MMANC Women’s Leadership Summit: May 16
Friends in Northern California, make sure you don’t miss the 12th annual MMANC Women’s Leadership Summit held on May 16 in Santa Cruz! To register, visit: https://www.mmanc.org/events/womens-leadership-summit/
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Professional Certificate in Advanced Public Engagement
Professional Certificate in Advanced Public Engagement: Three-Day Intensive Workshop for Local Government Practitioners July 19-21, 2019: Malibu, CA In an age where trust in government (and indeed in all institutions) is at an all time low, and indifference toward local government is at an all time high, the very future of local representative democracy requires … Continued
Financial Literacy Begins Here!
Today’s Buzz is by Susan Steward– connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I am watching: Game of Thrones (#ARYA) What I am listening to: Florence + The Machine Mix What I am reading: Interviews with Maisie Williams about GoT In my last post I wrote about the delicate balance between being innovative and inundating. I … Continued
Could the ELGL Conference Change Your Life? It Did For Me.
This guest blog is by Sarah Moss, Civic Dreamer and Doer, Twitter | LinkedIn | Web. What I’m ?: The new album from Johhnyswim, who has a concert near Durham on Tuesday, May 14, the night before #ELGL19 starts! Hit me up on Twitter if you want to join me for the show. What I’m … Continued
City on the Line: Budget as a Reflection of Vision
ELGL recently hosted an #ELGLBookClub on “City on the Line.” As part of this effort, author Andrew Kleine gifted five copies of the book to ELGL members so they could read, participate, and share what they’re learning with the ELGL family. This third installment is by Lindsay Jacques with the City of Hillsboro, Oregon. Read the first installment here. Read … Continued
Be The Reason, Daily
Right Now with Mario Smith (LinkedIn/ Twitter/ Instagram) What I’m reading: Today I read about some WWII historic moments. What I’m watching: Seinfeld. What I’m listening to: Joe Bonamassa – Get Back My Tomorrow Be the reason people enjoy coming into the office, daily. Have you heard this before? Recently, I was asked about this statement and … Continued
State of Social at State of the City
Right Now with Nick Smith (Linkedin/Twitter) What I’m watching: Science YouTuber / actual rocket scientist Destin Sandlin’s 3-part series on how bad actors are manipulating social media algorithms What I’m listening to: Dinosaur Pile-Up’s new single “Thrash Metal Cassette” (NSFW language, grab headphones and a working air guitar) Our State of the City event is … Continued
New. ELGL. Socks. It’s time for spring cleaning!
Help ELGL do a little Spring Cleaning! We’re so excited for spring that we ordered. new. socks. !!!!! These one-of-a-kind ELGL socks in khaki and black will be available only for free (yes, really). You can enter to win them by helping us do some spring cleaning of our member portal and database. Here’s how: … Continued
City on the Line: It’s Not Personal, It’s Business
ELGL recently hosted an #ELGLBookClub on “City on the Line.” As part of this effort, author Andrew Kleine gifted five copies of the book to ELGL members so they could read, participate, and share what they’re learning with the ELGL family. This second installment is by Ruanda McFerren, the Cookingham-Noll fellow with the city of Kansas City, Missouri. Read the … Continued
10 Commandments for Online Engagement
This guest post is from Amanda Nagl of Bang the Table Use these ten tips like an online engagement Bible and reap the rewards of better-designed projects; a more informed community who provides usable feedback. 1. Thou shalt not use jargon. All fields create their own language, no one is impressed by it anymore. Avoid … Continued