Protecting Child Well-Being in Rhode Island

August 20, 2018

“Just referring a family to services isn’t always enough. There need to be more intentional efforts to ensure that the families ultimately get connected with those agencies,” said Trista Piccola, the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, & Families (DCYF). The GPL worked with DCYF and the Rhode Island Department of Health to create a plan for reducing child fatalities and near-fatalities due to neglect or maltreatment. Read more about our recommendations...

How Cities Can Get Strategic About Procurement

July 18, 2018

In her latest commentary for Governing’s Better, Faster, Cheaper blog, Program Director Hanna Azemati describes the GPL’s work with the city of Louisville, KY to establish a strategic procurement system. According to Louisville’s director of purchasing, this system has helped the city “elevate the importance of procurement, build trust, and earn credibility” by prioritizing, structuring, evaluating, and managing critical contracts more effectively. Read more.

Tackling Homelessness in Seattle with Data-Driven Tools

July 13, 2018

Six Governments Awarded GPL Technical Assistance

June 14, 2018

The GPL awarded pro bono technical assistance to an additional six state and local governments: Boston, Massachusetts; Cuyahoga County, Ohio... Read more about Six Governments Awarded GPL Technical Assistance

Two GPL Projects Featured in Governing

June 6, 2018

A Governing post on using Pay for Success to address homelessness featured GPL projects in Denver and Massachusetts. Read more. Read more about Two GPL Projects Featured in Governing

Santiago Project Featured in El Mercurio

May 23, 2018

Chile’s El Mercurio featured our What Works Cities project in Santiago, where the GPL is advising the city on their landscape maintenance contracts. Read more about the project here, and read more about results-driven contracting here.

8 Strategies for Cities to Make the Most of Contracting

April 18, 2018

In a commentary published by Governing’s Better, Faster, Cheaper blog on April 18, GPL Program Director Hanna Azemati laid out eight methods for local governments to transform contracting by managing procurements more strategically. Read more.

Spring 2018 GPL Newsletter

April 11, 2018

Read about the GPL's recent progress including project milestones, an update on the GPL convening, and recent publications, including our RDC Solutions Book.... Read more about Spring 2018 GPL Newsletter

5 Ways to Make the Most of Pay for Success

March 27, 2018

On March 27, Governing's Better, Faster, Cheaper blog published a commentary written by GPL Program Director Hanna Azemati and Director of Research & Innovation Gloria Gong on ways to maximize the potential of the Pay for Success model with federal funding made available by the recent SIPPRA legislation. Read more. Read more about 5 Ways to Make the Most of Pay for Success

Results-Driven Contracting Solutions: How Cities are Improving the Outcomes of High-Priority Procurements

March 15, 2018

This collection of project features marks the culmination of the GPL's efforts to help more than 25 cities across the country implement results-driven contracting... Read more about Results-Driven Contracting Solutions: How Cities are Improving the Outcomes of High-Priority Procurements

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