By Mark Funkhouser When our kids were young, the neighborhood park was the center of me and my wife Gloria’s social life. A large group of us met there so…
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A year ago, Funkhouser & Associates teamed up with the Drucker Institute’s Lawrence Greenspun to test a new idea in South Bend, Indiana.
F&A’s playbook on modernizing procurement shows how the influx of federal funding makes it more important than ever to improve the process of government contracting
COMMENTARY | There’s a lot wrong with the way governments purchase goods and services. But there are also ways to bring creativity and efficiency to procurement, harnessing it for innovation and economic growth.
Listen now Fiscal policy, municipal finance, thoughtful budgeting, and infrastructure maintenance. If you ever wanted to know where and why your city’s money gets spent, you’ll want to hear…
By Mark Funkhouser In my January newsletter, I described five reasons I’m feeling optimistic about local government. This month, I’d like to introduce you to three new mayors whose stories…
By Mark Funkhouser As a longtime auditor and then a big-city mayor, I’ve been called a lot of things, but being a Pollyanna is not one of them. If…
By Mark Funkhouser A resurgence of violent crime during the pandemic has magnified the intense focus on law enforcement sparked in May 2020 by the murder of Geoge Floyd. Rates…
This webinar, hosted in partnership with GTY Technology, brought together city leaders to address the vital role of trust in allowing local governments to co-create results with their communities. Our…
By Mark Funkhouser For many of us, the Thanksgiving holiday is all about food and family. But for a growing number of Americans, sitting down to a table brimming with…