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Solving the "Accidental Publisher" Problem
I've spent enough time working with healthcare organizations, school districts, associations, and municipalities to recognize a common challenge: most of them need to publish, but none of them are actually publishers. They produce manuals, training materials, educational resources, community reports, and technical guides. Publishing isn't optional—it's essential to their mission. But here's the problem: building and maintaining an in-house publishing operation pulls resources

David Brake
Feb 182 min read


S4Carlisle Publishing Services and The Grandview Group Announce Strategic Collaboration
Full Spectrum "Back-Office" Publishing Services [Phoenix, AZ / Chennai, India]—February 10, 2026 —S4Carlisle and The Grandview Group today announced S4CGV , a strategic collaboration that provides professional associations, local governments, and healthcare organizations with in-house publishing capabilities without the expense and complexity of building or maintaining in-house teams. The collaboration addresses a critical challenge facing organizations today: the need to pub

The Grandview Group
Feb 113 min read


Why Focus Groups Belong in Your District's Community Engagement Strategy
Here is a common community engagement trap facing school districts today. You collect data. You measure sentiment. You track opinions. And then you wonder why your “well-communicated” decisions still generate fierce opposition and failed levy campaigns. The problem isn't your data. It's that numbers tell you what stakeholders do , but conversations reveal why they do it . The Limits of One-Way Communication School districts excel at communication. You send newsletters, maint

David Brake
Feb 46 min read
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