[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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
