#ELGL13 and #ELGL16 conference keynote speaker Governor Christine Gregoire is in the news for her new role as the Challenge Seattle CEO. Initially published byAnthony Bolante in the Puget Sound Business Journal on July 22, 2016: First she took on Washington’s biggest challenges. Now Chris Gregoire is focused on Seattle Former Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire … Continued
Everyone has a “hot take” these days from the talking heads at ESPN to political pundits filling the air on cable. ELGL cannot (and will not) be left out. We are asking new members to give us their hot takes on an array of issues. Justin Amos City of Charlotte, NC – Budget and Strategy … Continued
Update: Beaverton startup RFPIO closes $1.5 million investment and Nine finalists announced for Bend Venture Conference ELGL organizational member RFPIO introduces you to their work focused on reinventing the government RFP process. Thanks to Skip Newberry, Technology Association of Oregon President and CEO, for connecting ELGL with RFPIO. Skip wrote about RFPIO in this Portland Business Journal article: Beaverton startup … Continued
You asked, we delivered…. Wondering what percentage of #cityhalls have been backdrops for a #cityhallselfie. @ELGL50 any ideas? When is national #cityhallselfie day? — Dan Weinheimer (@danwein) July 25, 2016 The first annual National #CityHallSelfie Day is taking place on Monday, August 15. Our goal is to break the record for city hall selfies taken … Continued
Chad Doran (LinkedIn and Twitter), City of Appleton, WI, is blogging about his experience at the Certified Public Communicator Program at TCU. Friday, July 29 Dispatches from 30,000 Ft. A few observations from 30,000 ft.: Texas has a lot of airports Rainbows can be seen from the sky and they’re prettier up here Seeing the … Continued
Congrats to #ELGL16 sponsor and organizational member Clackamas County for winning a National Association of Counties Achievement Award (NACO). According to the NACO website, the annual Achievement Awards Program is a non-competitive awards program run by the National Association of Counties (NACo) that recognizes innovative county government initiatives in 21 different categories. Clackamas County, Oregon Best in … Continued
You’ve heard the GovLove podcast with Zach Markovits, Director of City Programs, now learn more on how What Works Cities is using data to drive results. Connect with What Works Cities: Facebook, Twitter, and World Wide Web Launched by Bloomberg Philanthropies in April 2015, What Works Cities is a national initiative to help 100 mid-sized … Continued
Update: Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities Initiative More than Halfway to Goal of Supporting 100 Mid-Sized US Cities In a wide ranging interview, Zach Markovits, Director of City Programs, What Works Cities, discusses: His celebrity look-alike, East Coast vs. West Coast, Three facts about What Works Cities that are not on their website, How What Works … Continued
Thank you to our members who joined us for the #ELGLTech webinar on Snapchat! Here’s the link the webinar. And here are the presentation slides. [View the story “#ELGLTech Webinar: Snapchat” on Storify]
Everyone has a “hot take” these days from the talking heads at ESPN to political pundits filling the air on cable. ELGL cannot (and will not) be left out. We are asking new members to give us their hot takes on an array of issues. Stephen Hawryluk City of Winston-Salem, NC – Senior Budget & … Continued
