Budgeting and Forecasting

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10 Steps to Help Schools and Districts Invest in Their Properties 8/1/2025 GFR Article
The Virtuous Circle of Local Government Financial Sustainability 8/1/2025 GFR Article
Taking the Pulse of Local Government Finance 7/15/2025
User Fee Policy 6/26/2025 Best Practice
Personnel Budgeting 6/26/2025 Best Practice
Participatory Budgeting 6/1/2025 GFR Article
Ready for Change: A Call to Action 6/1/2025 GFR Article
Rethinking Budgeting in Action: The City of Plano's Fiscal Roadmap 6/1/2025 GFR Article
Estimation Unknown 6/1/2025 GFR Article
Avoiding a Fiscal Cliff 6/1/2025 GFR Article
Target-Based Budgeting 4/1/2025 GFR Article
“Strategic Patience” Pays Dividends for Counties 4/1/2025 GFR Article
Structural Budget Balance 4/1/2025 GFR Article
Rethinking Budgeting in Action: Spotlight on the Fort Worth Lab 4/1/2025 GFR Article
Budget Games 2/1/2025 GFR Article
10 Steps to Implementing Position Control For purchase 12/30/2024 On-Demand
10 Steps to Better Collaboration Between Finance and Fire For purchase 12/30/2024 On-Demand
Budget Officer as Decision Architect For purchase 12/1/2024 On-Demand
The End of ESSER 10/1/2024 GFR Article
Overcoming Challenges for Better Budgeting 10/1/2024 GFR Article
A Game Plan for Better Budgeting 10/1/2024 GFR Article
Power, Politics, and Budgeting Infographic 9/30/2024 Research Report
Budget Officer as Decision Architect Infographic 9/23/2024 Research Report
Gray is OK: Building Trustworthy Relationships in Budgeting 8/1/2024 GFR Article
Counting on Communities 8/1/2024 GFR Article
10 Steps to Achieving a Structurally Balanced Budget 8/1/2024 GFR Article
Sharpening the Budgeting Strategy 6/1/2024 GFR Article
Same Language 6/1/2024 GFR Article
From Clarity to Connection 4/1/2024 GFR Article
Fire Service 101 for Finance Officers 4/1/2024 GFR Article
Making the Case for Long-Term Financial Planning For purchase 4/1/2024 On-Demand
Breaking the Law of Triviality 4/1/2024 GFR Article
Budgetary Risk Pooling 2/1/2024 GFR Article
Persistence Pays Off 12/1/2023 GFR Article
Ten Steps to Implementing Position Control 12/1/2023 GFR Article
From Guesswork to Informed Judgement: Using Calibration Training for Better Decision-Making 10/1/2023 GFR Article
A Key Role: Why Economists Offer an Essential Skill Set to Local Governments 10/1/2023 GFR Article
Map the Way to Smarter Funding 10/1/2023 GFR Article
The Fiscal Cliff 10/1/2023 GFR Article
Building a Better Community for Everyone 10/1/2023 GFR Article
10 Steps to Better Public Engagement 8/1/2023 GFR Article
Rising to the Budgeting Challenge: An Interview with Laura Larsen 8/1/2023 GFR Article
Should We Rethink Reserves? 8/1/2023 GFR Article
Local Government 2030: Tackling Approaches to Budgeting 8/1/2023 GFR Article
Tips for Powerhouse Dashboards 8/1/2023 GFR Article
Funding New Approaches to Public Safety 6/1/2023 GFR Article
10 Steps to Better Collaboration Between Finance Officers and Fire Chiefs 6/1/2023 GFR Article
Rethinking Public Engagement 4/1/2023 GFR Article
Strategic Planning 3/3/2023 Best Practice
Sustainable Funding Practices for Defined Benefit Pensions and Other Postemployment Benefits (OPEB) 3/3/2023 Best Practice
Budget Officer as Decision Architect 2/6/2023 Research Report
Reallocate the Police? 2/1/2023 GFR Article
Why Communication Skills are Essential for Public Finance Staff 2/1/2023 GFR Article
Seeking Consensus in Budgeting 2/1/2023 GFR Article
The Decision Architect 2/1/2023 GFR Article
The Benefits of Budget Engagement 12/1/2022 GFR Article
Creating a Collaborative Budget Process 10/1/2022 GFR Article
10 Steps to Implementing Budget Controls 8/1/2022 GFR Article
The Key to Unlocking Potential New Revenue 6/1/2022 GFR Article
Rethinking Strategic Planning: Rethinking the Rules for More Effective Planning 6/1/2022 GFR Article
How Value Systems Affect Viewpoints 6/1/2022 GFR Article
Streamlining the Budget Process: Albany International Airport Embraces Technology 6/1/2022 GFR Article
Boston’s PILOT Project 6/1/2022 GFR Article
Bridging Political Divides in Local Government 5/27/2022 Research Report
The Root of Local Government Revenues 4/26/2022 Research Report
Defining the Problem: The Missing Piece to Local Government Planning 4/1/2022 GFR Article
Rethinking Local Government Revenue Systems: Criteria to evaluate local government revenue 4/1/2022 GFR Article
The Relationship Between Public Engagement and Coproduction 4/1/2022 GFR Article
Why Do We Need to Rethink Budgeting? 4/1/2022 GFR Article
10 Steps to Long-Term Financial Planning 4/1/2022 GFR Article
Budget Control 3/4/2022 Best Practice
Long-Term Financial Planning 3/4/2022 Best Practice
Boston's Pilot (Payment in Lieu of Taxes) Project 2/23/2022 Research Report
Legal Financing 2/14/2022 Research Report
Rethinking Strategic Planning 2/9/2022 Research Report
Equity, Equality & Fairness 2/1/2022 GFR Article
Part 2: Rethinking Local Government Revenue Systems 1/24/2022 Research Report
Segmented Pricing for Fines and Fees 1/20/2022 Research Report
Why Do We Need to Rethink Budgeting? 1/19/2022 Research Report
The Accountability Trap 1/12/2022 Research Report
Defining the Problem: The Missing Piece to Local Government Planning 1/10/2022 Research Report
Entrepreneurial Thinking in Local Government 12/2/2021 Research Report
Smarter School Spending: One District's Journey with the Budget Alliance 12/1/2021 GFR Article
10 Steps to Identifying Appropriate Performance Measures 12/1/2021 GFR Article
The Accountability Trap: Why Too Much Focus on Results Can Make You Worse Off - And What to Do About It 12/1/2021 GFR Article
Part 1: Rethinking Local Government Revenue Systems 10/26/2021 Research Report
Stress Tests: Building Budgeting Resilience in an Ever-Changing World 10/1/2021 GFR Article
Against All Odds: How Springfield, Massachusetts Built a Fiscally Sustainable Future 8/1/2021 GFR Article
Kansas City Uses Data to Tell Its Budget Story and Engage Residents 8/1/2021 GFR Article
On the Art of Collaboration at Long Beach 8/1/2021 GFR Article
10 Steps to Budgeting for Salary and Wages 8/1/2021 GFR Article
Paving the Way: Aligning the Budget with Your Mission and Values 8/1/2021 GFR Article
Budgeting Bias 8/1/2021 GFR Article
Visualizing Data for Residents of Los Angeles 8/1/2021 GFR Article
Wealth in Waiting: Understanding Public Wealth and Urban Wealth Funds 6/1/2021 GFR Article
A Comprehensive Framework for Financial Planning 6/1/2021 GFR Article
Prioritizing Community Values in Capital Budgeting 6/1/2021 GFR Article
Don't Go It Alone: Pooling Budgetary Risk to Save Money in Your Budget 6/1/2021 GFR Article
Continuous Utility Rate Management and Forecasting 6/1/2021 GFR Article
Budget Cuts Through Equitable Decision-Making: A City of Toledo Case Study 6/1/2021 GFR Article
Using Behavioral Science for Better Decision-Making 6/1/2021 Video Recording
Rethinking Police Budgeting Part 3: The New Rules for Police Budgeting 5/26/2021 Video Recording
Cutting the Operating Budget and Instituting an Equitable Decision-Making Environment Amidst a Fiscal Crisis 4/28/2021 Research Report
Rethinking Police Budgeting Part 2: Engagement 4/28/2021 Video Recording
Elected Official’s Guide: Managing Your Community's Assets: Capital Planning & Debt E-Book For purchase 4/21/2021 e-Book
Elected Official’s Guide: Managing Your Community's Assets: Capital Planning & Debt For purchase 4/21/2021 Publication
Elected Official’s Guide: Managing Your Community's Assets: Capital Planning & Debt Set For purchase 4/21/2021 Publication Set
Performance Management and Lean Keep the City of Austin on the Road to Continuous Improvement 4/1/2021 GFR Article
The Budget Awards Program Comes to the University of Kansas 4/1/2021 Podcast
Equitable Recovery in Practice 4/1/2021 GFR Article
Community Engagement: Infusing Public Deliberation into the Budgeting Process 4/1/2021 GFR Article
Priority Based Budgeting Creates Community Alignment in Duluth 4/1/2021 GFR Article
Budgetary Accountability: Why, Why, Why? 4/1/2021 GFR Article
Rethinking Police Budgeting Part 1: Vision and Goals 3/31/2021 Video Recording
The Basics of Equity in Budgeting 2/1/2021 GFR Article
Taking Another Look at Tax-Base Sharing Members only 2/1/2021 GFR Article
The Alliance for Excellence in School Budgeting: Helping Schools Align Resources with their Areas of Greatest Need 2/1/2021 GFR Article
Stretching the Budget Cycle 2/1/2021 GFR Article
How to Make Good Decisions About Police and Public Safety Budgeting 2/1/2021 GFR Article
Time for Change: A Practical Approach to Rethinking Police Budgeting 12/14/2020 Research Report
2020 Award for Excellence Winner: City of Redmond 12/1/2020 GFR Article
2020 Award for Excellence Winner: Mecklenburg County 12/1/2020 GFR Article
Q&A with Sam Savage 12/1/2020 GFR Article
2020 Award for Excellence Winner: Ada County 12/1/2020 GFR Article
2020 Award for Excellence Winner: East Bay Municipal Utility District 12/1/2020 GFR Article
2020 Award for Excellence Winner: City of Campbell River 12/1/2020 GFR Article
Elected Official's Guide: Understanding Fiscal Health Set For purchase 11/11/2020 Publication Set
Elected Official's Guide: Understanding Fiscal Health For purchase 11/11/2020 Publication
Elected Official's Guide: Understanding Fiscal Health E-Book For purchase 11/11/2020 e-Book
Bad Data: A Giant Challenge to Management, Budgeting and Policy Members only 10/1/2020 GFR Article
The Debate Over Defunding the Police 10/1/2020 GFR Article
Learning to Love Inflation Members only 10/1/2020 GFR Article
Point / Counterpoint: Zero-Base Budgeting 10/1/2020 GFR Article
Balancing the Budget in Bad Times 8/1/2020 GFR Article
Budget Discussion with Dallas Area Rapid Transit 7/23/2020 Podcast
Budget Discussion with Moody's Investors Service 7/16/2020 Podcast
Budget Discussion with DC Water & Sewer Authority 7/1/2020 Podcast
Budget Discussion with Lake County, Illinois 6/25/2020 Podcast
Budget Discussion from Broward County Public Schools 6/17/2020 Podcast
Budget Discussion from City of New Bedford, Massachusetts 6/10/2020 Podcast
GFR Audio: Uncertainty, Risks, and Budgets in the Age of Coronavirus 6/1/2020 Podcast
Uncertainty, Risks, and Budgets in the Age of Coronavirus 6/1/2020 GFR Article
Balancing the Budget in Bad Times - Part 2 5/13/2020 Research Report
General Fund Reserve Calculation Worksheet 4/30/2020 Tool/Template
Financial Decision-Making Under Uncertainty 3/27/2020 Video Recording
Strategic Planning & Program Budgeting Help the City of Indian Wells Improve Its Financial Foundation 3/16/2020 Research Report
Enterprise Risk Management 3/6/2020 Best Practice
Budget in the Language of Accounting Members only 2/1/2020 GFR Article
The City of Cupertino, California, Takes a Budgeting Education Road Less Followed Members only 12/1/2019 GFR Article
Financial Foundations for Thriving Communities (E-book) For purchase 5/9/2019 e-Book
Financial Foundations for Thriving Communities For purchase 5/9/2019 Publication
Basis of Accounting versus Budgetary Basis 3/8/2019 Best Practice
The City of Thousand Oaks, California, Engages with Its Citizens Members only 2/1/2019 GFR Article
Infrastructure Funding in the New Budget Environment 1/31/2019 Research Report
GFOA's Financial Management and Budgeting Set For purchase 1/1/2019 Publication
Engaging Residents in Kansas City's Business Plan 12/1/2018 GFR Article
Capital Budget Presentation 9/28/2018 Best Practice
Evaluating Service Delivery Alternatives 9/28/2018 Best Practice
Public Engagement in the Budget Process 9/28/2018 Best Practice
Website Posting of Financial Documents 9/28/2018 Best Practice
Linking Transparency to Sustainability: Strategies and Case Studies Members only 8/1/2018 GFR Article
Five Years of Progress on Improving Processes: Best Practices in School and Community College Budgeting Members only 4/1/2018 GFR Article
Incrementalism: A Solution for Local Governments' Unfunded Liabilities? Members only 4/1/2018 GFR Article
Budget Monitoring 3/31/2018 Best Practice
Performance Measures 3/31/2018 Best Practice
Budgeting Book Will Interest Readers at All Levels Members only 2/1/2018 GFR Article
Thick versus Thin: How Technology Can Improve Public Involvement in the Budget Process Members only 2/1/2018 GFR Article
Civic Engagement Strategies for Financial Sustainability: Budget Games and Simulation Members only 2/1/2018 GFR Article
Financial Sustainability Index: A Self-Assessment Tool for Financial Sustainability 1/31/2017 Issue Brief
Academic Return on Investment: Foundations and Smart Practices 1/31/2017 Research Report
Tools for Civic Engagement 1/31/2017 Research Report
Best Practices in Community College Budgeting (Download) 1/1/2017 Publication
Best Practices in Community College Budgeting For purchase 1/1/2017 Publication
Best Practices in School Budgeting For purchase 1/1/2017 Publication
Informed Decision-Making Through Forecasting: a Practitioner's Guide to Government Revenue Analysis For purchase 1/1/2017 Publication
Speaking Uncertainty to Power: Risk-Aware Forecasting and Budgeting 4/1/2016 GFR Article
Accurately Displaying Total Expenditures in Budget Presentations (Budget Consolidation) 1/27/2016 Best Practice
Ensuring Other Postemployment Benefits (OPEB) Sustainability 1/22/2016 Best Practice
The Challenges and Promise of Program Budgeting 10/1/2015 GFR Article
Fund Balance Guidelines for the General Fund 9/30/2015 Best Practice
Adopting Financial Policies 9/30/2015 Best Practice
Best Practices in School Budgeting (Download) 1/31/2015 Publication
Role of the Finance Officer in Collective Bargaining 1/31/2015 Best Practice
Best Practices in Community College Budgeting 1/31/2015 Best Practice
Establishing Government Charges and Fees 2/28/2014 Best Practice
Financial Forecasting in the Budget Preparation Process 2/28/2014 Best Practice
Making the Budget Document Easier to Understand 2/28/2014 Best Practice
Strategies for Managing Health-Care Costs 2/28/2014 Best Practice
Probability Management in Financial Planning 2/14/2014 GFR Article
Establishing an Effective Grants Policy 2/28/2013 Best Practice
Pricing Internal Services 2/28/2013 Best Practice
Role of the Finance Officer in Supporting Fiscal Sustainability 2/28/2012 Best Practice
Achieving a Structurally Balanced Budget 2/28/2012 Best Practice
Departmental Presentation in the Operating Budget Document 1/31/2012 Best Practice
Zero-Base Budgeting 6/1/2011 Research Report
Building a Financially Resilient Government through Long-Term Financial Planning 3/1/2011 Research Report
Working Capital Targets for Enterprise Funds 2/28/2011 Best Practice
Anatomy of a Priority-Driven Budget Process 1/31/2011 Research Report
A Performance Management Framework for State and Local Governments: From Measurement and Reporting to Management and Improving 5/2/2010 Research Report
Effective Budgeting of Salary and Wages 3/31/2010 Best Practice
Inflationary Indices in Budgeting 3/31/2010 Best Practice
Generic Retrenchment Techniques: Any-Time Responses to Fiscal Distress 1/31/2010 Issue Brief
IT Budgeting and Decision Making: Maximizing Your Government's Technology Investments For purchase 1/1/2009 Publication
Business Preparedness and Continuity Guidelines 10/31/2008 Best Practice
Taxation of Remote Commerce 6/17/2008 Policy Position
Making the Grade: Long-Term Financial Planning for Schools 1/31/2007 Research Report
Financing the Future: Long-Term Financial Planning for Local Government For purchase 1/1/2007 Publication
State and Local Government Authority Over Communications 5/9/2006 Policy Position
Health Care Reform Policy 5/9/2006 Policy Position
Budget Technology Solutions 1/31/2006 Issue Brief
The Statistical/Supplemental Section of the Budget Document 10/31/2005 Best Practice
The Use of Trend Data and Comparative Data for Financial Analysis 2/28/2003 Best Practice
Endorsement of Public Risk Database Project's (PRDP) Liability Claims Data Standard 6/13/2000 Policy Position
An Elected Official's Guide to Revenue Forecasting For purchase 1/1/2000 Publication
Retaining Budget to Actual Comparisons Within the Audited Financial Statements 2/3/1999 Policy Position
Recommended Budget Practices from the National Advisory Council on State and Local Budgeting 1/31/1998 Best Practice
Recommended Budget Practices: A Framework for Improved State and Local Government Budgeting (Download) 1/31/1998 Publication
Recommended Budget Practices: A Framework for Improved State and Local Government Budgeting For purchase 1/1/1998 Publication
Cooperative Purchasing for State and Local Governments 6/3/1997 Policy Position
Flexibility in Managing Federal Financial Assistance Programs 5/21/1996 Policy Position

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