In 2021, ELGL published 614 articles on ELGL.org. Here are the top 10 viewed articles in 2021 (based on Google Analytics page views). #1: ELGL Traeger Award Winners A perennial favorite, the posts announcing #ELGLTraeger winners were joyful and popular. Congrats to this year’s ELGL Top 100 Local Government Influencers list, affectionately known as the … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Ann Marie Townshend, AICP, ICMA-CM, City Manager of Lewes, Delaware. Connect with Ann Marie on LinkedIn or Twitter. What I’m Reading: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett What I’m Listening To: Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard As I write this, I am feeling exhausted, both physically and emotionally. … Continued
Congrats to the inaugural cohort of the Public Sector Leadership certificate program, offered by ELGL, Claremont Graduate University’s Drucker School of Management, and the Drucker Institute! Meghan Huber Economic Development & Communications Manager, City of Citrus Heights Connect with Meghan on LinkedIn What’s the best book you’ve read in the past few years? High … Continued
Here’s what ELGL accomplished in 2021 with your help! Content ELGL.org & GovLove Podcast Published 614 ELGL.org articles and 100 episodes of the GovLove podcast. Podcast episodes average 2,000 downloads each. The Morning Buzz writing team grew to 64 people. We emailed 52 Weekly Reader and 12 Monthly Reader newsletters with an average open rate … Continued
Congrats to the inaugural cohort of the Public Sector Leadership certificate program, offered by ELGL, Claremont Graduate University’s Drucker School of Management, and the Drucker Institute! Melissa Hodnett Assistant Finance Director, City of Bend Connect with Melissa on LinkedIn What’s the best book you’ve read in the past few years? The Alice Network by Kate … Continued
We are pleased to share the graduate thesis by Christina Mascarenas. Please see the below abstract, and download the full thesis below. Public information officers (PIOs) see themselves as the liaison between the agency they represent and the public. They come from various backgrounds including broadcast and print journalism, for profits and the advertising world … Continued
This guest article is by ELGL member Matt Hirschinger, Assistant to the City Manager for the City of Arvada, CO. Read all of Matt’s other articles at the Social Justice –> Government homepage. In part, to engage with equity and social justice is to take action, to implement policies, practices, projects, programs, communication, and other … Continued
The National Civic League is now accepting applications for the 2022 All-America City Award. The 2022 All-America City Awards are being co-convened with the Campaign for Grade-Level reading and will focus on Housing as a Platform for Early School Success and Equitable Learning Recovery. During the past 18 months, the closure of schools, early childhood … Continued
This guest article was written by Nate Nickel, Nate Nickel, Public Works Department Business & Data Manager, City of Bloomington, Indiana. Connect with Nate by email. This December marks the 80th anniversary of the surprise attack on the naval base and surrounding military facilities at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. As a result of the attack, the … Continued
ELGL member and Morning Buzz writer John Metro shared this op-ed in his local paper and shared it with ELGL for your own inspiration as you work with your communities to shop local and support small businesses. Connect with John online! As #Localgov leaders, we understand how small businesses are the driving force of the … Continued
