Businesses City of Grand Rapids , Evette Pittman , Doug Matthews • Members Only Hear from the City of Grand Rapids, MI as they discuss lessons learned from Bridge GR, an event series championing economic vitality and diversity in their community. Should We Return to Normal? Antifragile Principles in the Time of the Coronavirus Pandemic/the Election/All of 2020 Kathleen Kennedy • Members Only Kathleen Kennedy, Director of Innovation and Sustainability at Springfield Township, shares how her team used AFI Antifragile principles as a guide through uncertain times. Budget Solutions at the Intersection of COVID Response, Equity and Reimagining Police Services AFI • Members Only Hear from ResourceX CEO, Chris Fabian, as he shares how making data-driven budget decisions can provide solutions to achieve foundational results, outcomes, and thrive in this video webinar. Closing the Gap in Affordable Housing Ben Williams • Free Increasing affordable housing options to fill the widening gap between single-family detached homes and mid-rise apartments or condos us being considered in more US cities. The Center for Internet Security (CIS®) introduces Malicious Domain Blocking and Reporting Service Aneyssa Romo • Free As local governments look to strengthen the security of their IT systems against malware, especially with the upcoming election, CIS and DHS are offering an effective, no-cost solution through a new security service available to local and state government partners. Policy shifts, funding, accountability, and benchmarking: Taking the first steps toward police reform Stephanie Zamora • Free High-profile cases such as the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor have led some community and government leaders to reimagine policing in America. Four potential components of police reform being discussed now are policy operation reform, police funding, commitment to transparency and accountability, and benchmarking. City of Alameda’s Parking Program Keeps the Unhoused Safe City of Alameda • Members Only Municipalities across the U.S. are grappling with how to provide services and shelter for the unhoused in their communities. The City of Alameda collaborated with Village of Love to provide an innovative safe parking site and one-stop-shop for human and housing services. Improving Relationships Between Law Enforcement and Your Community: Two Tested Examples City of Virginia Beach , Village of Bayside • Members Only Hear from 2020 Innovation Award winners City of Virginia Beach and Village of Bayside as they share how they are working to improve the relationship between law enforcement and their communities in this video webinar. Bendable: An interview on Drucker Institute’s community-based lifelong learning system AFI , Rick Wartzman • Members Only Hear from Drucker Institute's Rick Wartzman and AFI's Joel Carnes as they discuss Bendable, the institute's community-based lifelong learning system in this video webinar. Strategic Planning for Autonomous Vehicles Ben Williams • Members Only What can your municipality do to ensure your community has the resources and infrastructure to support autonomous vehicles? City Commission Staffing Samantha Corrales • Members Only Innovative and efficient solutions in staffing city commissions. Police Reform Improvements and Benchmarks Samantha Corrales • Members Only What efforts are communities implementing to reform their police departments? How can cities use benchmarking data to understand these reforms impact? Creating a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Role Greg Whitney , Ben Williams • Members Only Learn how municipalities have created and structured positions focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Recovering from Weather-Related Devastation Stephanie Zamora • Members Only What measures can be taken to recover from and prepare for weather-related devastation? Employee Childcare in COVID Times Aneyssa Romo , Samantha Corrales • Free The COVID-19 pandemic has created new challenges in childcare for local government employees. Municipalities are stepping up to provide collaborative and innovative childcare solutions for their employees. Local Government Childcare Solutions during COVID Samantha Corrales • Members Only What are some childcare solutions in local government to assist employees during the COVID-19 pandemic? Innovator’s Journey: Moving Beyond a Smart City to an Intelligent Community Robert Bell • Members Only Robert Bell discusses how shifting your mindset about what innovation means can make a big impact. Fiscal Leadership in Turbulent Times Jon Johnson • Members Only As City Halls and County Offices begin to slowly re-open, the crippling impact of this pandemic on our local economies is waiting inside to greet us. As we all “rush to treatment”, this webinar series provides some diagnostic tips, techniques and tools that were successful in combating the impacts of the Great Recession and are perhaps even more applicable as we face today’s fiscal crisis. Innovator’s Journey: Bringing Together Youth & Public Safety Professionals Through Camp 911 AFI , City of Virginia Beach • Members Only The City of Virginia Beach discusses their experience in building relationships between youth and public safety professionals in their community. Antifragility in Local Government, We Can Rebuild It: Better, Stronger, Faster A...