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Using 2020 to See Our Residents’ Perspective

Today’s Buzz is brought to you by Jennifer Casey, Public Information Officer for the Town of Collierville, TN. Come @ me: Twitter & LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: About to start reading Fair play: a game-changing solution for when you have too much to do (and more life to live) by Eve Rodsky. What I’m Listening to: … Continued

#ELGLTraeger: 1-10

These ten Traeger Award winners represent everything that’s good in local government. Join ELGL in celebrating their accomplishments, and connect with them on Twitter and LinkedIn to learn from their expertise. ELGL and Zencity are proud to honor these ten leaders with a Traeger Award! The Top Ten Traeger Award Winners are invited to keynote … Continued

San Francisco Recreation & Parks STIR Opportunity

San Francisco is excited to announce our newest STIR Opportunity: STIR CHALLENGE: San Francisco Recreation and Parks is looking for creative technology solutions that will promote community engagement and playful interactions throughout our parks. Rec and Parks is open to any solutions that would increase play and connection in San Francisco parks. Startup in Residence (STIR) is … Continued

Strategic Planning Virtual Hangout!

Want to learn about and discuss strategic planning with other ELGLers? This informal virtual hangout, on February 6th from 5:00-6:00 PM EST, will be an opportunity to share and learn from other folks in the ELGL community about their strategic planning experiences, successes, challenges, and barriers. The goal of this virtual meet-up is to begin … Continued

Improve Your Development Review Process by Improving Public Engagement

Brought to you by Engagement Manager, Michelle Stephens, of Bang the Table. Public meetings full of angry and misinformed residents?  A community that doesn’t understand their purpose and role in the development review process?  Inefficient input analysis and reporting process?  Voices missing from the conversation? All of these are common challenges faced throughout the development review … Continued

You’re Not Terrible–And Other Employee Feedback

Today’s Buzz is Brought to You by our Finger Lakes Correspondent, Matt Horn. Digitally stalk him on LinkedIn and Twitter. Please direct all complaints to Kirsten Wyatt.  She’s the one who gave me a ProudCity account. What I’m Reading:  The Book of Mistakes, by Skip Prichard (From the title, I assumed it was an unauthorized … Continued

#ELGLTraeger: 11-20

These ten Traeger Award winners represent everything that’s good in local government. Join ELGL in celebrating their accomplishments, and connect with them on Twitter and LinkedIn to learn from their expertise. ELGL and Zencity are proud to honor these ten leaders with a Traeger Award! Meet all the Traegers! #21-30 #31-40 #41-50 #51-60 #61-70 #71-80 … Continued

I Have to Ask: Making Budgeting Easier

In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, John McCarter, Assistant Finance Director for the City of Pearland, Texas, writes about the tools available to make your budgeting process easier. I started in Pearland almost exactly five years ago as Management Assistant in the … Continued

We Need YOU to Start a Movement in 2020

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Nina Vetter. Connect with Nina on LinkedIn. I’ve decided to take you on a journey back in time to tell you a story. A story about how to start a movement, regardless of who you are, where you are and what limitations you might have. Because we need YOU, yes … Continued

#ELGLTraeger: 21-30

These ten Traeger Award winners represent everything that’s good in local government. Join ELGL in celebrating their accomplishments, and connect with them on Twitter and LinkedIn to learn from their expertise. ELGL and Zencity are proud to honor these ten leaders with a Traeger Award! Meet all the Traegers! #31-40 #41-50 #51-60 #61-70 #71-80 #81-90 … Continued

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