This post originally appeared on David Sewell McCann’s LinkedIn account and is reprinted with permission. David is an ELGL member and was the keynote speaker at #ELGL18 in Golden, Colorado. Breakfast in the Colorado Room. I sit at a round white-clothed table with the City Manager, Assistant City Manager and two senior analysts from Brighton, … Continued
ELGL is hosting an #ELGLBookClub on March 5 at noon EST. Here’s all the information about how you can participate! I want to participate! What should I do? Buy the book. Read the book. Listen to the GovLove episode with Andrew. Stay tuned for a blog post with draft questions for the discussion. Log on … Continued
This post is by ELGL Executive Director Kirsten Wyatt. ProudCity wrote this post about dogfooding and it inspired me to write an ELGL post about the topic. Here’s a definition if you need it: “Eating your own dog food, also called dogfooding, occurs when an organization uses its own product. This can be a way … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Chris Floore. My proudest professional moment of the past year and a half wasn’t two successful hurricane response communication campaigns (we’re in Middle Georgia; this is not a weather event we expect) …it wasn’t increasing our communication reach by thousands of people…it wasn’t overcoming challenge after challenge in … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Mike Skibbe, the Deputy Director of Public Works at the 2018 Clarity Award Winning Village of Buffalo Grove. Connect on LinkedIn at or send an email to connect! At Buffalo Grove, we promote a culture of innovation. One of the “Hard Truths” about innovative cultures, as Gary Pisano wrote … Continued
ELGL has launched a new webinar series – Money Talks – that focuses on the way we find the money to make public projects happen. This bi-monthly series explores grants, financing, and public-private partnerships that fund local government programs and projects. We’re covering basic grant writing skills, how to successfully manage partnerships with nonprofits and … Continued
ELGL shares content with the National Information Officer Association (NIOA) and the recent ELGL blog by Stillwater, Oklahoma communicators “Role of the PIO: Being Responsive and Transparent” was republished in the January/February edition of NIOA news! Congrats to Sherry Fletcher, Director of Marketing and Public Relations, City of Stillwater, Meagan Kascsak, Communications Coordinator, City of Stillwater, and Jasmine … Continued
This guest post is from ELGL member the de Beaumont Foundation – they’re running an exciting awards program for ELGL members working in the public health field! The de Beaumont Foundation is now accepting applications for its “40 Under 40 in Public Health” list! The list will recognize public health leaders and showcase new ideas, … Continued
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This guest blog is by ELGL member and OpenCities director Luke Norris. Luke is also a Code for America alum. A few weekends ago I was scrolling through Twitter, feverishly swiping through the #factsmatter and #wall posts and I came across the following couple Tweets which made me start thinking – what should we expect elected officials … Continued
