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Rewind: Online Local Government Forms and Payments

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ProudCity and Stripe shared ideas and insights into online payments and forms for local government. View whole webinar below, or check out the Twitter transcript. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”blue” border_width=”3″][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/ndUsyjlZ_aY” el_width=”80″ align=”center”][vc_separator color=”blue” border_width=”3″][vc_column_text] [View the story “Online Local Government Forms and Payments” on Storify] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Behavioral Insights PDX: Lessons from the Field

Hat tip to John Horvick (DHM Research) and Lindsey Maser (City of Portland) for extending an invitation to this Behavioral Insights PDX event. The cities of Portland and Gresham have been working with the Behavioral Insights Team for the past year, via the What Works Cities program. ELGL members may be familiar with What Works … Continued

10.04.17 – Small Cell Tower Legislation

In today’s Buzz, I’ll be sharing about small cell tower legislation that was recently approved by the California State Legislature. Right Now with Daniel A. Soto (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m Listening to – Thomas Rhett – Unforgettable What I’m Reading – The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch What I’m Doing – I’m preparing for a staff meeting … Continued

Mt. Rushmore with John Ridener, San Mateo County

It’s Mount Rushmore season for ELGL members. We’re asking for your top four list on a variety of topics. John Ridener Open Data Community Liaison – County of San Mateo, CA Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter California stereotypes Wearing a tie means you’re trying too hard Voluntary dietary needs are difficult to accommodate Everyone lives by … Continued

Classes are Coming: Epicenter of the Federal Government

By Jay Gsell, County Manager at Genesee County, NY My graduate school experience is last century but I believe the basics are the same. Classes, professors, subjects you actually like, reading and thinking analytically, and participating in class discussions. My path to an MPA went like this — I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from … Continued

Diversity Dashboard Q&A

Here are some frequently asked questions about ELGL’s Diversity Dashboard project. We’ll continue to update this post as we get more questions. I thought this data was already being collected? Some professional associations collect some data for their members only. There’s not one comprehensive source of race, gender, and age data regardless of form of … Continued

About the Diversity Dashboard

Quality data about the race, gender, veteran status, and age of local government chief administrative officers (CAOs) and assistant chief administrative officers (ACAOs) does not exist. This lack of information means we cannot begin to understand which organizations, regions, or forms of government have made the most gains in leadership diversity. The ELGL Diversity Dashboard … Continued

Diversity Dashboard Funders (Updated October 31, 2017)

Here are the people who are making the Diversity Dashboard happen. A lot of people talk about supporting diversity, but these are people who don’t just talk the talk – they walk the walk. Dashboard Icon ($12,500) ICMA Dashboard Champion ($1,000) CCCMA Novak Consulting Group Teri Black Dashboard Advocate ($500) GovHR USA Laura K Wall … Continued

Diversity Dashboard Kickstarter

ELGL has grant proposal to raise $25,000 to fund research costs to collect race, gender, veteran status, and age data for every local government chief administrative officer (CAO) and assistant CAO in the nation. It’s the continuation of great work that’s already been done in NC, WI, CO, and CA. Think about it: there’s no … Continued

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