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
Source: Adapted from Open Data’s Impact Repository – odimpact.org Transparency and open governance have rapidly become the new ‘baseline criteria’ for best practices in our current tech-centered economy. Across the country, residents are increasingly reliant upon (and expectant of!) accessible and easy-to-understand sources of information about their community. And these expectations of ‘open governance’ are … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Matthew DiCianni. Want even more helpful information about creating accessible websites? Learn how to make your local government website and digital services accessible for all populations. On November 6, join Matthew and Luke Fretwell, CEO of ProudCity, to talk through this court decision, and then walk you through … Continued
Mo Cheeks Sr. Business Development Manager Civis Analytics LinkedIn | Twitter Christopher Dick Managing Director Civis Analytics LinkedIn Democratizing data science. Two members of the Civis Analytics team join the podcast to talk about their work and engaging with local governments around Census 2020. Mo Cheeks is a Sr. Business Development Manager, and former Madison, WI … Continued
Dr. Eric Trevan Faculty, Evergreen State College Board President, aLocal Solutions Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter Data equity and local solutions. Dr. Eric Trevan, public administration faculty at Evergreen State College, joined the podcast to talk about economic development and analytics. He talked about his career path, which included time in local government and leading … Continued
This public library database was compiled for local government use and shared with ELGL by the Center for Public Affairs Research (CPAR) at the University of Nebraska at Omaha by: Amanda Vander Wal, Graduate student, Department of Mathematics Xiaoyue Cheng, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics Josie G. Schafer, PhD, Director, Senior Research Associate, Center … Continued
Warren Logan Policy Director of Mobility and Interagency Relations Oakland, CA LinkedIn | Twitter Laura Biediger Community Engagement Strategist Durham, NC LinkedIn | Twitter Stephanie Chase Director of Libraries Hillsboro, OR LinkedIn | Twitter Designing better government. Earlier this summer GovLove hosted a live recording at the Code for America Summit in Oakland, California. Three … Continued
Jason Jones Analytics & Innovation Manager Guilford County, NC LinkedIn | Twitter Analytics and open data. Jason Jones, the Analytics and Innovation Manager for Guilford County, North Carolina, joined the podcast to talk about his work and career path. Jason shared what it took to set up a data program at Guilford County, how they … Continued
Denice Ross Fellow in Residence Beeck Center for Social Impact & Innovation LinkedIn | Bio | Twitter Lorena Molina-Irizarry Director of Operations Census Open Innovation Labs LinkedIn | Bio Drew Zachary Co-Director, Census Open Innovation Labs; Director, The Opportunity Project LinkedIn | Twitter Data for good. Three people joined the podcast to talk about the … Continued
Terrance Smith Director of Mayor’s Innovation Team Mobile, AL LinkedIn | Twitter Solving problems. Terrance Smith, the Director of the Innovation Team in the City of Mobile, Alabama, joined the podcast to talk about innovation, working with departments and taking on blight. Terrance shared the process the i-Team went through to get a handle on … Continued
