ELGL is working with Governing to provide voices to the most relevant issues and trends in local government. Brittany Bennett, Self Help in Durham, NC, takes the microphone this month with her article, “Why Access to Healthy Food Belongs on Government’s Equity Agenda.“
GOVERNING has given us permission to reprint Mark Funkhouser‘s column that appeared in the March 2015 issue. Why should you care? Mark, a Knope of the Week winner and Publisher of GOVERNING, weighed in on the #13Percent initiative and confirms that the status quo is not acceptable. What could be better? ELGL and GOVERNING are exploring a … Continued
We’re counting down the hits from 2014….. #10: SeeClickFix Names ELGL as a Civic Space Leader, #9: ELGL expanding to Washington State, #8: Foreignness of Local Government, #7 Two Cities. Two Mayors. One Cause, and now for #6… Happy Hour With Mark Funkhouser, Publisher of Governing July 2014 was a busy month for ELGL. Two weeks before entertaining Portland Mayor … Continued
Half Mayor, Half Father, All Funk His Twitter bio says it all, “Half mayor, half father, all Funk. Mayor of KCMO from 5/07 to 5/11. Publisher of GOVERNING.” The man behind that bio is Mark Funkhouser and he is the Knope of the Week. His credentials are impeccable from city auditor to Mayor of Kansas City to … Continued
Unofficial Picture Show: A Night of Funk(houser) Official Picture Show: The David Nguyen Collection: A Night of Funk(houser) Takeaways Mark Funkhouser, publisher of Governing, addressed a standing room only crowd of ELGL members, Oregon Fellows, Portland State University faculty and staff, and other local government professionals on July 17 at Base Camp Brewery. The following are … Continued
Join us on July 17 at 5:00 pm for a get together with the publisher of Governing magazine. Mark Funkhouser is coming to Portland and ELGL is partnering with Portland State to host a social hour with him. So join us at Base Camp Brewing in Southeast Portland for this fun event. RSVP
American City & County Magazine Highlights Knope of the Week What is the Knope of the Week? It’s ELGL’s way of recognizing an individual or group of individuals who have excelled in promoting the public sector. Recipients may come from the public or private sector and are nominated by ELGL members. Recipients receive an incredible amount of recognition … Continued
ELGL’s Josh Halladay goes beyond the headline, this time with management educator and author, Russ Linden. His article in Governing Magazine What Legacy of Leadership Will You Leave? addresses the topic of the next generation and how current professionals can use them to create a legacy. Anyone can find value in the article, whether you are … Continued
We’ve read the Governing article on Generation X, we’ve interviewed Rob Gurwitt, author of the article, and now, we hear from Rob Carty, ICMA Director of NextGen Initiatives. We profile Rob to gain a better understanding of what to make of the recent attention on Generation X and what should we be doing with it. … Continued
Heather Kerrigan, Correspondent, GOVERNING Author of GOVERNING’s Public Workforce newsletter Heather on the World Wide Web: Twitter: @governing; Facebook: Governing; E-Newsletter: Public Workforce Background Check on Heather Heather Kerrigan is the author of GOVERNING’s Public Workforce newsletter and a contributor to the print publication. the Public Workforce newsletter identifies significant developments and trends in areas related to human resources … Continued
