Today’s blog is written by ELGL member Matt Andrews and cross posted from our friends at the Building State Capability program at Harvard University. The Public Leadership Through Crisis blog series offers ideas for leaders questioning how they can help and what kind of leadership is required in the face of a crisis (like the COVID-19 … Continued
This blog post is by ELGL member Hadas Lanciano, a Data Analyst with Zencity: As conversations about the coronavirus grow in numbers and become a top of mind concern for the public, we acknowledge the pressing need of local governments to provide residents with relevant and reliable information and to make sure that they are exposed to it. … Continued
This webinar is hosted by Bang the Table: With Covid-19 concerns and more public gatherings being cancelled or postponed each day, we want to share a few tips and reminders that may prove useful during this time. This webinar will focus on: How you may use EngagementHQ to communicate about the situation itself by linking … Continued
This blog post is by ELGL member Chris Adams with Balancing Act. Connect with Chris: LinkedIn & Twitter Ordinarily, scenes like the one above would be a source of frustration for those responsible for required budget hearings and meetings. But in the age of coronavirus this is exactly the right level of in-person attendance given … Continued
These resources are provided to local government by ELGL member Vince Vu with Qualtrics. Connect with Vince: LinkedIn The public is faced with a flood of information regarding COVID-19 – symptoms, community incidents, school closures, etc. Because the volume of information is difficult to sift through, members of the public find that the easiest way … Continued
Today’s blog is written by ELGL member Matt Andrews and cross posted from our friends at the Building State Capability program at Harvard University. The Public Leadership Through Crisis blog series offers ideas on how to lead and organize your response in the face of a crisis (like Covid-19). Governments are most important in times … Continued
This is an update on Census 2020 and COVID-19 from the CitiesCount listserve: The below memo shares what we know about a rapidly changing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response landscape and how it will impact Census Bureau operations, census stakeholder outreach and the well being of communities that have been historically missed in the census. The health and safety of … Continued
This post is shared from our friends at PublicInput: Most days public engagement efforts tend to follow a regular cadence of chaos and downtime, but the arrival of COVID-19 is dramatically changing that, stretching every resource available. For many of you this crisis is unprecedented, as clear, consistent communication with your community is critical. Our … Continued
This post is shared from our friends at NRC/Polco: One of the most important roles local governments will play in response to COVID-19 over the next few months is communication. Polco/National Research Center is a partner of ELGL, and we believe we can help ELGL members quickly begin communicating with residents about COVID-19 to identify … Continued
Sign your child up for a local government pen pal during COVID-19 quarantine. If your kids are stuck at home and are looking for productive and constructive things to do, sign them up for the ELGL member pen pal program. Participation is easy: As soon as you’re matched, your child should write a letter to … Continued
