By Sam Taylor — Deputy City Manager, Morro Bay, CA Government is about people. In a simple form, government is really the agreement by people to come together for the sake of a common good.
Link: ELGL Spreads Across the Country “Cross between The Atlantic magazine and Buzzfeed” Welcome to our new member feature. We’ve all heard the excuse “I’m too busy” too many times so we’ve simplified our new member feature to illicit short, meaningful responses.
As part of his Wojo’s Wandering Wisdom series, Matt Wojnowski, City of Killeen, TX Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation muses on how Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs looks when applied to local governments. Learn a little more about Matt (Twitter) HERE.
We continue exploring the lack of racial diversity in the local government. Katie Babits, City of Eugene, OR, shares her perspective and lessons learned from a recent TED Talk. You can contribute to the series by signing up here to blog.
The Changing Faces of Oregon A Scouting Report on Transformative Trends Coming Our Way A Summer Institute from PSU’s College of Urban & Public Affairs Two half—day sessions on June 23 and July 28, 2015 One of the things that makes Oregon a special place is the ability of our citizens and policy-level decision makers … Continued
Civic Leaders Q2U is where we ask questions to you–the audience. Civic Leaders is an exclusive local government web-interview series hosted and operated by Springbrook Software, an Accela company, produced by the VOLSTA Media Network, and syndicated on ELGL.
Katie Harbath, Facebook’s Global Politics and Government Outreach Manager, and Kristy Dalton, Founder & CEO of Government Social Media, joined the City of Evanston for a webinar regarding how governments can get verified and stay secure, among other topics.
Today’s #13Percent post is written by Rebecca Olson, Assistant to the City Manager in Shoreview, MN and ELGL leader. Her interest in local government can be traced back to the University of St. Thomas where she completed her studies in Political Science, Spanish, and International Studies. After graduating she began a career in public service with the Minnesota Legislature where … Continued
When ELGL started promoting the UNC School of Government’s Engaging Women conference, we started working with UNC MPA student Audrey Shore and the voice behind the @UNCMPA Twitter account. Audrey takes over the blog today to reflect on working with ELGL and how it takes a village to promote an event.
The Southeast Chapter of ELGL is headed to the UNC School of Government’s Engaging Women Conference, and we want to hear from you! Join us for a Twittersation on June 3 at 1:00 p.m. EST. We will be discussing what you want to know from speakers at the conference.
