Category: News

Webinar Rewind: The Link Between Short-Term Rentals, Affordable Housing, and Community Character

Originally aired 6/23/2021. Unregulated short-term rentals can lead to unintended negative impacts on affordable housing and prospects for long-term renters. Interested in preserving your community’s character and the well-being of long-term residents? Join us for a discussion around short-term rentals, affordable housing and best practices for ensuring their harmonious coexistence! Speakers: Brumby McLeod, Associate … Continued

Whispir Citizen Engagement eBook

This eBook is brought to you by our friends at Whispir. Local Government 2021: The State of Citizen Engagement Historically, citizens have placed more trust in their local government than they do state and federal governments. This has remained true throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, where trust has been more important than ever. A recent Economist/YouGov … Continued

Sample OOO Message for Juneteenth

Looking for an out of office message for Juneteenth (or for use in future years)? Check out this sample language you can copy and use from Chanté Mitchell: “Hello! I am out of office today in commemoration of Juneteenth. What is Juneteenth? In 1619 the first enslaved people of African descent arrived on the shores of what … Continued

Sensory Overload

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Dr. Sarah Martin, Vice President of Health Solutions at mySidewalk. Find her on Twitter @DrSarahMarie and on Medium. She is also now on Substack where she writes about crying in public. What I’m Watching: I cut the cord on live-TV Hulu after they raised the price, so honestly I’m sort of watching … Continued

Public Engagement is Key in Applying Lessons Learned From the Pandemic

This article was published by our friends at the Davenport Institute. Connect with them on LinkedIn or Twitter. As the end of the pandemic inches closer, families, businesses, and governments are navigating the transition back to “normal” life. For some, this means returning to work or visiting family and friends again, but for local governments, … Continued

Webinar Rewind: How One City Engaged 40% of its Population & Saved $100,000

Originally aired June 10, 2021. Twelve months after implementing its new community engagement app, the City of Sandefjord with a population of 62,000 saw 28,000 downloads, 3000 – 8,000 daily users, and 15,000 monthly active users for context. Learn about how they implemented this application to personalize news from the city and local media … Continued

What Spurs Economic Development?

This article was written by Rachel Witt, Executive Director of the South Grand Community Improvement District. Read all the articles in Rachel’s Lessons & Partnerships in Community & Economic Development series. Economic development does not begin with what new business hub you can bring to your community, but how the town enables its residents to … Continued

Performance.Gov Local Spotlight: Preventing Homelessness in Tarrant County, Texas

This article originally appeared on Performance.gov. The team at Performance.gov features stories about good government. They partnered with ELGL to highlight the great public servants working in Tarrant County, Texas. May 27, 2021 For Public Service Recognition Week and beyond, our posts are highlighting the hard work of public servants across federal, state, and local governments. Join us … Continued

Webinar Rewind: Better City Websites. For All.

View the slide deck Join this session for a breakdown of the latest benchmark data on US City Websites fielded by OpenCities and Monsido. Find out what’s working for city websites, and what’s not and get live insights from the City of Grand Rapids on how they’re approaching their website experience, quality and performance. Speakers: … Continued

Strategic Government Resources – Upcoming Events!

Check out these upcoming events from our friends at Strategic Government Resources (SGR). Supervisory Competencies 2021 (II) -Servant Leadership Considerations – Virtual Live Class (Open Registration) Date:06/29/2021 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Time Zone: Central Time Add to my Calendar Don’t miss the final class of SGR’s Supervisory Competencies Series, Servant Leadership Considerations. Join us on … Continued