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For public procurement professionals, a fundamental cornerstone of trust and transparency is to be able to demonstrate that the procurement event was handled professionally.
Dustin Lanier, Founder and Principal Consultant, shares seven (7) things he has learned in the last 14 year of building Civic Initiatives.
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.
As procurement professionals support emergency response and recovery during the hurricane season, it is timely to refresh on best practices in disaster response procurement.
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.
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.
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.
2023.10.04: Timely Payments and Public Procurement
Our approach to vendor payments is not just a finance issue - it has a direct impact on the success of our procurement activities. In this article, I delve into the top 7 reasons why making prompt payments to vendors should be a regular topic of interest in public procurement.
2023.08.03: Mindful Measurement: Benchmarking in Public Procurement
There is a quote attributed to quality guru Peter Drucker: “What gets measured, gets managed...”
2023.06.15: Don't Cover the Stove In Caution Tape
...one of my favorite analogies when it comes to procurement. I talked about running procurement against guiding principles, about not "covering the stove with caution tape." What is that about? It's understanding that procurement is a tool that, if people become afraid of, they will treat it in a particular way - or if they understand it is a tool that has a strategic role, they might run it differently.
