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Where Are the Leslie Knopes?

Kyle Knott is a senior at Northern Illinois University. He has worked at Village of Mukwonago, Wisconsin, Elk Grove Township, Illinois, and DeKalb County Business Incubator.  By Kyle Knott, LinkedIn & Twitter Driving back to work from a mid-winter regional administrator’s breakfast, I could not stop thinking about the question that has plagued me since … Continued

No Half Way, 100% Healthy Vending

This guest post is by ELGL member Justin D. Cutler, with the City of Westminster, CO. The role of municipal recreation services is evolving as health care, public health, and recreation blend in to wellness – related services that stretch from housing to physical and mental fitness.   Medical services and public health thinking are … Continued

Ask Me! Social Media Fails and How to Prevent Them

Ask Me! Communication Conversations with Claire is a new recurring blog series with Claire Bouchard, a seasoned local government communications professional located in Fort Collins, Colorado. Send your local government communications questions to Claire via email and she’ll answer in a future blog post. The web is full of hilarious and embarrassing social media fails. Everyone can laugh about … Continued

A New City O/S – Book Discussion

Let’s talk open government, civic participation and technology! Join us on Wednesday, May 9 at Impact Hub in San Francisco from 6-8 PM where we will talk about A New City O/S by Stephen Goldsmith and Neil Kleiman. RSVP! Get a preview of the discussion in the GovLove podcast interview with Stephen Goldsmith, Harvard Kennedy School. Have … Continued

Update: ELGL Membership Renewals

This post is by ELGL Executive Director Kirsten Wyatt. You can renew or join ELGL here.  Earlier this year, ELGL invested in new Association Management Software (AMS) to keep track of our growing membership. The investment resulted in the new members.elgl.org portal and we’ve been actively using the portal for the last three months for … Continued

Now Hiring: ELGL Member Services Coordinator

ELGL Member Services Coordinator 10 hours per week, $15 per hour Job Description: ELGL’s membership is growing! Since the organization’s inception, offering our members the chance to get involved and participate with the organization has been an important value, and as we grow we don’t want the size of the organization to get in the … Continued

I Have to Ask: Coworking KC

In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week Rick Usher writes about the growth of coworking space in Kansas City, Missouri. I write this from Kansas City’s newest and likely the world’s largest coworking space, Plexpod Westport Commons.  Kansas City loves coworking and the … Continued

A Taste of #ELGL18 with Eric Osterberg, City of Lone Tree, CO

Know before you go… Meet #ELGL18 attendees before you head to Golden, Colorado. Continue the conversation in the #ELGL18 Facebook Group or by following the #ELGL18 Twitter List. Eric Osterberg Management Analyst – City of Lone Tree, Colorado Connect: LinkedIn My favorite adventure in life was…. In Fall of 2016 I took a week long road trip by myself to follow The … Continued

Trust, Discretion, and the Employee Experience

Right now with Rebecca Woodbury (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m Listening to – Nothing Compares 2 U What I’m Watching – RHONY What I’m Doing – painting Warning: this Morning Buzz is more of a Morning Rant. We often talk about trust in government in the context of community satisfaction levels. I’m a firm believer that the community’s experience of government … Continued

A Taste of #ELGL18 with Joe Szuszwalak, City & County of Denver

Know before you go… Meet #ELGL18 attendees before you head to Golden, Colorado. Continue the conversation in the #ELGL18 Facebook Group or by following the #ELGL18 Twitter List. Joe Szuszwalak Communications Specialist – City & County of Denver Connect: LinkedIn & Twitter My favorite adventure in life was… Packing my life into a suitcase & a backpack after my undergrad to … Continued

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