In honor of World Landscape Architecture Month #WLAM2018, I wanted to discuss the incredible value of positioning landscape architects as key leaders in local government. Degrees in public administration, public policy, public health, and city planning get a lot of attention when discussing the type of educational background that makes for a great local government employee. … Continued
Know before you go… Meet other #ELGL18 attendees before you head to Golden, Colorado. Continue the conversation in the #ELGL18 Facebook Group or by following the #ELGL18 Twitter List. Kristin Zagurski Town of Castle Rock – Assistant to the City Manager Connect: LinkedIn My favorite adventure in life was … trekking through Nepal, seeing an entirely different side to life. What … Continued
Know before you go… Meet other #ELGL18 attendees before you head to Golden, Colorado. Continue the conversation in the #ELGL18 Facebook Group or by following the #ELGL18 Twitter List. Bridget Kozlowski City of Sterling Heights, Michigan – Director of Community Relations Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter My favorite adventure in life was…. Any of my recent overseas travels. There is so much … Continued
Know before you go… Meet other #ELGL18 attendees before you head to Golden, Colorado. Continue the conversation in the #ELGL18 Facebook Group or by following the #ELGL18 Twitter List. Erik Fabian Resource X – Chief Creative Officer Connect: LinkedIn & Twitter My favorite adventure in life was…. 1999 6-month backpacking tour of Southeast Asia and Australia What is the most … Continued
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. Have you ever had this happen? You post a City event on Facebook on … Continued
This is not a new topic in the modern age, however, in my experience, local governments tend to be the biggest offender of using their websites as dumping grounds. A common phrase amongst local government employees to webmasters is “can you put this up on our website? People need to know about this.” That’s the … Continued
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For the Diversity Dashboard project, ELGL is relying on our partners at state municipal associations to share their directory data with our Research Coordinators so we can reach out to local governments for completion of the self-reported survey on the CAO and ACAO gender, race, age, veteran status, and residency. In many instances, we’re zooming … Continued
Know before you go… Meet other #ELGL18 attendees before you head to Golden, Colorado. Continue the conversation in the #ELGL18 Facebook Group or by following the #ELGL18 Twitter List. Susan Barkman City of Aurora, Colorado – Neighborhood Liaison Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter My favorite adventure in life was…. moving to Colorado when I was 20. What is the most local … Continued
This guest blog is by Meghan Ruble, Engagement Strategist at Bang the Table. I recently attended a conference where a group presented their community engagement efforts around the merging of two school districts. Whenever changes to schools are proposed, emotional, social, personal and societal dynamics come into play – rarely is it an easy conversation. … Continued
In the series, ELGL members can anonymously send their questions, difficulties or scenarios to answers@elgl.org and receive a response from the ghost writing response team. Your name, organization and other details will not be shared in the posting or subsequent response. Dear Ellie & Jill, I have a few good ideas for potential cost savings in my organization. I … Continued
