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The Pandemic Exposes Our Equity Crisis — Now It’s Up to Us to Fix It

Posted on July 8, 2020

This article is written by Fabio Ramos de Andrade, Human Rights and Equity Analyst, City of Eugene, Oregon. Connect with Fabio by LinkedIn or email. He wrote this article as part of the Equity Ambassadors Cohort. You can find all the articles for this cohort here. Since the novel coronavirus and the Covid-19 disease spread...

2020 Strategy & Performance Cohort applications now open

Posted on July 8, 2020

As part of our mission to help our members find joy in public service, ELGL offers high-quality, accessible, affordable learning opportunities in a variety of formats. This month, we're opening applications to our next Level Up Cohort, focused on strategy & performance management with priority consideration for applicants who represent Black, Indigenous, and People of...

Crisis Management Cohort Applications Now Open

Posted on June 15, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis and the national protests for racial equity have a significant impact on local governments - one that is now felt in budgeting for the next fiscal year and in evaluating long-term spending projections. In many cases, reduced tax revenues, tourism revenues, and federal and state reductions in funding will necessitate cuts to...

The More We Get Together, the Happier We’ll Be

Posted on May 27, 2020

Today's Morning Buzz is by Kirsten Wyatt. Connect on LinkedIn & Twitter. What I'm Reading: The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory What I'm Watching: Run on HBO What I'm Listening To: Untamed by Glennon Doyle No, this isn't a post about reopening our economy or wearing masks or hanging out in massive swimming pool bars...

Photo Sarah Moss and Denver City and County Building

Top Five Ways ELGL is Inspiring Me

Posted on May 5, 2020

By Sarah Moss, MPA | LinkedIn | Twitter What I’m Watching: Hulu’s “High Fidelity” adaptation, which inspired this top five list (Here’s the trailer and a Rolling Stone review) What I’m Writing: New, simplified GOV.UK-style copy for 161 pages on the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade website What I’m Listening To: 1)...

Meet the 2020 Equity Ambassadors Cohort

Posted on May 4, 2020

ELGL and Apolitical are thrilled to announce the members of the 2020 Equity Ambassadors Cohort! This cohort is the first of ELGL's newly formed Cohort Sprints - short, boot-camp style online programs to help local government practitioners access resources, build peer to peer networks, and learn rapidly to address the pressing issues facing today's governing...

Applications Now Open: Creative Placemaking Cohort!

Posted on April 29, 2020

As part of our mission to help our members find joy in public service, ELGL offers high-quality, accessible, affordable learning opportunities in a variety of formats. This month, we're opening applications to our next Deep Dive Cohort, focused on creative placemaking. This week, ELGL is thrilled to announce that applications are now open for the...

Announcing More Local Gov Cohorts

Posted on April 29, 2020

What We’re Learning About Learning is a short blog series sharing what ELGL staff members are working on (and learning) from cohort-model learning programs that have been piloted or are being developed this year. Our staff is working with ELGL’s membership to discover what works, what doesn’t, what’s needed, and how we can best meet...

2020 CED Innovation Cohort seeks proposals by May 13

Posted on April 20, 2020

Innovation Cohort seeks Economic & Community Development, Remote Governance Solutions by May 13 The 2020 Community & Economic Development Innovation Cohort is actively seeking pilot proposals in community and economic development solutions, as well as in remote provision of governance services and other emergency response solutions for COVID-19. The Innovation Cohort, supported by ELGL &...