Author: Ben Kittelson

Podcast: Citizen Engagement with Matthew Crozier of Bang the Table

Matthew Crozier CEO & Co-Founder Bang the Table Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter Figuring out the best way to get residents involved and participating in local government has been a hot topic in cities across the country. Matthew Crozier from Bang the Table has been doing engagement work around the world and came on GovLove to … Continued

Kittelson’s Corner: Hiking is Fun

Welcome back to Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. . The moment he realized. pic.twitter.com/NgNnQbeYfR — Stevenson Waltien (@waltien) May 4, 2017 . Let’s go… Hiking is Fun Just to prove to you doubters out there that I was actually hiking earlier today and … Continued

Podcast: Times They Are Changin’ with Lauren Lockwood, Boston, MA

  Lauren Lockwood Chief Digital Officer City of Boston, MA Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter . Lauren Lockwood, the Chief Digital Officer for Boston, MA joined GovLove to talk about technology, communications and bringing new thinking to local government. She discussed redesigning the city’s website and holding government to the same standard as the private sector … Continued

Kittelson’s Corner: Dreamland

Welcome back to Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. It’s time, let’s go…. What I Read Book Review: DreamLand by Sam Quinones This book was pretty much all I read this week, I was totally engrossed by it. The author Sam Quinones makes the case, very … Continued

ELGL Digital Week 3: Brand Personality

This week on the ELGL Digital Update we talked about ELGL’s brand personality. Don’t know what that means? Don’t worry here’s a quick definition for you: “Brand personality is defined as a “human set of characteristics” that are connected to a brand. Brands with a strong, well-defined personality instantly win some likeability points because people are … Continued

Podcast: Broadening Neighborhood Engagement in Seattle, WA with Kathy Nyland

Kathy Nyland Director of Department of Neighborhoods City of Seattle, WA Bio | LinkedIn Kathy Nyland the Director of the Seattle, WA department of neighborhoods joined GovLove to talk about rethinking neighborhood engagement. With the goal of getting more people involved her department is working to find new ways to engage residents of the city. Kathy … Continued

2017 Resume Book™️

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The 2017 ELGL Resume Book™️ is here! All of the award-winning ELGL members that submitted their resumes are listed below along with a short description of themselves and their latest resume. But what should I use this for? Here’s a few hypothetical reasons the Resume Book™️ is awesome: Let’s say a graduate student is looking … Continued

Kittelson’s Corner: Touring the Wastewater Plant

Welcome back to Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. I apologize for the hiatus last week between tracking all of Kent’s sessions at the Hometown Summit in Charlottesville, VA and trying to keep Josh Edwards from getting us lost, it was a busy long … Continued

Podcast: Kick-Starting Local Government with Stephen Goldsmith

Stephen Goldsmith Director of the Innovations Program Harvard Kennedy School & Data Smart Cities Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter Stephen Goldsmith, Director of the Innovations Program at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the former Mayor of Indianapolis, IN joins GovLove to talk about data, innovation and more. He compared his role as Mayor with being … Continued

Podcast: Trends & Topics in MPA Programs with Justin Marlowe & Alicia Shatteman

  Justin Marlowe Endowed Professor of Public Finance & Civic Engagement University of Washington Bio | LinkedIn Alicia Schatteman Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management Northern Illinois University Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter   Justin Marlowe from the University of Washington Evans School & Alicia Shatteman from Northern Illinois University join GovLove to discuss what they see as the trending topics … Continued

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