During the past year, ICMA’s strategic partners provided more than $1,579,332 in support of ICMA programs and activities through strategic partner fees, contributions, grants, joint ventures, sponsorships, advertising, and contributions-in-kind. This investment advanced the mission of ICMA to strengthen the capacity of local governments around the world.

Highlights of strategic partners’ contributions to date in 2013 include:

• ICMA-RC’s financial contributions support of professional development, the ICMA Annual Conference, ICMA University, regional summits, “Leadership Conversation” at the Executive Institute for Leadership, awards. emerging leaders, and the Strategic Partner Program. 
• Cigna's financial support of the ICMA Annual Conference, expanded content sharing in the Knowledge Network, and the Strategic Partner Program.
• CH2M HILL’s support of the Center for Management Strategies’ research, training, and technical assistance related to collaborative service delivery and sponsorship of three “Reinventing Government” programs, honoring the 20th anniversary of the book by Ted Gaebler and David Osborne.
• Esri and ICMA launched the #LocalGov Technology Alliance to explore the world of big data, open data, apps and dashboards, and what it all means for local governments.

Content support for –

• InFocus [LBL Technology Partners, Plante & Moran, LLC.]
• The Knowledge Network [Atkins, Cigna, FacilityDude, Kronos, Veolia North America]
• PM/PM Online [Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, Cigna, Expense Reduction Analysts, IBTS, ICMA-RC, Travelers]
• Webinar presentations by Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, Buxton, Esri, HR Green, Inc., Johnson Controls, NEOGOV, and The Waters Consulting Group. 
• Support of members in transition through individual consulting by The Waters Consulting Group. 
• Funding of an ICMA scholarship for a manager to attend the Harvard Kennedy Senior Executives in Local Government Program by The Ferguson Group. 
• The Center for Priority Based Budgeting and the Commonwealth Centers for High Performance Organizations, Inc. are working as practice leaders with the Center for Management Strategies to deliver training and technical assistance to local governments in the areas of priority based budgeting and high performance organization strategies.

Ninety-three percent of ICMA's Strategic Partners are expected to be at the 2013 ICMA Annual Conference as members of the conference planning committee, sponsors, exhibitors, speakers, facilitators, and attendees. Here is a complete list of ICMA's Strategic Partners:

Executive Level

Atkins
Blackboard Connect, Inc.
CH2M HILL
Cigna
Esri
FacilityDude
Hyland Software
ICMA-RC
Institute for Building Technology and Safety
Red Oak, An Arcadis Group
SAFEbuilt, Inc.
Travelers
United Water
Veolia North America
Waste Management, Inc.

General Level

Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
Beehive Industries
Buxton
Cartegraph
Center for Priority Based Budgeting
Commonwealth Center for High Performance Organizations, Inc.
Digital Map Products
Expense Reduction Analysts
Ferguson Group, LLC
Fitch & Associates
George Washington University Center for Excellence in Public Leadership
Granicus, Inc.
Honeywell
HR Green, Inc.
International Code Council
iXP Corporation
Johnson Controls, Inc.
KPMG, LLP
Kronos, Inc.
LBL Technology Partners
National Research Center, Inc.
NEOGOV
OpenGov, Inc.
Plante & Moran, PLLC
TRC Companies
Waters Consulting Group, Inc.
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

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