GovInvest Names 2024 Trailblazer Award Winners

The 2024 Trailblazer Awards recognize public sector agencies and leaders leveraging real-time data to streamline employee labor management, compensation analysis, and benefits cost evaluation.

Grand Traverse County Elevates Pension & Labor Talks with Data Insights

Grand Traverse County, MI, faced mounting challenges in managing pension liabilities and labor negotiations—two critical factors for the county’s long-term financial health. The County overcame challenges in managing pension liabilities and labor negotiations by adopting GovInvest’s Data Analytics Platform. These tools delivered real-time data, streamlined financial planning, and empowered effective collective bargaining.

GovInvest Reports Triple-Digit Quarterly Growth Fueled by New Customer Wins and Industry Recognition

GovInvest achieved an impressive 125% quarter-over-quarter increase driven by new client partnerships and strengthened relationships with existing customers through expanded solutions.

Webinar Replay: Streamline Labor Negotiations and Boost Efficiency

Join negotiations expert Eric Weeks from GovInvest to explore how governments are streamlining processes using innovative software to instantly cost out proposals, forecast the impact of workforce changes on their financials, and break down costs by department and funding source.

Future-Proofing Public Sector Workforce: Navigating the Retirement Surge

‍Governments around the world are facing a unique challenge as the “Grey Wave” — an increasing number of workers retiring — cuts essential staff and creates a massive gap in the workforce. As veteran employees retire in large numbers, governments must find ways to adapt to these vacancies while maintaining critical services. Compensation planning, traditionally focused on managing personnel costs, must now also consider how to attract, retain, and effectively utilize a new generation of public servants.

Bridging the Gap: Visual Storytelling for Pension, OPEB, Compensation and Labor Costing

Join GovInvest senior public finance consultants to explore dense topics like pension, OPEB, labor, and compensation which may not get the proper attention they deserve when compared to shinier objects competing for the same budget appropriation. Watch the webinar replay to better understand how to make these topics accessible in several ways.

Columbus, OH Streamlines Labor Negotiations and Boosts Efficiency with Labor Costing Software

The City of Columbus, OH, had long relied on manual processes and spreadsheets for their labor negotiations. But, as inflation soared and wage compression became a growing issue, these traditional methods were no longer able to keep up with the city’s needs. Faced with mounting union pressures, tight budgets, and high turnover in budget staff, Columbus needed a more effective way to analyze labor costs and forecast the financial impact of workforce changes.‍

Building Transparent and Equitable Compensation Systems in the Public Sector

Join CPS HR and GovInvest to explore the importance of transparency and equity in compensation, with a focus on how technology can support these goals through accurate data reporting and analysis.

How Counties can Unlock Workforce Analytics with Remaining ARPA Funds

Forward-thinking agencies are using ARPA funds to make investments with a lasting impact. For those, a Workforce Analytics Platform presents a unique opportunity to optimize the use of remaining ARPA dollars for decades to come.

Navigating CalPERS’ 2023 Valuations

This newsletter provides practical insights, tools, and strategies for local agencies to better navigate and interpret their CalPERS actuarial valuations.

Navigating CalPERS 2023 Valuations: A Guide for Finance, Budget, and HR Professionals

CalPERS annually provides local agencies with actuarial valuations of their pension obligations, which are often data-rich and highly technical, making them overwhelming to the casual observer. On September 18th, we identified practical ways for Finance, Budget, and Human Resource staff to effectively utilize this information. 

Benchmark Surveys Webinar: The Class Match Challenge

Join compensation and labor experts from GovInvest to learn how to simplify complex processes, foster trust, and protect your agency's most precious asset — its people.