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Innovations In American Government 1986-1996 Tenth Anniversary.
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Innovations In American Government 1986-1996 Tenth Anniversary.




A look back on the first 10 years of the Innovations in State and Local Government Awards program and yearly report on the 10 annual recipients of the award.

Ford Foundation
1996
59 pages


Innovations in American Government
National Committee on Innovations in American Government
Innovations Program Staff
Contents
Introduction
Celebrating Innovations: Ten Years of Extraordinary Results for Citizens
Ten Lessons from Innovations
1. Define a Mission Clearly and in Terms of Compelling Problems.
2. Define Challenging but Achievable Outcomes Against Which to Measure Performance.
3. Collaborate with Other Government Agencies Wherever Possible.
4. Build Partnerships with the Private and Nonprofit Sectors.
5. Respect the Talents of "Front-Line Workers."
6. Identify Clearly the Citizens and Groups Who Are Entitled to Your Services and Focus Attention As Sharply As Possible on Their Needs.
7. If Your Tasks Involve Regulation, Consider Working with the Regulated Parties to Meet Common Objectives Through Compliance, Rather Than Depending Entirely on Traditional Enforcement.
8. Consider How Market Forces May Complement the Provision of Public Goods and Services.
9. Use Information Technology to Improve Services to Citizens.
10. Be Flexible, Take Risks, Don't Give Up.
Innovations from the Inside: a Practitioner's Perspective
Footnotes
Consolidated Planning/ Community Connections Department of Housing and Urban Development
Eradicating Sweatshops Department of Labor
Consequence Assessment Tool Set (Cats): Disaster Damage Prediction and Mapping Federal Emergency Management Agency
Environmental Technology Certification State of California
Greater Avenues for Independence (Gain) Riverside County, California
Florida Healthy Kids Corporation State of Florida
Santa Fe Affordable Housing Roundtable City of Santa Fe, New Mexico
Compstat: a Crime Reduction Management Tool City of New York, New York
Oregon Health Plan State of Oregon
Arts Incubator Arlington County, Virginia
Contacts for Recipients of the 1996 Innovations Awards
Innovations in American Government Award Finalists 1996
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Social Security Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
State Of Florida
State Of Illinois
Linn County, Iowa
City Of Boston, Massachusetts
City Of Anoka, Minnesota
Hennepin County, Minnesota
State Of New York
State Of North Carolina
State Of Ohio
King County, Washington
City Of Tacoma, Washington
1996 Finalists Contacts
Previous Innovations Award Recipients 1986–1995
Housing and Community and Economic Development
Replication
PROMOTING MODEL Replication
SPINOFFS WITH A Replication FOCUS
ACHIEVING Replication BY INFLUENCING POLICY
VENTURES WITH CORPORATE AND OTHER PARTNERS SUPPORT Replication
Announcing the 1997 Innovations in American Government Awards Competition
Application Deadline: January 8, 1997