We introduced you to the City of Hillsboro, OR internship program in 2014 – The Next, Next Generation: City of Hillsboro Internship Program, and now, the Hillsboro Tribune is highlighting the progress of the program. Hillsboro Tribune: City of Hillsboro hopes homegrown government attracts teens to service Hillsboro’s summer internship program looks to relieve aging public sector … Continued
In this series, ELGL members reflect on how their life has changed from 2008 to 2016, and look forward to where they’ll be in 2024. ELGL members can sign up to share their experiences at My Life in Presidential Terms. By Katie Babits – LinkedIn and Twitter I vividly remember the night Obama was elected president. I … Continued
In this series, ELGL members reflect on how their life has changed from 2008 to 2016, and look forward to where they’ll be in 2024. ELGL members can sign up to share their experiences at My Life in Presidential Terms. By Dylan Feik, City of Calistoga, CA, City Manager Connect: LinkedIn In January 2008, I was a … Continued
Update: Beaverton startup RFPIO closes $1.5 million investment and Nine finalists announced for Bend Venture Conference ELGL organizational member RFPIO introduces you to their work focused on reinventing the government RFP process. Thanks to Skip Newberry, Technology Association of Oregon President and CEO, for connecting ELGL with RFPIO. Skip wrote about RFPIO in this Portland Business Journal article: Beaverton startup … Continued
Chad Doran (LinkedIn and Twitter), City of Appleton, WI, is blogging about his experience at the Certified Public Communicator Program at TCU. Friday, July 29 Dispatches from 30,000 Ft. A few observations from 30,000 ft.: Texas has a lot of airports Rainbows can be seen from the sky and they’re prettier up here Seeing the … Continued
H/T to Zachary Markovits, Director of City Programs, What Works Cities, for passing along this opportunity. Fun Fact: Zach is a future professional cellist, maybe. Listen to our upcoming podcast interview with Zach to learn more. How to Become a What Works City We wanted to make sure your city was aware of the opportunity to … Continued
Link: Sign Up as a Guest Columnist – New Slots Added By Kent Wyatt, ELGL Co-Founder I spent last weekend in the Town of Liberty, WA. Most likely, Liberty is not on your radar. It’s not on the radar of any Internet provider either. I used my time off the grid to listen to podcasts, podcasts, and more … Continued
At the recent Illinois and Wisconsin city management conference, we connected with Jim Hurley, Assistant to the McHenry County Administrator and ELGL member. Jim mentioned that McHenry County, IL had started a podcast with the first episode featuring Peter Austin, McHenry County Administrator. You’ll learn more about Jim and the McHenry County podcast in a future GovLove episode … Continued
Update: Check out Michael’s podcast. Guests include: Rochester, NY Council Vice President Dana Miller, Bangor, ME Councilor Joe Baldacci, and Former San Francisco, CA Board of Supervisors President David Chiu. Michael will be appearing at #ELGL16 Denver. City Council Chronicles (Facebook, Twitter, World Wide Web) is sweeping the (local government) nation. We interviewed Michael Karlik, comedian, creator of City … Continued
ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt interviewed Zach Markovits, Director of City Programs for What Works Cities, on ELGL Live! and for a future GovLove podcast. Watch the Periscope recording here. Here’s what we learned. East Coast vs. West Coast: Zach was very political in discussing whether he had a preference. He lived in Providence, RI while … Continued
