This press release comes from our friends at CivStart. CivStart’s application opened on March 1 for a highly-selective and unique two-year startup acceleration program. WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 1, 2021) – Startups can now apply for CivStart’s two-year long acceleration program, which features a wide range of benefits and a unique approach to a growing state … Continued
Neil Miller, Communication and Outreach Coordinator for the Allen County Department of Environmental Management wrote this article as part of the Sustainability & Environment Series. Connect with ACC on Facebook or Instagram. You can sign-up to write for this series, too! See all articles from this series and more on environment & sustainability. As a … Continued
This article is part of our Black History Month (and beyond) content series and was submitted by Jamilah Stephens. Connect with Jamilah on email or LinkedIn. See all posts in this series and more Equity & Justice resources. The annual celebrations of Black History and Women’s History Months offer opportunities to recognize trailblazing women whose contributions … Continued
This article was written by Michael Huling, Master’s of Public Policy Student at the Pepperdine University School of Public Policy and a Graduate Assistant for the Davenport Institute. Businesses have been suffering for a year now due to the COVID-19 pandemic and are continuing to struggle as the nation approaches reopening. However, despite the widespread … Continued
This guest article is by ELGL member Matt Hirschinger, the Assistant to the Town Manager in Hudson, Colorado. Read all of Matt’s other articles at the Social Justice –> Government homepage. How do we in local government tell stories concerning the poor? On a national scale, it’s a pretty bleak picture. The poor are depicted … Continued
This guest article was written by Edmund M. Henschel. Life is full of surprises. When one is in a management position, they become responsible for dealing with all kinds of issues that human nature can conceive. Several years ago, I was the manager of a small town with its own emergency dispatch center. The dispatch … Continued
This article was written by Dana Healy, Executive Director of NineNorth. Connect with Dana by email or LinkedIn. I was quoted in the Star Tribune about increased civic engagement around public government meetings. Its true, NineNorth saw a 20% increase in overall viewership throughout 2020. Some zoom-based meetings had to be held twice to accommodate … Continued
Capacity is always in short supply in a local government. New complex issues are constantly arising. COVID has stretched staff to the breaking point and increased pressure on local governments to respond. It’s time for some hope. EPIC-N and ELGL are excited to jointly announce a series featuring local government, community leaders, and university partners … Continued
Written by Geran Wen & Elad Erdan, Colu Interested in learning more? Join Colu for a free webinar, American Rescue Plan Act: What Local Officials Need to Know on Friday, March 26. As early as April 30, approximately one month after countries around the world went into an economic lockdown, The Economist coined the term … Continued
APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED: Many organizations have 3-5 year strategic plans, which are great for setting long-term direction and focus. But how useful were these the past 12 months? For many organizations, this past year has been challenging, not the least of which is the new operating environment in which we all find ourselves as a … Continued
