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Dual citizen families often encounter complex challenges in estate planning across different countries. Learn more about how this affects US expat families in the UK here: https://lnkd.in/ek7mNnP8 #usexpat #unitedkingdom #financialplaning #estateplanning

If you're attending CDIAC in May, please check out Jim Fabian's presentation on "Current Topics and Practices in Land-Secured Development Finance."

We started Partnerships for People and Place (or PfPP as it immediately became known) to test whether bringing central government into challenges faced by local places could make a difference to people's lives. Yesterday we published our evaluation, guidance for officials and loads of data and evidence about flows of money and case studies. It was quite a moment! Some thoughts: 1. I've been privileged to meet dozens, maybe hundreds, of brilliant, passionate people in community groups, neighbourhoods and local government working their guts out to make people's lives better. I'm proud that PfPP enabled some incredible results which genuinely changed lives. All the people we worked with saw the value in joining up, but ... 2. ...joining up is hard! At a local level it takes leadership, trusting relationships and commitment to keeping it going. We found, when trying to bring in central government, that it worked best when central teams were looking for new ways of tackling the challenges our places were dealing with, when people in the central teams 'got' the value of approaching the issue at a place level, and when there were established mechanisms in place to build a common understanding of the issue. And our PfPP team had to be on hand to help navigate the systems at both ends. Fig.1 page 7 of the evaluation shows this well. I'll put it in the comments because I can't figure out how to paste it here! 3. There's so much learning in what we've published, but I was most struck by the gap in understanding between local and central government, which meant we spent far more time than we expected acting as translators between two very different worlds. So I'm particularly interested in how, as officials and officers, we narrow that gap. I think it could make a big difference to how we make policy at the centre because we'd have a better understanding of the variety of ways in which our policies might be delivered, and the opportunities that could be unlocked by designing them in a way to make the most of those local contexts. Interested in ways to achieve that. Huge thanks to all involved in this work, far too many to list! https://lnkd.in/e9bxpHzC

Public funds can fuel groundbreaking projects and research. Strategically funding those projects supports long-term planning and growth. 🌟 🧩 #GovernmentFunding #PublicFunds #PublicGrants #FederalFunds #StateFunding #CommunityGrants #FundingOpportunities #PublicFinance #GrantsAndFunding #government #GovernmentGrants

Exciting times ahead ! Chances are that you have heard about the Governments, $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF). Explore our infographic for insights into the program. Learn how our consultancy can assist in preparing a business case. #AffordableHousing #PropertyDevelopment #HAFF

I would like to say thank you to Registered Financial Planners Institute Philippines for having given me the opportunity to share my knowledge and experience about a topic that is close to my heart: Basic Estate Planning Documents. I do hope the attendees found my lecture useful and relatable for their own personal estate planning exercise. #financialplanning #estateplanning #succession

Want to hear some cool news? 🧊📰 Admittedly, it may only be cool to me and anyone else that is an enthused advocate of American infrastructure. The article is attached but here's the gist of what you need in your noodle🧠: 💵 $1.8 Billion in new awards from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity for 148 projects across the states. 💰 $7.2 Billion total awards for over 550 projects across the country. (~ the GDP of The Maldives) 🤑 $13 Billion in requests for the available $1.8 billion this year (~ the GDP of The Bahamas) Selected projects include: 🌵 VALLEY METRO RIO EAST-DOBSON STREETCAR EXTENSION - Maricopa County, AZ $15,939,835 ⛰️ 104TH AVE (CO 44) CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS - City of Thornton, CO $25,000,000 🚵 NEVADA STATE ROUTE 28 CORRIDOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, SHARED-USE PATH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT - Washoe County, NV $24,026,333 And of course, so many more. The link to the full list of projects is included in the article. I, for one, am very excited about the federal administration's preference for environmental, equity, and sustainability projects. Increasing accessibility to more remote regions and providing multi-modal transportation across the country is a beautiful thing. Transportation fever is clearly booming. What do you think of our American infrastructure system? Do you believe the government is alloting enough funds to transportation projects across the country? How will you be celebrating America's birthday? Me? I'll be planting trees, lighting fireworks, and thanking a cable-stayed bridge for being so beautiful. 🌉😍

Does your FY2023 budget include a climbing wall? Spend down those allocated funds and save 20% on climbing panels to get the project done. https://lnkd.in/dHmmEgnT #climbing #physicaleducation #k12education #recreation

The government has allocated £14.3m to 180 local planning authorities to clear application backlogs and address skills gaps in the first round of the Planning Skills Delivery Fund. Planning investigates how the money will be spent and how councils can maximise their chances of securing funding in the next allocation. #planning #localgovernment #planningskills #planningapplication #levellingup #development #skills

Courage to stand up for what is right for the country has been declining markedly over the last decade or so, now almost non-existent, especially in Waigani. So Hon James Nomane's emergence on the Waigani-scene is a welcome relief. The nation desperately needs more of his kind, not just in elected leaders (MPs) but also in the administrative sector (Heads of Departments & Agencies) who have largely receded to the back unable to withstand or courageously manage the political onslaught (into the administrative sector by politicians). Some manifest examples of this would be: surrender of micro-level SME activities to foreigners as the key agencies managing & over-sighting this area (ie DLE & Dept of Commerce) have clearly being colluding...The influx of foreign workers taking over blue collar jobs is another case in point. Courage in Leadership, both in elected MPs and in the administrative sector is, right now, in dire need. Without courage leaders and senior managers in top positions would simply play indifference with serious consequences for the country. =Keep going Hon Nomane, you're on right track!=