Breakout: Financially Empowering Individuals & Families through Local Government In the last ten years, cities and counties across the country have come to realize that residents’ financial instability is an issue of such importance, and relevance, that it cannot continue to be relegated to the nonprofit sector to solve. Unstable personal finances are often why … Continued
Time: 10:20 am Friday, May 17 Location: Morris Street Hallway, Room #2 Breakout: Engaging Local Government Employees Everyone knows the old adage of “take care of your employees and they’ll take care of you.” But how do you measure whether you’ve taken care of your employees? New studies suggest that employee engagement can be a … Continued
Keynote: Welcome to the Bull City with Mayor Steve Schewel Mayor Steve Schewel was elected Durham’s Mayor in November of 2017 on a vision for Durham to serve as a progressive beacon for the South and the nation. His campaign centered on making sure that Durham, which has seen tremendous growth, remains a “City for … Continued
Time: 10:20 am Friday, May 17 Location: Foster Street Hallway, Room #2 Breakout: Building Capacity in Data & Performance So you developed a strategic plan, you gathered the data, you developed performance measures, and even created visually appealing dashboards. Now what? Come to this session to learn how three organizations are helping to build capacity … Continued
Time: 3:15 pm Thursday, May 16 Location: Foster Street Hallway, Room #1 Breakout: How to Jumpstart & Sustain a Strategy & Performance Culture Local governments all across the country have developed offices to lead and develop cultures of performance management and strategic planning. But not all local governments are in the same stages of their … Continued
Time: 10:20 pm Friday, May 17 Location: Morris Street Hallway, Room #1 Breakout: Innovation from Coast to Coast – Part 2 All across the country local governments are working to make services better for their residents by trying out new ideas and new approaches to problems that many communities face. In this session we want … Continued
Keynote: The Rural Shrink Smart Project A team at Iowa State University is examining the relationship between population loss and quality of life in small and shrinking rural communities. Global economic and social trends predict that the number of people living in small towns and rural areas will continue to shrink. Policy makers have to … Continued
Time: 3:15 pm Thursday, May 16 Location: Morris Street Hallway, Room #1 Breakout: Building a Diverse & Inclusive Workplace The culture of an organization has a big impact on how employees feel about their place of work. From retention and recruitment to job performance, culture plays a role in shaping organizations. Local government employees are … Continued
Time: 10:20 am Friday, May 17 Location: Foster Street Hallway, Room #1 Breakout: Starting an Equity & Inclusion Program – Definitions, Tactics and Best Practices The trend in high performing organizations is to operationalize and prioritize equity and inclusion on an enterprise level. But what does that mean and how does it get done? Attendees … Continued
“Know before you go:” that’s our philosophy with ELGL events. We’re profiling our awesome attendees for #ELGL19 in Durham so you can connect with fellow attendees before the best local government conference in the world, held May 15-17, 2019 in Durham, NC. Register today! Brent Stockwell Assistant City Manager, City of Scottsdale, AZ Twitter | … Continued
