[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For the Diversity Dashboard project, ELGL is relying on our partners at state municipal associations to share their directory data with our Research Coordinators so we can reach out to local governments for completion of the self-reported survey on the CAO and ACAO gender, race, age, veteran status, and residency. In many instances, we’re zooming … Continued
Data collection is underway for the Diversity Dashboard project! Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs) and Assistant Chief Administrative Officers (ACAOs) across the country are completing the self reported online survey about their gender, race, age, veterans status, and residency. This data is being compiled and we’ll release the first round soon on a slick OpenGov portal … Continued
Are you contemplating your next steps in public leadership? Can you articulate the ‘value added’ you bring to an organization? Would you benefit from a day of focused reflection on your professional trajectory? The 2018 UNC conference, Engaging Women in Public Service: Building Your Leadership Muscle, will be held this year in Winston Salem, on June 8, 2018. Registration is … Continued
Rebecca Olson (LinkedIn & Twitter), City of Roseville, MN, Assistant City Manager, writes about continuing the conversation on increasing gender diversity in local government. Share your thoughts by signing up to be guest writer for this series. Last week my daughter was on spring break from college. In the course of trying to juggle the scheduling of who is using … Continued
And We’re Off! This week, the amazing Diversity Dashboard Research Coordinators began sending out surveys to every city/county/town/local government entity in the states where we’ve compiled directory information. Responses are rolling in and the hard work of our Research Managers is paying off – data is arrayed in such a way that we can already … Continued
Janet Freeman, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator, City of Fort Collins, writes how cross-functional teams have positively impacted Fort Collin’s diversity and inclusion efforts. By Janet Freeman, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator, City of Fort Collins Best practices on equity, diversity and inclusion often point to maintaining multiple access points for employees to organization participate, from front-life … Continued
This map is updated as of Tuesday, February 13 at 7:00 a.m. PST. Thanks to the states (and ELGL members) for getting their contact information submitted to ELGL! This week, the Diversity Dashboard Research Coordinators (RCs) will send out the surveys on gender, race, birth year, and veteran status to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) … Continued
By Lauren Stott on behalf of the Diversity Dashboard team. In fall 2017, ELGL began a campaign to collect diversity data on municipalities throughout the country. A simple start, seeking diversity information about the chief administrative officers (CAOs) and Assistant Chief Administrative Officers (ACAOs), is hoped to initiate research and spur important conversations. The campaign … Continued
The ten Diversity Dashboard Research Coordinators are in the midst of their first round of data collection efforts to compile the contact information for every CAO and ACAO in the United States. To do this, they’ve: Worked in teams to define research terms Divvied up the nation so each RC is managing the data for five states Begun … Continued
Prior to reaching out to all state municipal leagues to request sharing of data, our Diversity Dashboard team solidified definitions for each of the fields of data they seek to collect & analyze. Ashley Brown & Rachel Holder define Types of Local Government classifications used in the Diversity Dashboard: A local government is an administrative … Continued
