Research Organizations
Brookings Institution: The Brookings Institution is a private nonprofit organization devoted to independent research and innovative policy solutions. Celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2006, Brookings analyzes current and emerging issues and produces new ideas that matter - for the nation and the world.
Date Added: 2006-02-15 | Accessed: 175 times | Web Site Address: www.brookings.edu (opens in new window)
Campbell Public Affairs Institute, Syracuse University: The aim of the Alan K. Campbell Public Affairs Institute is to promote better understanding of contemporary challenges in democratic governance. We examine how public organizations can be designed to achieve their purposes more effectively. We explore the relationship between governments and citizens, to understand how governing institutions can be made more responsive to the needs of citizens and respectful of their rights. We study the ideal of citizenship, its evolution, and the conditions under which it thrives.
Date Added: 2006-05-31 | Accessed: 241 times | Web Site Address: www.maxwell.syr.edu/campbell (opens in new window)
Center for Business and Government: The Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government helps to develop solutions to some of society's most challenging problems at the interface of business and government. It is a catalyst, convener, and innovator at the critical intersection where private enterprise meets governance. In the United States and around the world, we promote economic growth while helping public officials promulgate fair, thoughtful and efficient policies. Bringing together thought leaders from both the public and private sectors, and drawing on the unparalleled intellectual resources of the Kennedy School and Harvard University, we examine the issues, create a dialogue, and seek answers.
Date Added: 2006-06-06 | Accessed: 173 times | Web Site Address: www.ksg.harvard.edu/cbg (opens in new window)
Center for Good Governance: An organization whose mission is to build capacities for effective government through technical assistance, applied research and training. Our services and activities are intended to help countries achieve economic and social development and support their transitions to democracy.
Date Added: 2006-07-06 | Accessed: 209 times | Web Site Address: www.thecgg.org (opens in new window)
Center for the Business of Government: The mission of the Center for the Business of Government is to provide cutting edge knowledge to government leaders. The Center is dedicated to stimulating research and facilitating discussion of new approaches to improving the effectiveness of government at all levels in the United States and across the world. In addition to Center reports, our website also includes interviews with over 100 top government executives who discuss their careers and the management challenges facing their organizations.
Date Added: 2006-04-04 | Accessed: 289 times | Web Site Address: www.businessofgovernment.org (opens in new window)
Council for Excellence in Government: The CEG works to improve the performance of government at all levels and the government's place in the lives and esteem of American citizens. Its experienced staff, network of experts and members, and diverse partners help create stronger public-sector leadership and management, driven by innovation and focused on results. The CEG increases citizen confidence and participation in government by fostering a better understanding of government and its role. Founded in 1982, the organization is nonpartisan, nonprofit, and national in scope
Date Added: 2006-03-09 | Accessed: 185 times | Web Site Address: www.excelgov.org (opens in new window)
Government Innovators Network: The Government Innovators Network is a marketplace of ideas and examples of government innovation for policy makers, policy advisors, and practitioners. Through our content – news, documents, descriptions of award-winning innovative programs, and events – and our online communities of practice, we strive to stimulate new ideas and bring people and ideas together around innovations in governance.
Date Added: 2006-04-04 | Accessed: 303 times | Web Site Address: www.innovations.harvard.edu (opens in new window)
Government Innovators Network: A marketplace of ideas and examples of government innovation for policy makers, policy advisors, and practitioners. Through its content – news, documents, descriptions of award-winning innovative programs, and events, it strives to stimulate new ideas and bring people and ideas together around innovations in governance. The network was developed at the Roy and Lila Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Date Added: 2006-05-31 | Accessed: 289 times | Web Site Address: www.innovations.harvard.edu (opens in new window)
GovSpot: Government Information Portal: GovSpot describes itself as a non-partisan government information portal designed to simplify the search for the best and most relevant government information online. GovSpot offers a high-utility collection of top government and civic resources hand-selected by its editorial team for their quality, content and utility. A virtual resource center for U.S. citizens, students, educators, business people, government employees and anyone exploring the Web for government information, GovSpot.com makes it easy to find the government web sites, documents, facts and figures, news, political information and more.
Date Added: 2006-04-16 | Accessed: 290 times | Web Site Address: www.govspot.com (opens in new window)
Maryland State Archives: This is a fascinating and useful site; if you do not need to do research, visit it anyway to see how a government agency can serve the data needs of its citizens. The Maryland State Archives is the historical agency for Maryland and serves as the central depository for government records of permanent value. Records date from the founding of the colony in 1634 to the 1990s. Included in the Archives' holdings are colonial and state executive, legislative, and judicial records; county probate, land and court records; church records; business records; publications and reports of state, county and municipal governments; and special collections of private papers, maps, photographs, and newspapers.
Date Added: 2006-03-05 | Accessed: 206 times | Web Site Address: www.mdarchives.state.md.us (opens in new window)
National Academy of Public Administration: The National Academy of Public Administration is an independent, nonpartisan organization chartered by Congress to assist federal, state, and local governments in improving their effectiveness, efficiency, and accountability. The Academy's most distinctive feature is its membership of 550 fellows. They include current and former cabinet officers, members of Congress, governors, mayors, state legislators, diplomats, business executives, local public managers, foundation executives, and scholars.
Date Added: 2006-03-09 | Accessed: 290 times | Web Site Address: www.napawash.org (opens in new window)
National Association of Cities: The National Association of Cities was founded in 1999 with 68 municipal members and has grown to represent over 10,000 Cities, Towns and Villages across America. The National Association of Cities primary objective is to strengthen, what we consider the "Backbone of America", its smaller municipalities.
Date Added: 2006-02-26 | Accessed: 278 times | Web Site Address: www.buildingamerica.org/assoc/index.htm (opens in new window)
Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government: The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government conducts studies and special projects to assist government and enhance the capacity of states and localities to meet critical challenges. Through its conferences, research, and publications, the institute works with the best experts and top officials at all levels of government to forge creative solutions to public problems. The work of the Institute focuses on the role of state governments in the American federal system. While many of the Institute's projects are comparative and multistate in nature, the institute maintains a continuing emphasis on assisting New York State and its local governments.
Date Added: 2006-02-15 | Accessed: 322 times | Web Site Address: www.rockinst.org (opens in new window)
US Census Bureau: Perhaps nothing is more important for good management than raw data. The data resources of the Census Bureau can be invaluable for CPMs and other state and local government managers.
Date Added: 2006-02-26 | Accessed: 162 times | Web Site Address: www.census.gov/ (opens in new window)