On February 26, 2020, ELGL learned from Krissie Marty, Forklift Danceworks artistic co-director, and Lynn Osgood with CivicArts for a “creative placemaking 101” session. Watch the video below to learn more about what creative placemaking is, different ways artists work with city staff, and the ways you can incorporate arts and culture into all aspects of … Continued
5 Solutions For Your Toughest Strategic Planning Pain Points The City of Germantown, TN, and ClearPoint Strategy collaborated to provide this strategy & performance management training to the Small Places, Big Ideas Innovation Cohort on January 28, 2020. We invited the City of Germantown, TN, to share their performance management journey with the group to … Continued
On December 17, 2019, we learned about the unique Long Beach, CA Management Assistantship program from the current MAs. Watch the video below, and review the application and information materials! Application Checklist Program Flyer The City of Long Beach, California is looking for talented aspiring public leaders interested in applying their skills to serve a … Continued
Missed our Money Talks webinar on Administering Federal & State Grants and Loans with Metro Nashville from December 11, 2019? You can view the full recording of the Money Talks Webinar on Grant Administration with Metro Nashville here. You can download the slide presentation here. Whew. You Got the Money! Now the Real Work Begins: … Continued
Missed our Looking Beyond Online and In-Person: Unified Engagement webinar from December 12, 2019? You can view the full recording of Unified Engagement with Public Input, Greenville, and H2M here. You can download the slide presentation here. Thinking in terms of “online engagement” and “traditional engagement” limits our ability to see the big picture and … Continued
On Wednesday, November 6, we learned how to make your local government website and digital services accessible for all populations. Matt DiCianni from Ancel Glink shared the legal case for making your website and digital services accessible, and then Luke Fretwell, CEO of ProudCity, walked us through best practices for new digital tools, as well … Continued
On October 17, 2019, Amie Young and Michael Gawlick, the 2019 Cookingham-Noll Management Fellows, presented a webinar on the KCMO fellowship experience. This full time, full salary, full benefits position lasts for two years and gives fellows the opportunity to learn about all aspects of local government in Kansas City, Missouri:
What I’m Doing: Learning how to build integrations that make our lives easier with our new membership software. (I was feeling pretty dorky, but then Kirsten reminded me that I am with my people now, who love to geek out with me about this stuff. #nerd) What I’m Listening To: Wilco, because I FINALLY get … Continued
Missed the #ELGLRoadTrip in Sharonville, Ohio on September 27, 2019? No worries – we have a video from the “Inner-Ring Suburbs: Challenges and Opportunities” presentation organized by our Ohio ELGL members:
Missed the #ELGLRoadTrip in Boulder, Colorado on September 26, 2019? No worries – we have a video from the “Four Seasons of Local Government Leadership” presentation organized by our Mountain ELGL members:
