via GIPHY Hey hey ELGL fam! Today’s a big day for me… not only am I publishing my very first ELGL blog post, but I just landed in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to attend the Engaging Women in Public Service conference put on by the UNC School of Government. Yes, I am currently listening to Beyoncé’s … Continued
Presented by Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL) & Cartegraph. Link: Application for the Clarity Award Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL) ELGL is the fastest growing government network. We’re a big-tent family with more than 2,600 members from across the country. We are committed to increasing diversity and inclusion in local government, embracing new technologies, and humanizing the … Continued
Greetings from the CCCMA Winter Conference in Glenwood Springs! It’s snowing and absolutely beautiful here. And the hospitality is off the charts. Beers and burgers last night at Doc Holliday’s Tavern, now… local government awesomeness. The conference started with a keynote by Bob Lavigna of CPS Consulting; he covered the gamut of why government should … Continued
Live from the SGR Conference in Grapevine, TX! ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt chronicles why Texas is more fun than Missouri – A Show-Me State Celebration: #MCMA17. He’ll stoke the envy of the Missouri folks and create a few alternative facts to keep everyone on their toes. Friday, January 27 Trendy #SGR2017 has a highlight on Twitter. Until the … Continued
Hat tip to the Center for Priority Based Budgeting for inviting us back for a third straight year. Kent Wyatt will update this post with all the action. Let’s go! Thursday, August 4 Hat Tip Kudos to CPBB for inviting us to the party. Let’s do it again. The Unofficial CPBB Picture Book You may not … Continued
Here’s the link to our presentation from today’s North Carolina Local Government Budget Association conference in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Please feel free to mimic and copy this presentation for your professional association conferences. We also used real time polling to communicate with our audience today; here are the results of the polling: … Continued
Cities from around the country are coming together to share their successes. ELGL organizational member, QScend Technologies (LinkedIn and Twitter) is hosting a conference where city leaders who represent ten municipalities will share their citizen request management/311 success stories. ELGL will be there to share our thoughts on improving and maximizing citizen outreach and engagement. Register now to … Continued
CRM / 311 United June 7- 9, 2016 Fort Lauderdale, FL Cities from around the country are coming together to share their successes ELGL organizational member, QScend Technologies (LinkedIn and Twitter) is hosting a conference where City leaders and staff representing 10 municipalities will come together and share their citizen request management/311 success stories in this … Continued
Conference Flashback – ELGL at NYSAC talking #13Percent by Sarah Hazel (LinkedIn and Twitter) This September, Southeast ELGL members, Brittany Bennett and Sarah Hazel headed north to beautiful Lake Placid, New York to the New York State Association of Counties Conference to talk #13percent with their members – elected and appointed county officials. Brittany and I … Continued
It’s a common occurrence these days — you’re at a conference, sipping coffee during the opening keynote, and you glance around the room. Fully two-thirds of the attendees are on their mobile devices, furiously tapping and swiping as the keynote speaker works through his or her material. Seems rude, right? I’m here to tell you … Continued
