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The Financial Policy Challenge is a GFOA-wide effort to encourage members to adopt and share financial policies that are essential to a strong financial foundation for your community.

You can win the challenge by submitting policies that cover the essential features that are long-standing best practices in public finance. You can see those features on the Challenge website. You can also win by having your policy judged to the best of its kind by a panel of GFOA members.

Last year, GFOA released Financial Foundations for Thriving Communities. Recently, Shayne Kavanagh, GFOA Senior Manager for Research, discussed the book and why it's important for local governments. 

GFOA's new Financial Foundations for Thriving Communities program and the new Code of Ethics emphasize the importance of trust. To help GFOA members build trust, we've collected stories from GFOA members about high points (and low points) in their careers. In this segment, we talk about the fifth and final element in GFOA's Code of Ethics: consistency. Hear examples from "Jared," "Lynn," "Kelvin," and others!

GFOA's new Financial Foundations for Thriving Communities program and the new Code of Ethics emphasize the importance of trust. To help GFOA members build trust, we've collected stories from GFOA members about high points (and low points) in their careers. In this segment, we talk about the fifth and final element in GFOA's Code of Ethics: reliability. Hear examples from "Max," "Nathan," and others!

GFOA's new Financial Foundations for Thriving Communities program and the new Code of Ethics emphasize the importance of trust. To help GFOA members build trust, we've collected stories from GFOA members about high points (and low points) in their careers. In this segment, including the community in decisions and crossing tribal lines. Hear examples from "Bridget," "Michelle," and "Charles."

GFOA's new Financial Foundations for Thriving Communities program and the new Code of Ethics emphasize the importance of trust. To help GFOA members build trust, we've collected stories from GFOA members about high points (and low points) in their careers. In this segment, we'll explore inclusivity in the finance office and provide a number of examples from members. 

GFOA's new Financial Foundations for Thriving Communities program and the new Code of Ethics emphasize the importance of trust. To help GFOA members build trust, we've collected stories from GFOA members about high points (and low points) in their careers. In this segment, we will explore the other component of fairness: distributive justice and look to the City of Portland, Oregon, as an example.

GFOA's new Financial Foundations for Thriving Communities program and the new Code of Ethics emphasize the importance of trust. To help GFOA members build trust, we've collected stories from GFOA members about high points (and low points) in their careers. This segment focuses on defining fairness and procedural justice. Listen to an example of how it can work, and how a lack of procedural justice can create problems.

GFOA's new Financial Foundations for Thriving Communities program and the new Code of Ethics emphasize the importance of trust. To help GFOA members build trust, we've collected stories from GFOA members about high points (and low points) in their careers. In part two of this case study, you'll hear how "Crystal" and "Clark" listened actively and got results.