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Innovations in American Government Awards

Since 1986, the Ash Institute's Innovations in American Government Awards Program has honored hundreds of federal, state, and local government agencies through Ford Foundation support. Many award-winning programs serve as harbingers of today's reform strategies or as forerunners to state and federal legislation.

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Student & Faculty Research

Research and dissemination are hallmarks of the Ash Institute's continuing effort to catalyze innovation and explore the principles and processes of good governance. The Institute builds knowledge through an open exchange of ideas and experiences, bringing together government innovators, practitioners, policymakers, scholars, and advocates from around the world to address pressing concerns for improving the lives of citizens.

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Democracy Seminar Series

The Ash Center's Democracy Seminar Series brings distinguished speakers to Harvard Kennedy School during the academic year to address critical challenges facing democratic governance.

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2011 Innovations Finalist Presentations

On November 16, 2011, the six government finalists for the Innovations in American Government Award presented before the National Selection Committee, chaired by former DC Mayor Anthony Williams.

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A Better Welcome Home for Veterans

This playlist contains presentations from A Better Welcome Home: Transformative Models to Support Veterans and Their Families, a conference held at the Ash Center on November 2, 2011. For more information about how to help, please contact the specific organizations (contact info included below each video). The information presented in this playlist does not necessarily represent the views of the Ash Center, Harvard Kennedy School, or Harvard University. If you represent a veterans organization with a creative program to help veterans, we would be happy to highlight your work. Please contact veteransinnovation@harvard.edu for more information.

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Innovations Finalist Presentations (Part 2)

A collection of presentations delivered to the national selection committee of the Innovations in American Government Awards Program, administered by the Ash Center at Harvard Kennedy School.

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Innovations Finalist Presentations (Part 1)

A collection of presentations delivered to the national selection committee of the Innovations in American Government Awards Program, administered by the Ash Center at Harvard Kennedy School.

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Innovator's Focus

Innovation and Government - an oxymoron? Think again. In Visionaries, this PBS-produced series, governments around the country at the city, state, federal, and tribal levels are demonstrating effective solutions to our nation's most pressing problems. From prison re-entry to storm runoff pollutants and youth civic engagement, they prove that government can and does work every day.

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About Ash Center

The Roy and Lila Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, at Harvard Kennedy School, advances excellence in governance and strengthens democratic institutions worldwide.