Old Dunbar Community Center

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

Mohsin Hamid on the dangers of nostalgia: we need to imagine a brighter future

Make America great again. Take back control... From politics to culture, we have been gripped by a wave of nostalgia. Mohsin Hamid calls on storytellers to look ahead with hope

How Olympic Triathlete Katie Zaferes’ Tiny House Just Might Help Her Win Gold In 2020

How Olympic Triathlete Katie Zaferes’ Tiny House Just Might Help Her Win Gold In 2020<br>By Peggy Shinn | May 10, 2017, 1:39 p.m. (ET)<br>Katie and Tommy Zaferes recently moved into their tiny house, featured on the TV show "Tiny House Nation."<br>Triathlete Katie Zaferes has big Olympic goals for 2020<br>To help meet these goals, the 2016 Olympian and her husband, Tommy Zaferes, have gone tiny. Just before the 2017 triathlon season started, they moved into a tiny house — featured…

Create a Custom Splash Screen for a Windows 10 In-Place Upgrade

A while back I wrote a blog with some scripts that can be used to improve the user experience in a Windows 10 in-place upgrade. The solution included a simple splash screen that runs at the beginni…

Why Volunteering Is Good for Your Health

Think of it as a win-win: You help others and get a boost yourself.

Scammers impersonate many government agencies

How Private Businesses Can Partner With Government Agencies to Facilitate Change

When the private sector partners with government agencies, it can create a powerful incubator for change.

Study: Government agencies don't tell the public how bad PFAS really are

A new study published in Environmental Health found that official health communications from government agencies are failing PFAS-contaminated communities.

Study highlights cloud benefits for government agencies

The role played by cloud computing in the public sector is increasing rapidly. Government agencies a

Should Financial Planners Be Certified by Government Agencies?

Some believe financial planners need to be treated more like CPAs.

Five Steps to Prevent Data Breaches in State and Local Government Agencies

State and local government agencies are under pressure to do more with fewer resources. They are tasked with ensuring the security of the communities they serve – including the protection of sensitive data – and they must maintain high standards of security in an increasingly challenging environment, with limited budgets.

Most US Citizens Want Government Agencies to Strengthen Cyber Defense Mechanisms to Protect their...

Most US citizens want government agencies to strengthen cyber defense mechanisms to protect their digital data, says Accenture.

5 signs your government agency needs a case management solution

As technology has evolved, case management solutions have evolved to support work that is unstructured, unpredictable, and collaborative.

Only 22% of Government Agencies Are Driven by Citizen Experience — Is Yours?

Government digital experience has become more important as citizen expectations increase, and agencies can achieve return on investment through higher customer satisfacti...

Do We Need This Government Agency? 'Let Me Google That'

Why would anyone pay for something when the exact same thing is available for free? That's the question asked of an obscure federal agency pursuing a Cold War mission in the age of the search engine.

Cleantech Startups Thrive When They Collaborate With Government Agencies

An international team of researchers claims that cleantech startups file more patents and raise more money when they collaborate with government research agencies. Their findings are relevant to the Green New Deal and carbon reduction research.

Critical security measures government agencies are overlooking

Creating a comprehensive shield against cyberattacks is a process that never really ends, and many areas tend to fall through the cracks.

Have a problem with a government agency? IndyStar Call For Action may be able to help

By the numbers: Complaints about dealings with local, state and federal agencies have been surpassed only by those regarding retail purchases.

How U.S. Government Agencies Can Fix Their Customer-Service Problem

Low-income residents are key to restoring trust in U.S. government. Residents in the U.S. earning less than $25,000 a year are a staggering 18 percentage points less likely to be satisfied with government services than higher-earning residents. To fix this, federal and state governments can improve accessibility and reach of their services (for instance, a quarter of low-income Americans don’t own a smartphone). They can also…

The Ultimate Guides to Doing Business with Government Agencies

Each Guide connects the dots to provide unprecedented insight into the organizations, programs, budgets, technologies, procurement and contracting, problems and challenges, and IT-related activities of these agencies. They are priced to make them affordable for both small contracting firms as well as established prime contractors<br>Much of this intelligence cannot be found in any other source. This includes hundreds of relevant senior points of contacts; hundreds…