RESOURCES

Volunteers in Government

April 12, 2012

Charlotte Nash

Norwood Davis

County Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash and civic leader Norwood Davis talk about an ambitious new program in Gwinnett County, Georgia, to create 1 million volunteer hours a year for county government. We’ll talk about where the idea came from, how it is being implemented, and the challenges that lie ahead – for the government and for volunteers.

Length: 12 min, 26 sec

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Credits
"Somos Aire," is provided courtesy of Gain, a Barcelona, Spain, based band and is from the album of the same name issued in January, 2011. Learn more about Gain by visiting the band on MySpace or Facebook.

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April 12, 2013 - Building Community in Highly Diverse Places

March 11, 2013 - How to Manage Successful Collaborations

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January 8, 2013 - The Lessons of a Failed Referendum

December 10, 2012 - The Lessons of a Successful Referendum

November 13, 2012 - How to Build a Downtown from Scratch

October 11, 2012 - How to Involve Citizens in Decision Making

September 10, 2012 - How Foundations Can Be Partners with Cities

August 9, 2012 - How Businesses Can Work with Cities

July 10, 2012 - How Communities Produce Good Political Leadership

June 11, 2012 - How to Start a City

May 10, 2012 - Neighborhood Schools and Their Neighborhoods

April 12, 2012 - Volunteers in Government

March 13, 2012 - How to Deal with Civic Self-Doubt

ABOUT

The Civic Strategies Podcast is about cities and their leaders and is produced by Civic Strategies, Inc. in cooperation with the Georgia Municipal Association. Civic Strategies, Inc. is solely responsible for the podcast's content.

OTIS WHITE

Otis White is a consultant based in Atlanta who has written about cities and their leaders for more than 30 years. He is president of Civic Strategies, Inc. and was a columnist for Governing magazine on urban issues for five years. You can follow him on Twitter @OtisWhite, read his leadership blog at otiswhite.com, and learn more about his consulting practice at www.civic-strategies.com.

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