The ResourceXchange

ResourceX believes in building a team of change agents who are actively pursuing a better world. Join us for ResourceXchange as we tap into that team to share stories about the willingness to pursue change.Every other Wednesday, ResourceX will devote time to building community with an exciting opportunity to get to know your Local Government leaders. Guests range from PBBi practitioners to partners and innovators in the local government community. ​Join Chris Fabian, Co-Founder and CEO of ResourceX, for an informal and informative interview session. Chris and the week's guest will discuss all matters relevant to the interviewee's expertise, allowing each guest to share their perspective on everything from their favorite book to the most significant challenges and successes in their local government experience.

Laura Savage, Senior Program Manager, ICMA

Laura is leading the way with her equity work and looks beyond the traditional definition of equity. She encourages organizations to determine the definition that best fit their communities.

07-29
57:13

Grant Ervin, Chief Resilience Officer, City of Pittsburgh, PA

Grant Ervin's interview with Chris Fabian is a fun and entertaining look at the "NLS" (Next Level Stuff) he has worked on throughout his local government career and continues to work on at the City of Pittsburgh.

07-28
28:58

Chloe Ross, Strategic Initiatives Manager, City of Boise, Idaho

ResourceX is always looking at what Chloe is doing with her PBB data. Her application of data in response to COVID inspired many others in our community. As the ARPA fund strategies become clearer, we look forward to seeing how Chloe and the City of Boise utilize their data.

07-28
59:41

Jennifer Park, VP and Managing Director, Opportunity Accelerator, What Works Cities

Nobody knows the data on how municipalities can and are improving lives than Jennifer Park. This interview sheds so much light on the value of collecting and utilizing data.

07-28
57:31

Jamie Ludovic, Director of Community Development, Washington County, Wisconsin

Through innovative ideas and entrepreneurial approaches, Jamie led the Washington County Parks Division to achieve financial independence and fiscal sustainability.

07-28
50:54

Nick Kittle, Government Performance and Innovation Coach, CEO, Sustainovation

Nick Kittle is the guest today. He is a member of the PBB community, a partner, an industry leader and just a cool guy to talk to. 

07-28
53:35

Kirsten Wyatt, Executive Director and Co-Founder, ELGL

Kirsten's interview is filled with inspiration and energy for us as a local government community.1. We must create a community of inclusion and acceptance.2. There has to be a willingness to innovate and experiment.3. Resources shouldn't be a limiting factor in our ability to "Level Up."

12-30
55:51

Stacey Covington, Budget Analyst, City of Littleton, Colorado

Stacey's innovation and mastery of program data as a member of the Littleton PBB All-Stars team, is inspiring to anyone working towards data-driven communication and decision making. 

12-30
55:59

Shayne Kavanagh, Senior Manager of Research, GFOA

From Financial Foundations for Thriving Communities to Machiavelli, Shayne Kavanagh provides an informative and interesting take on the past, present, and future state of government finance and budgeting. 

12-30
59:25

Ian McCormack, President, Strategic Steps

Ian's knowledge and experience supporting organizations and management teams drives great conversation about the importance of strategy and working together to achieve that strategy. Ian's work with Strategic Steps promotes the need for establishing priorities to which budget decisions are tied.

12-30
54:46

Brad Steckart, Fiscal Endurance in Washington County Wisconsin

Brad Steckart, now a Customer Success Trainer with ResourceX, was the Budget Manager in Washington County and participated in the Spring 2019 ResourceX Leadership Initiative. Learn about his experience creating and utilizing the data created in OnlinePBB and about his Capstone Project from the Leadership Initiative. Brad worked closely with the County Administrator, Josh Schoemann, to develop and realize his project. Reflecting on the Great Recession of 2008, Brad determined the data PBB provides is readily applicable in times of crisis, such as Covid-19, and evolved into his Fiscal Endurance Exercise.

12-28
54:08

John Dance, General Manager of Corporate Services, City of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta

The ResourceXchange Interview series kicked off with John Dance, General Manager of Corporate Services, Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. In this conversation with John, you get a first-hand telling of how OnlinePBB and Priority Based Budgeting can be utilized to address the Capital Budget process and how communicating at the program level can increase transparency and understanding between the organization and the elected officials.

12-28
59:50

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