[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Get ready for a double dose of ELGL at the upcoming ILCMA/WCMA Summer Conference! In a few week’s ELGL will hit the road and travel to Fontana, WI to help present two sessions at the joint ILCMA & WCMA summer conference! So what can you expect from this cross border gathering of aspiring leaders and … Continued
First, you read about it – Public Engagement in the Digital Age: Local Governments Surmounting Internet Negativity, and now, you’re going to hear about it during this upcoming webinar.
Replay the webinar with Luke Fretwell from ProudCity! [View the story “#ELGLWeb: Great Websites With Luke Fretwell” on Storify]
The Plural of You (Facebook, Twitter, and World Wide Web) is a podcast that honors the helpers who work behind the scenes in society to make our lives better. Episodes feature conversations with those who have stepped up on behalf of others, as well as ways you can get involved in their causes. Topics include education, technology, … Continued
Angelica Wedell brings more than eight years of experience in multimedia communications to her role as marketing and business development coordinator and editor-in-chief of The Civil Review at National Research Center, Inc (NRC). By Angelica Wedell – LinkedIn, Twitter, Website The Internet allows for quick and convenient public engagement through social media, forums and comments. Businesses … Continued
ELGL is seeking contributions from you…yeah, YOU! We want to hear about your experiences, ideas, and unique perspectives. We get your content, you get published on a prestigious, Nobel Prize for Literature Award-winning blog…well, not that last part, but you do get to tell your mom you’re famous. Check out our monthly topics and sign-up for a week to … Continued
This post is by Kirsten Wyatt, the executive director of ELGL. She’ll be chronicling the expense of the professional development stipend funds she received from the ICMA Early Career Leadership Award in 2015. At the 2015 ICMA conference, I was fortunate and humbled to receive the Early Career Leadership Award in Memory of William H. Hansell, Jr. Mr. Hansell was … Continued
ELGL is seeking contributions from you…yeah, YOU! We want to hear about your experiences, ideas, and unique perspectives. We get your content, you get published on a prestigious, Nobel Prize for Literature Award-winning blog…well, not that last part, but you do get to tell your mom you’re famous. Check out our monthly topics and sign-up for a week to … Continued
Thank you to everyone who reacted so kindly to last week’s post about me becoming ELGL’s executive director. It was great to hear the sentiments that a focus on ELGL will help the organization grow and thrive, and most importantly – meet our mission of connecting, communicating and educating about local government. There were a … Continued
We awarded the “Best Local Government Video” to Dane County, WI. Now, we have opened nominations for the 1st annual “Trending Now” award. The award will recognize the local government with the best social media presence. How will we know who is number one? We don’t, that’s why we’re asking you. You can submit nominations … Continued
