Ellie and Jill (get it? EL and GL?) are two anonymous ELGL members who answer your most pressing and sensitive questions. Because everything is anonymous, you can rely on Ellie and Jill to tackle the issues you’ve always wanted to talk about but were too afraid to ask. Want to submit your own question for … Continued
These are the notes from the April 3, 2020 virtual hangout on local government community engagement during COVID-19. Virtual Hangout Notes: Community Engagement Friday, April 3, 2020 Special Guest: Karen Tapahe, City of Provo, UT Introduction by Allie Breyer, ELGL’s Digital Coordinator. Today’s special guest is Karen Tapahe with the City of Provo, UT. What … Continued
Ellie and Jill (get it? EL and GL?) are two anonymous ELGL members who answer your most pressing and sensitive questions. Because everything is anonymous, you can rely on Ellie and Jill to tackle the issues you’ve always wanted to talk about but were too afraid to ask. Want to submit your own question for … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Meredith Trimble, Sr. Content Specialist with Tyler Technologies, Inc., and former Acting Chair, Farmington, CT Town Council (Twitter, LinkedIn) What I’m reading: Frankly, I’ve turned to beach reads on Kindle for some escape What I’m cooking: Playing our own version of “Chopped” with pantry items until next available grocery slot What … Continued
Lorena Molina Director of Operations Census Open Innovation Labs LinkedIn | Bio Outreach and operations during a pandemic. Lorena Molina, the Director of Operations for the Census Open Innovation Labs, joined the podcast to give an update on how Census 2020 is being impacted by COVID-19. She also shared outreach tools and the value of continuing to … Continued
This webinar occurred on April 1, 2020. Learn how partnerships with local/regional artists can improve public health messaging, while also supporting coping and connection. In this session we learned from Dr. Tasha Golden, artist and public health researcher, how arts strategies can contribute to social connection (“Distance not Isolation”), help build ritual or structure into … Continued
Please RSVP and join us on five learning and hangout sessions the week of April 6, 2020. An RSVP is required for each of these events: Cities of Service COVID-19 Response Webinar: Local Approaches to Serving Vulnerable Populations April 7, 2020 – 12:00pm – 1:30pm Hear from front-line city staff and civic engagement leaders on … Continued
Lindsay Lara City Clerk City of San Rafael, CA LinkedIn | Twitter From public comment to live broadcasting. Lindsay Lara, the City Clerk for the City of San Rafael, California, joined the podcast to discuss how the City Clerk and Digital Services teams set up public meetings in an age of social distancing. She talked … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Kevin Knutson, the Vice President of Planning and Performance Solutions for Envisio. Last Friday, the president signed into law House Bill 748, the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.” In it, the Federal government authorized more than $2 trillion in emergency relief aid for individual taxpayers, businesses, … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Assaf Frances, the Director of Urban Policy for Zencity. As the Zencity network of cities and counties continues to grow, we are constantly exposed to the great work of local governments everywhere as to the mutual challenges they are facing. The purpose of this blog series is to … Continued
