ELGL is excited to participate in the NFBPA annual conference in Orlando, Florida. Learn more about ELGL’s session and the conference! The NFBPA Chat Cafe’s is an annual workshop at NFBPA FORUM hosted by the NFBPA Emerging Leaders Council. This informal panel discussion is generally held at noon with lunch being served. The event is … Continued
This guest blog by ELGL member Luke Fretwell is reprinted with permission from GovFresh. Read part one here! It’s been a week since I published my thoughts on re-imagining the California Department of Motor Vehicles website. During that time, the issues I had with not receiving my REAL ID were resolved and the process inspired … Continued
Right Now with Nick Smith (Linkedin/Twitter) What I’m watching: Sadly, the #SheBelieves cup ended before Alex Morgan could get her 100th international goal, but at least we beat Brazil. What I’m listening to: Charly Bliss – Guppy because they’re dangerously close to putting out a new album … Despite my usual co-opting of Groucho Marx’s line about … Continued
This guest blog is by Meghan Ruble, Engagement Manager and #1 Nigel Morris Fan at Bang the Table. This is probably the closest I’ll ever come to going viral, which is a good thing because most people don’t go viral in their finest moments. Since last Friday, thousands of people have viewed one of my … Continued
This post was initially an email from ELGL Executive Director Kirsten Wyatt to a state city manager’s association that asked her for advice on presenting at a college career fair. In this case, the career fair was for landscape architecture and urban planning students so some advice relates to that interest area but this advice … Continued
The ELGL Members-Only Facebook Group is a great resource – daily, members are sharing information about their projects, programs, and communities. But, we know that people are leaving Facebook in droves and we don’t want this to mean that you miss out on a helpful discussion forum about all things local government (plus some things … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Katherine Stokke, the Operations Analysis manager with the Tualatin Hills Parks & Recreation District in Oregon. Children swing on the playground. Couples walk their dogs on the nature trail. Athletes kick soccer balls on a field or whack pickleballs across a court. These are just a few of the sights … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Luke Fretwell. I recently visited my local California Department of Motor Vehicles field office to renew my driver license and, because I scheduled an appointment ahead of time, my experience wasn’t the nightmare it’s traditionally made out to be. However, the designer in me couldn’t help but think about … Continued
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Bang the Table’s Engagement Manager, Megan Ruble teaches us how to use surveys more effectively. When I ask potential clients of Bang the Table what their current community engagement strategy is, the typical response is “Oh, we do surveys all the time!” to which I respond “Great! What else?” Sometimes they will follow up and say … Continued
