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Discussions with interesting people in public procurement across State, Local and Education in North America led by Dustin Lanier, Certified Public Procurement Officer and Founder of Civic Initiatives. Recognized as a top 10 procurement podcast by Feedspot. Find out more about Civic Initiatives at https://www.civicinitiatives.com
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Five For Friday - May 8th 2026 Readout
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May 08, 2026 |
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Civic Initiatives agrees to join Public Knowledge
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Five For Friday - April 17th 2026 Readout
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Five For Friday - April 10th 2026 Readout
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Five For Friday - April 3rd 2026 Readout
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Five For Friday - March 27th 2026 Readout
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Five For Friday - March 20th Readout
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Five For Friday - March 13th Readout
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Five For Friday - March 6th Readout
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Five For Friday - February 27th Readout
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Public Procurement Change Agents is Five!
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Elite Eight Recap: your Playbook for AI in Public Procurement
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Five For Friday - February 6th Readout
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Five For Friday - January 30th Readout
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Five For Friday - January 23rd Readout
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Five For Friday - January 16th Readout
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Five For Friday - January 9th Readout
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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You can Wait, but Why? Looking back at 2025
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - December 26th Readout
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - December 19th Readout
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - December 12th Readout
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - December 5th Readout
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Giving Thanks for Procurement Professionals
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - November 21st Readout
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - November 14th Readout
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - November 7th Readout
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Built for Service: How Our Commitment to Public Procurement Has Kept Us Strong for Fifteen Years
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - October 24th Readout
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - October 17th Readout
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - October 10th Readout
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Civic Initiatives Re-Awarded NASPO Procurement Assistance and Support Services Contract
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - September 26th Readout
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - September 19th Readout
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - September 12th Readout
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - September 5th Readout
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - August 29th Readout
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - August 22nd Readout
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Procurement Is Where the Rubber Meets the Road for Tech Leaders
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Excerpt From Barrett & Greene Interview at GFOA
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Six Things We’ll be Talking About at NIGP Forum
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Cappo Webinar Excerpt - What do procurement professionals need to know about ai in mid 2025?
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Cooperative Contracting: The Good, Bad, and The Ugly
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - July 4th Readout
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - June 27th Readout
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - June 20th Readout
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - June 13th Readout
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - June 6th Readout
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Seven things to know about coming changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulations
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May 29, 2025 |
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Back to Basics - What is Category Management?
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May 21, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - May 16th Readout
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May 16, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - May 9th Readout
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May 09, 2025 |
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5 Minute Excerpt: Partnering Through Procurement for Public Impact Interview
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Earth Day 2025: Practical Procurement Strategies that Drive Sustainability - and the Bottom Line
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Abridged excerpt from OPBA "Procurement as a Strategic Asset" presentation
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - April 11th Readout
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - April 4th Readout
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - March 28th Readout
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - March 21st Readout
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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The Foundation of Public Trust + Happy Procurement Month!
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - February 28th Readout
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Celebrating Four Years of the “Public Procurement Change Agents” Podcast
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - February 14th Readout
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Back to Basics: Proactive Management of Effective Procurement Audit Files
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - January 31st Readout
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - January 24th Readout
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - January 17th Readout
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Five For Friday - January 10th Readout
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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Wait, but Why? Ending the Year with the "Lifescape" Calendar
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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Civic’s Collective Disconnect During the Holidays
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Excerpt from training on Requirement Elicitation
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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5 minute excerpt from "Elevation: Generative AI from a Staff-First Mindset"
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Evaluation and Negotiation - Five Minute Speech Excerpt
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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The Procurement Cornucopia
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Five For Friday - November 22nd Readout
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Five For Friday - November 15th Readout
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Five For Friday - November 8th Readout
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Things I Have Learned: Seven Guiding Factors After Fourteen Years of Business
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Five For Friday - October 25th Readout
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Five For Friday - October 18th Readout
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Procurement in Urgent Times: Our Critical Role in Response and Recovery
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Five For Friday - October 4th Readout
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Five For Friday - September 27th Readout
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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For the Public Good: The Critical Role of Sourcing in Health Institutions
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Five For Friday - September 13th Readout
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Elevation: Remodeling GenAI as a Staff Enablement Platform : 7 Minute Preview
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Five For Friday - August 30th Readout
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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NIGP 2024 Speech Preview
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Five For Friday - August 16th Readout
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Bonus Ladder of Leadership Topic: Moving Authority to Information
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Empowering Employees Through Ladder of Leadership Strategies
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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A Look Forward to NIGP Forum
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Change Agent Chat: Colin Erhardt Government Performance Lab
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Five For Friday - July 12th Readout
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Happy 4th of July
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Five For Friday - June 28th Readout
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Five For Friday - June 21st Readout
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Converging Paths: The common ground between government and non-profits
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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150 Business Days to Encumber ARPA
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Five For Friday - May 31st Readout
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May 31, 2024 |
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Food Rescue US Mid-Year Updates: Join us in supporting this great cause!
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May 23, 2024 |
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Five For Friday - May 17th Readout
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May 17, 2024 |
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Five For Friday - March 22nd Readout
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May 16, 2024 |
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Five For Friday - May 10th Readout
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May 10, 2024 |
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Change Agent Chat: Kathrin Frauscher, Open Contracting Partnership
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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The Power of Open Contracting: Introduction
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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NASPO Acquisition Support Services Category Re-Award - Did You Know?
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Celebrating #ProcurementMonth
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Five For Friday - March 15th Readout
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Five For Friday - March 8th Readout
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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A Leap Year Retrospective: Where We Were, and Where We Are
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Five For Friday - February 23rd Readout
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Five For Friday - February 16th Readout
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Feb 17, 2024 |
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Change Agent Chat with Jack Pellegrino, County of San Diego
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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Five For Friday - February 2nd Readout
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Five For Friday - January 26th Readout
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Picking the Right Tool for the Job: A Strategic Approach to Solicitation Events
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Five For Friday - January 12th Readout
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Five For Friday - January 5th Readout
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Five For Friday - Year End Edition!
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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Review of Public Procurement Conferences and Our Speech Portfolio in 2023
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Food Rescue US - a 1:1 discussion with Dave Lampert, CEO
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Excerpt from 5 Tips to Future Proof Procurement on December 7
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Five For Friday - December 1st Readout
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Implementing Performance Measures in Procurement (And Beyond)
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Five For Friday - November 24th Readout
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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Five For Friday - November 10th Readout
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Five For Friday - November 3rd Readout
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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AI Session Extract from OpenGov Transform Panel
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Five For Friday - October 20th Readout
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Five For Friday - October 13th Readout
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Chat Agent Chat on Timely Payments in Public Procurement with Cullen Gallagher
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Five For Friday - September 29nd Readout
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Five For Friday - September 22nd Readout
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Civic Summit '23 - Kicking Off Our Annual Planning Session
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Change Agent Chats: Generative AI in the Public Sector discussion with Steve Meier
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Generative AI Speech Quicktake: AI as your on-demand "Quant"
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Generative AI Speech Quicktake: AI as a Brainstorming Partner
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Generative AI Speech Quicktake: AI as a tool for synthesis
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Get Out There (On Linkedin!) NIGP Forum Breakout session
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Civic at NIGP Forum Aug 19-23 Part 2 (And Five For Friday Readout)
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Civic at NIGP Forum August 19-23 - Part 1
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Change Agent Chats: 1:1 with Chris Sawchuk, The Hackett Group
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Civic Talks Shop - Guiding Fundamentals 3 minute snippet
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Five For Friday - July 21st Readout
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Five for Friday - July 14 Readout
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Change Agent Chats: Leah McGrath, Executive Director, StateRAMP
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Five for Friday - June 30 Readout
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Change Agent Chat: Rob Handfield and Andrea Patrucco on the Strategic National Stockpile
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Don't Cover the Stove in Caution Tape
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Civic Talks Shop - Purchasing vs Procurement 5 minute snippet
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Building Bridges - Connecting Finance and Procurement (Part 2 of 2 of GFOA Panel Discussion)
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May 30, 2023 |
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Building Bridges - Connecting Finance and Procurement (Part 1 of 2 of GFOA Panel Discussion)
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May 22, 2023 |
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The Financial Data Transparency Act - Getting on a Guidepath for Success
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May 17, 2023 |
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Five for Friday - May 12 Readout
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May 12, 2023 |
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Resourceful Procurement - NAEP Breakout Session with Ed Mills
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May 02, 2023 |
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Five Keys to Strategic Partnerships
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Federal Relief Funds and Procurement: A Survival Guide - Ten Minute Excerpt
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Five for Friday - April 14 Readout
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Five For Friday - April 7th Readout
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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What's Your Why - Higher Education Public Procurement Panel
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Procurement Month 2023 - What's Your Why?
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Stephanie Brown 1:1 Chat From the Virginia Association of Governmental Procurement Expo Hall
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Five For Friday - March 10th Readout
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Procurement Month! Civic's content plan in celebration
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Five For Friday - February 24th Readout
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Five For Friday - February 17th Readout
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Panel Excerpt: Navigating the SLED Market with your Cooperative Contract
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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The Six Core Questions on Co-Op Contracting
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Five For Friday - January 27th Readout
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Navigating Staffing Constraints - A CAPPO Breakout Session
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Five for Friday Readout -January 13th, 2023
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Five For Friday - January 6th Readout
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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Five for Friday - The 2022 in review five most popular posts
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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Collective Disconnect - Civic is off next week!
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Procurement Through the Eyes of the City Manager - Harry Black Interview in a CAPPO Webinar
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Talking It Up: Describing Procurement as Our Profession - 6 minute preview
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Bring Up The Next Generation of Procurement All-Stars with TJ Martin from the City of Phoenix
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Bringing Up the Next Generation of Procurement All-Stars - November 30 Live Discussion Preview
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Five For Friday - November 18th Readout
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Civic Initiatives is Twelve Years Strong
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Five for Friday - November 4th Readout
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Do You Know These Ten Things About Linkedin?
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Affiliated Experts - A New Program of Service
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Five for Friday - October 14th Readout
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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Fiver for Friday - October 7th Readout
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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Evaluation and Negotiation - A Practical Guide - 10 minute preview
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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ICMA Presentation - Procurement as a Service
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Procurement as a Service
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Five for Friday - September 9th Readout
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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Cook County NIGP Discussion Part Two : Raffi Sarrafian and Dustin Lanier
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Cook County NIGP Discussion Part One : Raffi Sarrafian and Dustin Lanier
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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NIGP Forum - Session preview with Raffi Sarrafian
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Cost Analysis as an Engine for Public Procurement - 15 minute excerpt
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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Five for Friday - August 5th Readout
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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Reducing Drag in Procurement - Speech Excerpt
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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Five for Friday - July 22nd Readout
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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Procurement As The Focal Point
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Five for Friday - July 8th Readout
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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Flipping the Financial Year - In Style
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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Transforming in Turbulent Times - NAEP Breakout Session
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Riding the eProcurement Wave - GFOA - 15 Minute Excerpt
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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Five for Friday - June 10 Readout
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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Five For Friday - June 3 Readout
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Five for Friday readout - May 27
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May 27, 2022 |
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Fiver for Friday readout - May 20
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May 20, 2022 |
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Victor Leamer - quick lobby chat about his presentations
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May 13, 2022 |
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Talent Management in the Great Realignment
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May 04, 2022 |
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Five for Friday Readout April 29th
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Five for Friday Readout April 22
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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Five for Friday Readout - April 15th
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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Aubrey Leigh Goodwin 1:1 - State of Mississippi
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Quick Talk - Chapters as an Enduring Community
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Growing Purchasing Into Procurement Speech - Ten Minute Excerpt
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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Procurement as a Career - Should Public Procurement be on the List for Graduating Seniors?
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Career Week discussion, plus Five for Friday Readout 3-11
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Five for Friday - March 4th
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Watchwords for Public Procurement in 2022
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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Feb 11 Five for Friday readout
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Five For Friday Read Out - February 4th
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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Content Plan for 2022 + Five For Friday 1/21
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Five For Friday Read Out - January 14th
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Five For Friday Read Out - January 7th
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Five For Friday Read Out - December 31st
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Dec 31, 2021 |
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Five For Friday Read Out - December 24th
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Dec 24, 2021 |
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Public Procurement on Linkedin - Newsletter Launch
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Five for Friday - What it is and how I do it
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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5 things I Wish I Knew - Speech Excerpt
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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DEI and Public Procurement Programs - How Do They Rise Together?
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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DEI and Public Procurement Survey Launch - Introduction Podcast
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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It's Go Time - speech excerpt from 11/9 MAGPPA general session
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Quick Introduction to the Civic Initiatives Practice Leads
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Gary O Chavez Quick Chat 1:1
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Dustin Lanier Fast Talk - NIGP Panel comments on Public Procurement Change Agents
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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NASCA Panel Discussion on Supply Chain and Stockpile Management
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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How do Procurement Shops Attract and Retain Talent Today?
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Fast talk on Procurement Outsourcing for Smart Procurement World (9/13)
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Ed Mills and Dustin Lanier present on Procurement Transformation Takes Flight
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Smart Procurement World (happening 9/13): Discusssion with Mediacy Mudekwa
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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Gillian Gillett Quick Chat 1:1
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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Fred Kuhn 1:1 Quick Chat
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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Team Chat: Quick Discussion of Procurement Education with Devin Howard
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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Succession Planning in Public Procurement
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Hot Jobs in Public Procurement
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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ESSER Grant Panel Discussion
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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1:1 on Work From Anywhere with Pam Goins, NASCA Executive Director
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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New Grant Funding - How Does Procurement Prepare?
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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Supply Resiliency and Public Response
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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Creating Content - When That's Not What You Do For A Living
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Resilient Supply Chains - Public Procurement Panel Discussion
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Procurement Automation Project Fundamentals - Dustin Lanier at Public Sector Network
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Work from Anywhere - What's Next for Public Sector and Public Procurement - Panel Discussion
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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Procurement Modernization, Public Sector Network Panel Discussion
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May 26, 2021 |
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The Voice of the Customer - Public Procurement Practitioner Panel Chat
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May 19, 2021 |
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1:1 with Sarah O'Brien, CEO Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council
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May 13, 2021 |
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Tools in the Toolkit- Public Procurement Panel Chat
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Sustainability in Public Procurement - What Works?
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Rob Handfield, 1:1 on Public Procurement and Supply Chain
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Supply Chain and Public Procurement - Panel Discussion
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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Tech Standards in Public Procurement - Panel Discussion
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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What is StateRamp in less than 10 minutes?
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Strategic Sourcing in the Public Sector - Panel Discussion
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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Procurement Officer Leadership - What Works? Public Procurement Chat 3/17 W Special Guest Carol Wilson
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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1:1 with Nicholas Tincher, University of Wisconsin System
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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Evaluation and Negotiation - Public Procurement Chat 003 Part 2 - Q/A Session
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Evaluation and Negotiation - Public Procurement Lunch Chat 003 March 10 Part 1 - Main Panel
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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The Contract's Signed, What Now? - Public Procurement Chat 002 March 4
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Agility in Procurement - Public Procurement Wednesday Chat 001 - Feb 24th
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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Aaron Carter, University of Illinois 1:1
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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Jim Colangelo, CPO State of Michigan 1:1
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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Jenn Myers, Procurement Manager City of Tucson, 1:1 Interview
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Feb 19, 2021 |