This post is by ELGL member Assaf Frances, the Director of Urban Policy for Zencity. Nearly 9 in 10 US cities are experiencing a budget shortfall due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their economies. With a projected $360 billion revenue loss over the next three years, unexpected expenditures and insufficient federal support, local governments need to strategize … Continued
Join ELGL and the Davenport Institute for Public Engagement for a four-part webinar series on engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic! As local governments continue to wrestle with challenges of balancing community health and community connection during what is becoming a new normal of uncertainty, ELGL and the Davenport Institute are excited to continue the conversations … Continued
Today’s Buzz is brought to you by Maggie Jones – Connect on Twitter and LinkedIn! What I’m Reading: The Sun Magazine What I’m Listening to: Chill XM What I’m Watching: Tony Hawk’s MasterClass *** Like many parents, I’ve been doing the COVID work-from-home shuffle: good intentions paired with a healthy dose of “I’ll allow it,” … Continued
This webinar originally aired on Thursday, July 23, 2020. In light of recent events, securing funds for undercounted populations through the Census has become even more important and challenging. What are some of the tactics and strategies local governments have implemented in order to increase their Census response rate? What updates have they made to … Continued
This webinar originally aired on July 21, 2020 Now – while the presidential candidates are mostly staying home – is the perfect time to prepare your local gov for potential campaign visits, especially if you’re in a battleground state. Because when you get the call that a presidential candidate will visit your town, you don’t … Continued
Today’s Buzzsatire is brought to you by Sarah E. O’Brien | Community Whisperer @ Collaborative Development Collective (Facebook, LinkedIn) What I am reading: Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America’s Heartland by Jonathan M. Metzel What I am listening to: Ten Percent Happier Podcast: The Case for “Doing Nothing “in a … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Jason Jones, a Data Trust Lead at BrightHive. Today is an exciting day for us at BrightHive. Earlier this morning, we released our first two Responsible Data Use Playbooks. We wrote these playbooks to help public and private sector leaders begin rapidly using and sharing data to increase … Continued
This article is written by Samantha Roberts, Climate Policy Analyst AIC, Sustainability, City Manager’s Office, City of Eugene, Oregon. She wrote this article as part of the Equity Ambassadors Cohort. You can find all the articles for this cohort here. As we use COVID-19 to rethink emergency response in light of mitigating impending climate impacts, … Continued
Join us this week for five events. Please RSVP and you’ll receive the link to the online meetings: Webinar: #MPAsForBlackLives July 19, 2020 Webinar: Building Better Together: CARES Act Collaboration Across Local Gov Sectors July 20, 2020 Webinar: Local Government Preparation for Presidential Candidate Visits July 21, 2020 Census 2020: Best Practices & Community Conversations … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Brianna Lennon — connect with her on Twitter and LinkedIn. Remember going to conferences? Those semi-annual meetings to commiserate about challenges in our fields, learn from each other, and catch up with friends…in person? In the era of COVID-19, hard pass. The pandemic has affected everything from election administration to budget planning, and it … Continued
