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2025.02.05: Back to Basics: Proactive Management of Effective Procurement Audit Files

For public procurement professionals, a fundamental cornerstone of trust and transparency is to be able to demonstrate that the procurement event was handled professionally.

Things I Have Learned: Seven Guiding Factors after Fourteen Years of Business

2024.10.30: Things I Have Learned: Seven Guiding Factors after Fourteen Years of Business

Dustin Lanier, Founder and Principal Consultant, shares seven (7) things he has learned in the last 14 year of building Civic Initiatives.

Procurement in Urgent Times: A Critical Role in Response and Recovery

2024.10.09: Procurement in Urgent Times: A Critical Role in Response and Recovery

As procurement professionals respond to multiple disasters, it is a good time to refresh on FEMA and procurement, both during the initial response and then throughout the long recovery ahead.

Top 10 Procurement under Grants Mistakes

2024.09.10: Top 10 Procurement under Grants Mistakes


As procurement professionals support emergency response and recovery during the hurricane season, it is timely to refresh on best practices in disaster response procurement.

2024.06.13: Converging Paths: The common ground between government and non-profits

Recently, we started a conversation about the significant similarities between government and nonprofit organizations, particularly in the realm of procurement and contract management, where we have the honor of serving both sectors.

2024.06.12: How much funding for non-profits comes from Government sources?

Did you know there are over 1.48 million active 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in the United States? According to the National Council of Nonprofits impact report from a few years ago, they found that almost 32 percent of the funding for non-profits was from Government Grants and Contracts - and that was before ARPA and recent grant programs, so that number is a floor.

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2024.06.01: Similarities Between Government and Non-Profit Organizations
Government and non-profit organizations share several similarities, including how public procurement is conducted. Both sectors share the fundamental goal of achieving value for money while fulfilling their missions to serve the public good.

2024.05.20: Mental Health and Public Procurement

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness and reducing mental health stigma. It is crucial to recognize the role that public procurement plays in providing essential services to individuals in need.

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