Congratulations to the 2019 #ELGLKnope Best Park or Open Space: McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park in Scottsdale, Arizona Scottsdale joins previous #ELGLKnope winners – Best City Hall, City of Peoria, Illinois in 2017 and Best Library, Pueblo City-County Library in 2018. This year’s contest was the closest #ELGLKnope to date, with 6,576 votes, and more than 5,000 … Continued
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 first installment is by Denton, TX Assistant to the City Manager Ryan Adams. … Continued
This guest blog is by Taeler Houlberg, the Special Projects Coordinator for the Town of Bennett, CO. In 2018, the Town of Bennett officially instituted an infant to work policy. Per the policy, Town employees, regardless of gender, are eligible to bring their infant to work if the infant is at least six weeks of … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Stephanie Chase, the director of the Hillsboro Public Library in Hillsboro, Oregon. About a week ago, at the end of February, Twitter user Erin Glass posted the following tweet: The tweet sparked a lot of conversation, and what was perhaps most interesting to me was how quickly (and, … Continued
This guest post is from Amanda Nagl of Bang the Table Change management theory and organizational adoption strategies vary in the number of steps, key takeaways and must-do’s that are attached to success. A simple search shows a range of five to sixteen components that researchers believe are necessary to ensure organizational adoption. Analyzing these … Continued
This blog is by ELGL member Samantha Harkins, the Chief Of Staff to Lansing Mayor Andy Schor. Some kids get to go to Disney World in vacation; others to an indoor water park. Not my kid. At the tender age of four he’s a public market aficionado, having been to such great ones as St. … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Matt Hirschinger, the Assistant to the Town Manager in Hudson, Colorado. My name is Matt Hirschinger, and I could serve as a poster child for privilege in the U.S. (more on this below). Privilege is a very weighted, powerful word today. It is a way in which we … Continued
This guest blog is by Meredith Reynolds, the Manager of Park Planning & Partnerships for the city of Long Beach, CA. In a previous post, I discussed community engagement, what makes it so difficult and what if we are the ones to change how we engage our communities. One critical component of changing the engagement game is … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Susan Steward– connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I am watching: Gilmore Girls (Coffee Junkie for Life) What I am listening to: Black Eyed Peas, “Where is the Love?” What I am reading: #GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso As a policy team member, the constant struggle is how to be innovative and helpful … Continued
This post is by ELGL executive director Kirsten Wyatt (but you probably knew that already since the post title is a bad pun…). I’m headed to Sunriver, Oregon today for a presentation at the Oregon Government Finance Officers Association Spring Conference. Their conference is themed around diversity, equity, and inclusion and they’ve asked me to … Continued
