This article was written by Rachel Witt, Executive Director of the South Grand Community Improvement District. Read all the articles in the Lessons & Partnerships in Community & Economic Development series. The mental health of our community has been fractured due to COVID. Many people feel isolated from their community for the past two years … Continued
Hello! It’s Pavani here from Acta Solutions! đź‘‹ It’s the new year and it’s the year of making our work work for us. Not the other way around. We’d love to hear from you about how you’re addressing staff wellness through process improvements. Join us on January 19th at 12pm ET/11am CT/ 9am PT for … Continued
ELGL is pleased to assist the U.S. Digital Response (USDR) with important research on child care benefits, intended to inform future efforts to most efficiently and effectively direct benefits to localities. USDR is looking for families that have applied for government-funded child care subsidies in 2020 and/or 2021 to interview. Compensation is provided. The screener … Continued
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:Â 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
