This article is written by Christopher K Orlea, PhD – Director of Parks & Recreation Pearland, TX. He wrote this article as part of the Equity Ambassadors Cohort. You can find all the articles for this cohort here. You’re more than a number or a test result. Your life as you’ve lived it until this … Continued
Please join us for four events this week: Webinar: Driving Equity Solutions Through Program Level Data July 14, 2020 Webinar: How Public Servants Can Fight for Racial Justice July 16, 2020 Virtual Ideation: #ELGL20 Conference Sessions July 16, 2020 #CityHallShelfie: ELGL’s Book Club July 16, 2020
Photo by Chris Montgomery on Unsplash This article is written by Brian Murphy (LinkedIn/Twitter) and coauthored by Nathan Lee, CivicPulse. As local governments work to connect with community members in a socially distant way, online meetings and public forums have become the new normal as in-person meetings have become impossible. Online messaging tools like email … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Jessica MacLeod. Connect with her on LinkedIn. For the past few months at U.S. Digital Response (USDR), we have been placing pro-bono technologists to help government agencies at the state and local level respond to economic needs in their communities while also building tools and workflows to aid … Continued
This article is written by Fabio Ramos de Andrade, Human Rights and Equity Analyst, City of Eugene, Oregon. Connect with Fabio by LinkedIn or email. He wrote this article as part of the Equity Ambassadors Cohort. You can find all the articles for this cohort here. Since the novel coronavirus and the Covid-19 disease spread … Continued
This guest post is by ELGL member and recent GovLove guest Raylene Yung. Listen to her podcast here. Given the latest rise in cases, U.S. Digital Response has been reaching out to share more information about projects we’ve recently completed that might be relevant to government teams in need of assistance.U.S. Digital Response is non-partisan, … Continued
This webinar originally aired on June 25, 2020. For many cities, the economic activity of the travel & tourism sector is an essential part of the city’s larger economic landscape. Because the visitor economy has been so hard-hit by the COVID-19 crisis, deliberate action to foster a recovery in that sector is a top priority … Continued
This webinar originally aired on July 1, 2020. The murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked nationwide and global protests against police brutality on Black Americans. As an outcome of these protests, many communities are calling for defunding of the police. This concept is not new but has only recently gained national attention. Janice Jackson, of Janice … Continued
Raylene Yung Co-Founder & CEO US Digital Response LinkedIn | Twitter Support for crisis response. Raylene Yung, the Co-Founder and CEO of US Digital Response, joined the podcast to talk about how they are connecting technologists to work with governments in responding to the COVID-19 crisis. These volunteers with experience in software and technology help … Continued
Share your predictions about how local government services are changing as a result of COVID-19. Since the start of the coronavirus outbreak and due to recent events, many local governments have been forced to reconsider how things are done. As communities start to open back up, many are considering which changes may be permanent and … Continued
