Welcome to the 2017 Tom Haverford Choice Award! The Haverford award honors the best companies (private sector, non-profits, or other) working with local governments. Here are the nominees. Here are last year’s winners. The ELGL Evaluation Team used three criteria in selecting and ranking the top 50 companies: number of nominations received by each company (50%), comments submitted on … Continued
MARCH 5, 2018 BY KENT WYATT We started with more than 100 nominees for the best public library, and after several rounds of voting, Williamsburg, VA faced off against Pueblo, Colorado for the 2018 Leslie B. Knope Award. 2018 Leslie B. Knope Award Winner Pueblo City-County Library In the Headlines Pueblo library district named best in nation Pueblo library district wins award for best in … Continued
in 2017, we awarded the prestigious Knope to Peoria City Hall. This year, we’re highlighting the best public libraries! Any public library run by a local government unit (town, city, county, special district…) is eligible for nomination. Use this form to nominate your library – from the historic to modern, functional to quaint, and urban to rural … Continued
JANUARY 7, 2018 BY ELGL Diversity Dashboard Research Coordinators coordinate the data collection efforts for five states. Each Research Coordinator (RC) is responsible for compiling the list of local governments, contacts, and research data. Ashley Brown Research Coordinator Chapel Hill, NC LinkedIn Current job title & organization/school Research Manager, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise If you were … Continued
It’s National #CityHallSelfie Day and City Council Meeting Day in @citybeautiful! pic.twitter.com/8R9QVxrovj — Mayor Buddy Dyer (@orlandomayor) August 15, 2016 Under the leadership of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, the City of Orlando’s Office of Communications and Neighborhood Relations developed the iLead program to organize, support, mentor and guide citizens and organizations in their effort to … Continued
This guest blog is by Jennifer Teal. Connect with her on LinkedIn, Twitter, and online! As I’m writing this blog post, my 8-year-old son is sitting at a bank of laptops with a handful of older boys building an epic fortress in Minecraft. My 9-year-old daughter is playing Mario Kart for the first time on … Continued
List of Nominees Accela designs and delivers productivity and engagement software to help government agencies be their best. Affion Public is a a strategic consulting and advisory services firm focused on providing technology and executive search services for state and local government, education and non-profit organizations. Alliance Resource Consulting carries a reputation of providing service … Continued
Each week, we’ll be doing three key things with the Diversity Dashboard: Updating the Diversity Dashboard with new survey data Sharing a reflection post on the Diversity Dashboard findings Communicating response rates on a state by state basis The Diversity Dashboard is an evolving, growing tool that helps us better understand local government leadership in … Continued
Here’s a great opportunity from our friends at the American Water Works Association. If you can’t attend, follow along at #affordability With financing of infrastructure renewal and replacement projects being a significant concern for many water and wastewater utilities, rate increases have been necessary for some utilities to sustainably fund infrastructure projects on an ongoing basis. Rate increases can increase the financial … Continued
Right now w/ India Adams (LinkedIn) What I’m Listening to: Hive Mind- The Internet What I’m watching: Pose What I’m doing: wedding planning There are few things I love as much as basketball. I’ve loved the game since I first picked up a basketball in the early 90’s and played NBA Jamz on my Sega … Continued
