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Lessons in Crisis Management

Posted on September 21, 2020

This article was written by CeCe Ridder, City of Beaverton, Public Engagement Division Manager. CeCe wrote this article as part of the Crisis Management Cohort with Drucker Institute. Read all the articles from the cohort here. Connect with CeCe on email or LinkedIn. My name is CeCe Ridder and I am the Public Engagement Division...

When is the Next Crisis?

Posted on September 18, 2020

This article was written by Tony Lopez, Town of Miami Lakes; Deputy Town Manager. Tony wrote this article as part of the Crisis Management Cohort with Drucker Institute. Read all the articles from the cohort here. Connect with Tony on email or LinkedIn. Hi everyone, my name is Tony Lopez, Deputy Town Manager for the...

Valuable Decision Making Strategies

Posted on September 14, 2020

This article was written by Meryl Phair, Government Innovation Fellow for @GBLabs in Great Barrington, MA as well as the Environmental Section Editor for Mount Holyoke News. Meryl wrote this article as part of the Crisis Management Cohort with Drucker Institute. Read all the articles from the cohort here. Connect with Meryl on email or...

Is COVID the Killer of Innovation?

Posted on September 8, 2020

This article was written by Catherine Wright, Public Information Officer for the Town of Hillsborough, North Carolina as part of the Small Places, Big Ideas Innovation Cohort. Is COVID-19 the killer of innovation? Not necessarily, but it certainly paused much of our efforts in exploring two engagement platforms as part of the inaugural Small Places,...

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What COVID-19 Can Teach Us About Aging

Posted on September 4, 2020

This article is written by Lindsay M. Miller is a National Civic League Senior Fellow and ELGL COVID-19 Equity Ambassador. Lindsay wrote this article as part of the Equity Ambassadors Cohort. You can find all the articles for this cohort here. This article originally appeared on the National Civic Review. During the first few months of...

The Questions Public Servants Should Ask to Promote Racial Equity

Posted on September 1, 2020

This article is written by Eric Walcott, Government and Public Policy Specialist, Michigan State University Extension. Eric wrote this article as part of the Equity Ambassadors Cohort. You can find all the articles for this cohort here. I once heard someone say about local government, “Don’t tell me your priorities, show me your budget and I’ll...

How to Lift Up Communities with Opportunity Zones

Posted on August 26, 2020

This article is written by Chelsea Gaylord, Senior Economic Development Specialist, City of Colorado Springs. Chelsea wrote this article as part of the Equity Ambassadors Cohort. You can find all the articles for this cohort here. For 2.5 hours, Colorado Springs’ nine city council members grilled representatives of a proposed 427-unit housing development in Southeast Colorado...

Tompkins County, NY: Recycling & Materials Management Communications Project

Posted on August 18, 2020

This article was written by Tompkins County, NY staff, Amie Hendrix, Deputy County Administrator, and Nick Murphy, Management Fellow as part of the Small Places, Big Ideas Innovation Cohort. What we learned Participating in the ELGL Innovation Cohort has been a learning experience for both of us. One of the first challenges that we encountered...

Announcing the 2020 Strategy & Performance Management Cohort

Posted on August 12, 2020

ELGL is thrilled to welcome a small group of carefully chosen cities and counties to its 2020 Strategy & Performance Management Cohort. In partnership with ClearPoint Strategy, this group will work through a rapid strategic planning program designed to help them build and implement strategy & performance management goals over just twelve weeks. They'll be mentored...