CommuniTIES: A Baker Tilly podcast
72 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -CommuniTIES is a Baker Tilly podcast series where we speak with public sector leaders from across the firm about practical guidance to help governmental entities protect and enhance their value..
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CommuniTIES: Baker Tilly, ESG and Monroe County’s Electric Bus Program
February 16, 2023 05:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBOn this episode of CommuniTIES, brought to you by Baker Tilly, our hosts Susan Reed and Jeff Hammond are joined by the Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC) Director of Business Operations, John Kenny. Together with John, the trio discuss the benefits of ESG and why it is an opportunity for companies to build a more sustainable business. Not to mention they also touch on how an ESG program can create a valuable impact within your organization and your community for years to come...
CommuniTIES: Being strategic when budget challenges happen
October 21, 2022 05:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBAs communities continue to face budget challenges, it’s important for organizations to prioritize where to allot funds. During this episode, our team discusses: • The budget challenges communities are facing • What should cities and schools prioritize when it comes to funds? • What steps your organization take to guide their success and plan strategically • Why it’s valuable to stress test your budget
CommuniTIES: How inflation trends are affecting your organization and how to plan for these changes.
October 05, 2022 05:30 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBMeet this episode’s thought leaders: Matt Bubness, Director, Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors Jay Staley, Director, Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors Interested in more podcasts? Listen to other CommuniTIES episodes
CommuniTIES: Navigating landmark funding to achieve economic growth and resiliency
February 09, 2022 14:34 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBLearn more about our Public Sector Advisory practice: https://www.bakertilly.com/specialties/public-sector-advisory Visit our American Rescue Plan resource center: https://www.bakertilly.com/insights/american-rescue-plan-resources-for-public-sector Chart your community’s path to resiliency with Baker Tilly COMPASS: https://www.bakertilly.com/page/baker-tilly-compass Follow Baker Tilly on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bakertillyus
CommuniTIES: American Rescue Plan – federal funding to support community housing
October 25, 2021 18:01 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBThe American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) provides billions of dollars to local governments through Fiscal Recovery Funds (FRF), competitive grants and other provisions to help meet community housing needs. In this podcast, Baker Tilly’s public sector housing leaders share insights on the financial opportunities municipalities have to support housing. Learn more about Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors: https://www.bakertilly.com/specialties/municipal-advisory Learn more about our Public Sect...
CommuniTIES: Mayor of Overland Park, Kansas shares local government lessons learned
October 05, 2021 19:10 - 10 minutes - 9.41 MBThe Mayor of the City of Overland Park, Kansas, Carl Gerlach, joins us to share his experience and insights from serving in local government for the last 26 years, first on the City Council then as Mayor. In 10 minutes, Mayor Gerlach discusses: - How he got involved in local government - The City’s greatest accomplishments under his leadership - What has changed and what has stayed the same - Lessons learned during his time as Mayor that fellow elected officials can leverage Learn more ...
Higher Ed Advisor: bolstering Penn State Rugby with collaboration, communication, education and passion
July 12, 2021 11:00 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBPenn State University Men’s Rugby Head Coach, Justin Hundley, joins us to explain how the rugby football club operates as a non-traditional team sport and how the coaches, alumni, Booster Club and community collaborated to support and sustain the program through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Higher Ed Advisor: scouting the growth of data analytics in collegiate athletics
June 28, 2021 11:00 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBUniversity of Pittsburgh Associate Athletic Director for Business Services, Ryan Varley, and Director of Analytics for Athletics, Richard Turnquist, share their experience and insights from implementing an effective data analytics program to help make strategic, data-driven decisions within the athletic department.
Higher Ed Advisor: achieving student and institutional success with data analytics
June 14, 2021 18:18 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBWest Chester University President, Chris Fiorentino, and Executive Vice President and Provost, Dr. Laurie Bernotsky, join Higher Ed Advisor to share how solid data and leadership engagement led to strategic decisions that enhanced the student experience and fiscal resiliency across the institution.
CommuniTIES: American Rescue Plan - strategic grant administration opportunities
June 09, 2021 14:37 - 31 minutes - 29 MBSt. Louis County, Minnesota joins CommuniTIES to share its successful grant administration strategy that supported small businesses, schools, not-for-profits and individuals in the community with CARES Act funding, and how the County plans to leverage American Rescue Plan dollars
Higher Ed Advisor: UCI’s esports program as a university differentiator
June 01, 2021 14:48 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBMark Deppe, University of California, Irvine (UCI) Esports Director and North American Scholastic Esports Federation (NASEF) Commissioner, joins our podcast to share UCI’s esports story and future roadmap.
Higher Ed Advisor: esports brings opportunities for institutions and students
May 17, 2021 06:00 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBHarrisburg University President, Dr. Eric Darr, Ph.D., and Lackawanna College President, Dr. Jill Murray, Ph.D., join Higher Ed Advisor’s athletics series to share their esports journeys and the numerous opportunities esports brings to both students and the institution.
CommuniTIES: P3 – public-private partnerships, explained
May 10, 2021 21:03 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBIn this CommuniTIES podcast, Baker Tilly’s economic development and municipal advisory specialists explain public-private partnerships, known as “P3”.
Higher Ed Advisor: the intercollegiate esports evolution
May 03, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBBoise State University Esports coach Doc Haskell and esports investor and expert Dan Cardell join Higher Ed Advisor to discuss the evolution of intercollegiate esports and lessons learned on Boise State’s esports journey.
Higher Ed Advisor: Exploring the future of collegiate athletics with Dr. Jeff Mallory
April 19, 2021 11:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBExecutive Vice President and COO of Saint Vincent College, Dr. Jeff Mallory, joins Higher Ed Advisor to share his perspectives on the future of collegiate athletics as a devoted student athlete advocate and former student and professional athlete and coach.
CommuniTIES: Municipal bond market trends and opportunities – a discussion with Dave Erdman, State of Wisconsin Capital Finance Director
April 12, 2021 15:00 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBDavid Erdman, Capital Finance Director for the State of Wisconsin, joins our podcast to discuss the current municipal bond market and opportunities for local governments.
Higher Ed Advisor: Gaining fiscal resiliency through strategic integrations and creative combinations
April 05, 2021 11:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBHigher education leader, consultant and trailblazer, Shelley Nickel, joins Higher Ed Advisor to discuss approaches and strategies to achieve fiscal resiliency with creative combinations and system integrations.
CommuniTIES: Creating operational efficiencies for your school district
April 01, 2021 19:13 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBOur municipal advisory specialists discuss how schools can improve efficiencies and achieve operational process success in this CommuniTIES podcast.
Higher Ed Advisor: Data-driven strategies for recruitment, enrollment and retention
March 22, 2021 11:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBHigher education enrollment specialist and CEO of HAI Analytics, Emily Coleman, joins our podcast to discuss the strategic role data analytics plays to help colleges and universities better manage the recruitment, enrollment and retention of their student population.
Higher Ed Advisor: Analyzing collegiate athletic programs
March 08, 2021 12:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBBaker Tilly’s higher education specialists discuss how colleges and universities can proactively make data-driven decisions about their sports teams by taking a holistic and strategic approach to analyzing athletic programs.
Higher Ed Advisor: Innovative strategies to enhance fiscal resiliency with digital transformation
February 22, 2021 12:00 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBBaker Tilly’s Enterprise Solutions specialists join our Higher Ed Advisor fiscal resiliency podcast series to share strategies to enhance fiscal resiliency with Oracle’s digital transformation tools.
Higher Ed Advisor: E-sports – investing in the future of collegiate sporting programs
February 08, 2021 12:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBListen to our podcast featuring E-sports expert, Dan Cardell, to learn how E-sports is helping shape the future of athletic programs within higher education.
CommuniTIES: Demographic realities of school tax elections and how South St. Paul Public Schools executed a successful campaign
February 04, 2021 19:45 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBDave Webb, Superintendent of South St. Paul Public Schools, joins our CommuniTIES podcast to discuss the demographic realities that challenge school tax elections and share the process and results of a successful voter turnout.
Higher Ed Advisor: The board’s role in achieving fiscal resiliency
January 25, 2021 13:00 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBThis podcast focuses on fiscal resiliency for colleges and universities from the higher education board member’s perspective.
Higher Ed Advisor: Athletic department strategies from a Division I university leader to outplay the pandemic
January 11, 2021 12:00 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBPittsburgh Panthers’ Associate Athletic Director for Business Services, Ryan Varley, discusses the impact of COVID-19 and other fiscal challenges for Division I schools’ sports teams, like those of the University of Pittsburgh.
CommuniTIES: Exploring economic development in Wisconsin
January 08, 2021 16:59 - 20 minutes - 19 MBIn this podcast, we introduce Baker Tilly’s Wisconsin public sector economic development team and discuss the financing tools available to local governments to help fund projects.
Higher Ed Advisor: Navigating the changes to ED’s financial reporting requirements to calculate composite score
January 04, 2021 13:00 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBThe Department of Education made changes to the calculation of a higher education institution’s composite score that determines financial responsibility. Listen to this podcast to learn about the changes and new requirements.
Higher Ed Advisor: Insights from a university president on collegiate athletic programs
December 09, 2020 16:30 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBWaynesburg University President, Douglas Lee, joins our Higher Ed Advisor podcast to talk about Division III athletic programs and the impact of COVID-19 on collegiate sports.
Higher Ed Advisor: The impact COVID-19 and other factors have on collegiate athletic programs
November 23, 2020 15:03 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBThis podcast features Baker Tilly’s higher education specialists discussing how colleges and universities are addressing athletic program cuts in the face of COVID-19 and other industry changes.
CommuniTIES: Keeping classification and compensation up-to-date during COVID-19
November 11, 2020 17:11 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBPay equity, overtime pay, hazard pay and the importance of job classification during a pandemic are the hot button topics of this public sector podcast.
Higher Ed Advisor: Tips and tools for effective fiscal modeling and analysis
November 04, 2020 20:01 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBGain insight into leading practices and effective fiscal modeling tools to analyze your higher education institution’s resiliency and make decisions.
CommuniTIES: With technology comes risk for school districts
October 22, 2020 19:47 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBPublic sector specialists discuss the risks and opportunities for K-12 school districts to provide broadband connectivity to students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
BuzzHouse: Understanding Historic Tax Credit deals and COVID-19’s impact
October 12, 2020 18:11 - 28 minutes - 39.2 MBMultifamily housing leaders and hosts, Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson, bring in the director of Stonehenge Capital to discuss state and federal historic tax credit transactions. The episode brings us back to the basics by developing an understanding of the equity market space and who the key players are. They dive in deeper to discuss what underwriters are looking for in historic deals and the initial conversations you should have when approaching the rehabilitating and re-use of historic b...
BuzzHouse: Increased multifamily property insurance rates are causing developers to become strategic
September 28, 2020 14:06 - 16 minutes - 23 MBAs the insurance market hardens, pricing on average is up approximately 15-25% higher than it was this time last year. In addition, the insurance market isn’t expected to get any better over the next two years. We asked insurance specialists from M3 Insurance to join us to talk about what multifamily housing developers and owners can do to control their rates and get the best terms and pricing from insurance companies. Brad Winchester and Isaac Bechen offer advice on how to align with your i...
CommuniTIES: Remaining resilient amid the pandemic: a utility’s successful approach to strategic and financial planning
September 25, 2020 14:17 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBFort Wayne City Utilities joins our CommuniTIES podcast to discuss their successful approach to remaining resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Building Resilience: Assess your COVID-19 recovery readiness
September 21, 2020 13:53 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBAs many states begin reopening businesses after initial closes due to COVID-19, many construction contractors are beginning to shift their strategic focus to the restart and ramp up their operations. Contractors with a developed and focused construction recovery plan will emerge stronger. In this episode, Baker Tilly specialists discuss the importance of understanding your recovery readiness, common challenges contractors are facing in six key categories and what to do to combat them, as ...
BuzzHouse: A look into the current multifamily sales market
September 15, 2020 13:54 - 19 minutes - 27.4 MBTake an inside look into the multifamily buying and selling world and the impact COVID-19 has had on the multifamily sales market. With special guests Eric Taylor and Aaron Hargrove from private commercial real estate finance and investment company, Greystone. They will detail the pipeline of assets they are bringing to market, what they are seeing with capitalization rates, current seller motivations and changes in the buyer market.
Higher Ed Advisor: Realigning strategy and footprint to achieve fiscal resilience
September 01, 2020 13:33 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBThis episode addresses how to go about transforming your institution to ensure long-term fiscal and mission resiliency.
CommuniTIES: Executive recruiting and hiring during COVID-19
August 27, 2020 22:07 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBBaker Tilly’s public sector executive recruitment specialists discuss the COVID-19 impact on recruiting and hiring for executive government positions.
CommuniTIES: The impact of COVID-19 on municipal utilities
August 24, 2020 15:38 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBIn this episode, Baker Tilly’s utility industry specialists discuss the challenges and opportunities for municipal utilities from COVID-19.
BuzzHouse: COVID-19’s impact on HUD financing for multifamily housing
August 18, 2020 14:13 - 17 minutes - 23.5 MBIn response to COVID-19, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has undergone many changes to its loans and programs. On this episode, Adam Hendin of Gersham Mortgage, joins us to discuss COVID-19’s impact to processing times on HUD loans, underwriting, forbearance, rate fluctuation and the 223f product three-year rule.
Higher Ed Advisor: Understanding the fiscal resiliency landscape and key considerations for higher education institutions
August 17, 2020 22:15 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBThis episode of Baker Tilly’s higher education podcast introduces our fiscal resiliency series to help colleges and universities achieve fiscal resilience during COVID-19 and beyond.
BuzzHouse: Multifamily housing news: four updates in 14 minutes
August 05, 2020 16:37 - 14 minutes - 19.4 MBIn this episode of BuzzHouse, Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson update you on the latest news surrounding the multifamily housing and community development industry over the last few weeks. First, they start with an update on applications including the CDFI Fund that released awardees of New Market Tax Credits, as well as the Capital Magnet Fund. Then they dive into Notice 2020-53 for LIHTC deals, followed by the key provisions of the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Sc...
CommuniTIES: Economic development during COVID-19: private and public sector perspectives
July 29, 2020 18:31 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBIn this episode of CommuniTIES, Baker Tilly private and public sector specialists discuss economic development and the impact on communities in the wake of COVID-19.
BuzzHouse: What municipalities want multifamily housing developers to know
July 28, 2020 18:29 - 19 minutes - 27 MBWhat effects will COVID-19 have on available multifamily housing funding by municipalities? What strategies are municipalities bringing to the table? What information should developers provide to municipalities when starting projects? Baker Tilly’s municipal advisors Terri Heaton and Mikaela Huot join our hosts to discuss multifamily housing from a municipality viewpoint and everything municipalities want you to know as a developer. They will answer these questions and more to prepare you fo...
Providing outsourced accounting and auditing value to local governments
July 10, 2020 14:38 - 20 minutes - 36.9 MBIn this episode, our public sector accounting partners explain the benefits of working with Baker Tilly as an outsourced accountant and/or auditor to improve governmental operations and save money.
CommuniTIES: Providing outsourced accounting and auditing value to local governments
July 10, 2020 14:38 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBIn this episode, our public sector accounting partners explain the benefits of working with Baker Tilly as an outsourced accountant and/or auditor to improve governmental operations and save money.
BuzzHouse: How COVID-19 is affecting multifamily housing market studies
July 06, 2020 12:00 - 19 minutes - 26.5 MBDavid Haviland is a Baker Tilly senior manager, best known for his multitude of experience helping multifamily housing developers identify opportunities through market studies. In this episode, he reveals how COVID-19 has impacted the process of market studies and why virtual site visits may be the wave of the future. Hosts, Don Bernards and Garrick Gibson dig deeper to uncover chatter around rent collections, especially as it relates to secondary outbreaks. David deconstructs the multifamil...
GovTalks: Available relief funding for public sector entities
June 24, 2020 20:10 - 19 minutes - 26.3 MBIn this episode of GovTalks, Baker Tilly public sector specialists discuss the COVID-19 relief funding sources available to state and local governments, schools and utilities.
CommuniTIES: Available relief funding for public sector entities
June 24, 2020 20:10 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBIn this episode of CommuniTIES, Baker Tilly public sector specialists discuss the COVID-19 relief funding sources available to state and local governments, schools and utilities.