In this series, Brian Alexander of CoProcure helps break down the ins and outs of public purchasing. CoProcure is an early-stage venture-backed startup optimizing local public procurement by helping local governments share contracts. Cooperative purchasing is when two or more governments collaborate on purchasing by sharing contracts. Collaboration can happen up-front, when governments decide to run a … Continued
Photo: Godzilla, the first fully-automated residential trash collection vehicle (1969) Today’s Morning Buzz is by Brent Stockwell – connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter!!! What I’m Listening To: Something to Say by The Town Pants (2018) What I’m Reading: The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes (2019) What I’m Watching: Heavy Metal: Solid Waste Truck … Continued
This is a periodic series where members can anonymously ask our two anonymous experts (code names: Ellie & Jill…) about tricky #localgov topics. Want to ask them your own question? Email info@elgl.org. Dear Ellie & Jill–What are some overlooked tips that people have for leaving your job for a new one? Everything online is stuff … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Brianna Lennon– connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m watching: Season 4 of the West Wing What I’m listening to: FM radio What I’m reading: Center for Civic Design Field Guides Happy National Voter Registration Day! Today community partners, organizations, and nonprofits will team up to encourage voters to engage in … Continued
ZenCity had the chance to speak with Kristi Rowland, Organizational Development Manager for the City of Renton, WA, about the data overhaul process that the City will be launching this fall. So what’s a data refresh process? As an organization, we’re going to review all of our data processes because it’s been a long time … Continued
This guest post is from Anthea Shaw, Engagement and Client Account Manager with Bang the Table. Get Involved Kingston, the City of Kingston, Ontario’s engagement hub, saw over 7,000 people register to have their say and over 24,000 visits to their dedicated engagement platform in the first 14 months of going online. The city credits … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Tim Gomez– connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I am watching: Silicon Valley What I am listening to: Cinematic Score from The Dark Knight Rises What I am reading: The Dark Phoenix Saga (Uncanny X-men #129-138, 1980) LEGOs are a total family passion! The term “LEGO” is derived from a Danish phrase which … Continued
Brant Miller Public Affairs Analyst at District Department of Transportation, Washington D.C. LinkedIn | Twitter If you had to live in a different city, what city would you choose? London is my partner’s adoptive hometown, and every time we go I fall more and more in love with it. (Despite multiple instances of forgetting to … Continued
By Sarah Moss, MPA | LinkedIn | Twitter What I am watching — News coverage of presidential campaign events plus @AdvanceGalNotes and @AdvanceGuyNotes on Twitter What I am reading — For my local nonprofit clients, I just finished analyzing the Denver Mayor’s 2020 budget proposal… all 676 pages What I am writing — A book … Continued
