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Cooperative Purchasing: The Most Prominent Buying Method (You’ve Never Heard Of)

Posted on August 14, 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. From...

Updating a 24-Year-Old Purchasing Policy

Posted on April 16, 2018

In today's Morning Buzz, I'll be sharing about a project that I'm working on with my peers at the City of San Rafael: updating our Purchasing Policy. Right Now with Daniel A. Soto (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m Listening to – Lord Huron - Wait by the River What I’m Watching – This past weekend, I watched Truth...

Short Survey: What Local Government Considers When Purchasing Software

Posted on March 26, 2016

ELGL organizational member Seneca Systems wants your input about what local government employees consider when purchasing software. There is no writing (YAY!), just an opinion scale. It should only take a few moments to complete. This is a totally anonymous survey so please feel free to be as honest as you can. Take the survey, please: How local...

4 Most Egregious Issues in Local Government Software Purchasing

Posted on November 10, 2015

At Seneca Systems, their mission is to rekindle passion for public service in America’s 10.5 million local government employees. They have worked with offices across the country, from Oakland to Chicago, to improve constituent relations with a powerful, modern CRM called Romulus. By Chris Maddox, CEO, Seneca Systems - LinkedIn and Twitter From onerous contracts to...