Exclusive Content: Purchasing & Procurement

How Does Local Public Purchasing Work?

Posted on September 10, 2019

In this series, Brian Alexander of CoProcure helps break down the ins and outs of public purchasing. Public purchasing is big business: governments spend 1 of every 3 taxpayer dollars buying something. With such large sums of money at stake, there’s obvious risk of abuse and corruption. Purchasing rules and regulations evolved with good intentions: to safeguard taxpayer...

The Right Stuff? Or Do Purchases Signal the Wrong Values?

Posted on June 18, 2019

By Sarah Moss, MPA | LinkedIn | Twitter What I am watching: The Right Stuff, about the early years of the U.S. space program What I am reading / listening to: Creative Quest by Questlove / The Roots What I am working on: Rewriting lyrics to pop songs for fun localgov and nonprofit clients to...

Five Vendor Management Challenges Faced by Purchasing Professionals

Posted on April 23, 2019

This guest blog is by ELGL member Chris Van Beke, the cofounder and CEO of Vendor Registry. As a purchasing professional you’re no stranger to the challenges that come with managing vendors. Some of the more common difficulties include working with outdated or missing vendor information; chasing down paperwork from vendors; finding local or specialized...

Seven Hidden Costs of Public Purchasing

Posted on April 9, 2019

This guest blog is by ELGL member Chris Van Beke, the cofounder and CEO of Vendor Registry. Effective and efficient public purchasing comes with its inherent costs, so it’s important to avoid the preventable ones when possible. That’s where a good vendor management platform comes in. With high quality vendor management, bid management and contract...

How Finance Benefits from Online Vendor Management

Posted on March 28, 2019

This guest blog is by ELGL member Chris Van Beke, the cofounder and CEO of Vendor Registry. In the world of local government finance, purchasing is one the easiest and more immediate ways to help your organization be more efficient. In particular, implementing an online vendor management system will save both hard and soft costs...

Podcast: Perspectives on Procurement with Chris Van Beke, Vendor Registry

Posted on March 22, 2019

Chris Van Beke CEO & Co-Founder Vendor Registry LinkedIn Purchasing and RFPs. Chris Van Beke the CEO and Co-Founder of Vendor Registry talks about improving the way vendors and governments work together, from updating paper processes to improving communication. Chris also shared his career path to leading a tech company focused on procurement. Subscribe: Learn...

Innovative Models for Purchasing Public Sector Software

Posted on March 21, 2019

This guest blog is by ELGL member Chris Van Beke, the cofounder and CEO of Vendor Registry. As a public purchasing professional you’ve likely become accustomed to doing more with less, while expectations in both procurement visibility and efficiency continue to grow. The challenges you’re likely facing run the gamut: limited to non-existent budgets, mid-year...

Webinar: Local Government Procurement & Vendor Management

Posted on March 13, 2019

Webinar: Local Government Procurement & Vendor Management March 20, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. EDT Click here to register Please join us on March 20 at 1 PM ET for a free webinar, "A Live Look Into Comprehensive and Affordable Online Vendor and Bid Management." During the session, we'll showcase: Improved vendor document management to help...

What Does Cooperative Purchasing Mean For You?

Posted on August 31, 2018

Brian Alexander is a summer research fellow at CoProcure and a first-year Master of Public Policy candidate at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy. Previously, he served as a Senior Policy Analyst at the Maryland Governor’s Office for Children with a focus on reducing the impact of parental incarceration on children and families. Local governments...