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Downtown Use Analysis in Las Cruces, NM

This is a guest post by ELGL member Ed Krafcik with Soofa. Learn more from Ed in prior Soofa posts. Animation reveals downtown activity levels in Las Cruces at key intersections along Main Street By visualizing a 24 hour period we can see patterns of pedestrian activity emerge. July 20th was a Thursday; the downtown … Continued

Launch 2017: Half Price Government Website Offer

This post is by ProudCity, which is currently helping ELGL with our digital upgrade. This process has been so informative and interesting for ELGL’s growth, learning, and development, that we convinced ProudCity to offer a special deal for our members to guide them through the same process. You can learn more about our “Let’s Get … Continued

Updated: Nominations for the Members Choice Award for #CityHallSelfie Excellence

Get hyped for #CityHallSelfie Day on August 15! We’re handing out 21 awards on #CityHallSelfie Day with the “granddaddy of them all” the Members Choice Award for #CityHallSelfie Excellence. This is the first year of the award and we’re empowering our superdelegates (i.e: award-winning ELGL members) to nominate and vote on this new award. Questions? Contact kent@elgl.org. … Continued

Humanizing Local Government in Gaithersburg, MD

Videos, proclamations, graphic, and giveaways — the hype for the 2nd annual International #CityHallSelfie Day has been incredible. Luckily, much of the creative preparation for #CityHallSelfie Day is transferable to future projects that you or your staff may work on. Sign up to share your experience on how your organization prepared for #CityHallSelfie Day. By Nick Smith, LinkedIn and … Continued

Managing #CityHallSelfie Day

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ELGL Executive Director Kirsten Wyatt will share some thoughts about the logistics of managing #CityHallSelfie day in this post. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator style=”dotted” border_width=”5″][vc_column_text]8:00 p.m. on August 14 Here are the tasks that our communications team is managing on #CityHallSelfie day: Monitor @CityHallSelfie Twitter account Monitor #CityHallSelfie hashtag Download all pictures from those accounts, and publish … Continued

Behind the Scenes of #CityHallSelfie Day

ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt is straight bloggin’ about the greatest day of the year. It is about to go down…. #CityHallSelfie Day is here. I’m here to keep you warm and comfy throughout the greatest day of the year. Until Next Year… A few wrap up items from City Hall Selfie Day: Stephen Kleinschmit‏ ran … Continued

Write About It… Preparing for #CityHallSelfie Day

Link: Sign up as a guest writer. Videos, proclamations, graphic, and giveaways — the hype for the 2nd annual International #CityHallSelfie Day has been incredible. Luckily, much of the creative preparation for #CityHallSelfie Day is transferable to future projects that you or your staff may work on. We want to capture the creative spirit in … Continued

Classes are Coming: The Long and Slow Path

By Susan Barkman, LinkedIn and Twitter  First off, I must acknowledge that I was lucky my supervisor and co-workers were incredibly supportive of my pursuit of a Master’s in Public Administration… even after four years.  I took four years, because I was in a tuition benefit program and did not want to take out more student loans. … Continued

Mt. Rushmore with Eric Wright, City of Gadsden, AL

It’s Mount Rushmore season for ELGL members. We’re asking for your top four list on a variety of topics. Eric Wright Communications – City of Gadsden, Alabama Connect: LinkedIn City Departments The Gadsden Public Library Gadsden-Etowah Emergency Management Agency Public Works Parks and Recreation Holidays Thanksgiving (what other holidays have pie?) Office Pet Peeves Empty … Continued

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