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Measuring Value for Public Services

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This is the first installment in a new blog series by Matt Lorenzen, where he will share some best practices and new ideas related to local government data analysis and reporting. Connect with Matt on LinkedIn! [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Why? From presidential politics to the village council meeting, there is no shortage of voices in the American … Continued

Flint: A Lesson in Government Failure

With criminal charges for three government officials announced this week, this timely post was written by guest writer, Katherine Shor, who is the Food System Finance Program Assistant at Self-Help and the Organizing Intern at Food & Water Watch North Carolina. She earned her BA in Public Policy at UNC-Chapel Hill and is passionate about environmental justice. By: Katherine … Continued

Public Speaking: Use a Thesis Statement

Rafael Baptista is the ICMA Local Government Management Fellow for Durham City/County. He is a recent graduate of the MPA program at the University of North Carolina –Chapel Hill. He serves on the ELGL Management Team and is a contributing author to Careers in Government. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Politics and Spanish from … Continued

Wojo’s Wandering Wisdom: Four Components of a Happy City

As part of his Wojo’s Wandering Wisdom series, Matt Wojnowski, Assistant City Manager for the City of Altus, OK shows you how your neurotransmitters are critical to #localgov job satisfaction. Since my interview with the city planner consultant with Parks & Rec TV show, I have been pondering what I could write about next. I had … Continued

Event: ASPA Conference in Seattle

Our friends at the University of Washington’s Evans School of Public Policy and Governance invite you to attend the American Society for Public Administration’s upcoming conference in Seattle! You can learn more and register here! The conference theme is “New Traditions in Public Administration: Reflecting on Challenges, Harnessing Opportunities.” The conference features more than 160 … Continued

On the Road…Part 2

Cities from around the country are coming together to share their successes. ELGL organizational member, QScend Technologies (LinkedIn and Twitter) is hosting a conference where city leaders who represent ten municipalities will share their citizen request management/311 success stories. ELGL will be there to share our thoughts on improving and maximizing citizen outreach and engagement. Register now to … Continued

ELGL & UTA Challenge: User’s Guide to Creating #LocalGovSolutions

That’s a wrap! Below is a summary of the 2015 ELGL & UTA Challenge. The collaboration was the first of its kind between ELGL and an academic institution. We look forward to building off its success with UTA and other academic institutions.  Background: ELGL issued the Local Government Challenge to Dr. Colleen Casey’s class of Ph.D candidates in the Department of … Continued

WINNER: Organized Chaos: Creative Engagement Solutions for Emergency Preparedness

Organized Chaos was chosen as the ELGL/UTA Challenge WINNER for their creative engagement solution in Emergency Preparedness! We are highlighting the work of the five groups that participated in the ELGL & UTA Challenge. Teams were tasked with developing community engagement solutions for one of the following areas: budget, infrastructure investment, planning and zoning, and emergency preparedness. … Continued

Team Avengers: Creative Engagement Solutions for Infrastructure Investment

We are highlighting the work of the five groups that participated in the ELGL & UTA Challenge. Teams were tasked with developing community engagement solutions for one of the following areas: budget, infrastructure investment, planning and zoning, and emergency preparedness. (Full details of the challenge can be found here.) Final Report: ELGL/UTA Local Government Challenge Make Your … Continued

21PAInnovators: Creative Engagement Solutions for the Budgeting Process

We are highlighting the work of the five groups that participated in the ELGL & UTA Challenge. Teams were tasked with developing community engagement solutions for one of the following areas: budget, infrastructure investment, planning and zoning, and emergency preparedness. (Full details of the challenge can be found here.) Final Report: ELGL/UTA Local Government Challenge Hear Ye, … Continued

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