This article is reprinted with permission by author Mark Funkhouser. Connect with Mark on LinkedIn and Twitter! In the 1990s, political scientist Robert Putnam documented a worrisome trend: Fewer Americans were members of groups that formed the very fabric of American life, such as unions, PTAs and even bowling leagues. As the bonds connecting us … Continued
The Davenport Institute’s virtual Certificate Program in Advanced Public Engagement for Local Government is a five-week online training for mid-career professionals in local government. It is a one of a kind program designed to give local government leaders the tools they need to engage the full diversity of their community in decisions that impact people … Continued
You can find all of ELGL’s job posts at ELGLJobs.com. From time to time, we help our members with tough-to-recruit for positions with added outreach and visibility on ELGL.org and our social media channels. When you see posts like this, take a minute to share the link with anyone in your network who might be … Continued
On October 29th, 2020, leadership from 18 organizations with an interest in the public sector workforce of the future gathered virtually for a stakeholders meeting with the following objectives: Share information among state and local government organizations about what we are doing to help develop the public workforce of the future Identify areas of programmatic, … Continued
This research paper was shared with ELGL by our friends at the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). The need for a new look at police and public safety has wide popular support. However, the path forward is not clear. Local governments need a way to reach good decisions about police funding—the traditional local government budgeting … Continued
We’re giving away six copies of the book “A Civic Technologist’s Practice Guide” by Cyd Harrell. We’ll discuss the book at our April 15, 2021 ELGL Book Club with the author! Fill out the below form and affirm that if you win the book giveaway, you’ll write an article for ELGL about it and participate … Continued
ELGL and the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) created the PAFR Fellowship Program to connect graduate students with local governments looking to create a Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) for submission to the GFOA award program. COVID-19 makes it difficult for graduate students to find meaningful professional work experiences (internships) – either due to hiring … Continued
We’re giving away six copies of the book “We the Possibility” by Mitchell Weiss. We’ll discuss the book at our March 18, 2021 ELGL Book Club! Fill out the below form and affirm that if you win the book giveaway, you’ll write an article for ELGL about it and participate in the book club discussion. … Continued
In 2020, ELGL had 179 posts, 4,700 likes, and averaged 27 likes per post on our Instagram account. We also hosted nine “Takeover Tuesdays” on our Instagram account. Here are our top nine posts (and you can create your own online here): Thanks for our Takeover Tuesday hosts for their posts this year: ELGL City of … Continued
Objectivity is a pillar of our local government profession. We earn and maintain trust with our residents by treating them fairly. We advise and make decisions with the use of data-driven metrics. We continue to search for ways to make the services we provide more efficient and effective. Our objectivity helps us put the professional … Continued
