Don’t spent the fiscal new year’s eve alone – ring in FY17 with your local government friends! Your ticket price includes pizza and heavy appetizers. Lucky Lab brews are no-host. RSVP is required. This event is cohosted by ELGL, OGFOA and OCCMA.
We love Dutch Bros.! You undoubtedly know that if you attended #ELGL15. You’d also know that Beaverton Chief Administrative Officer Randy Ealy grew up with the founders of Dutch Bros. in Grants Pass, OR. In a new Forbes article, Dutch Bros. is featured for changing the coffee by establishing a unique company culture based on “We’re only … Continued
New feature! We’ll use this feature to address rumors, myths, and whispers about ELGL and local government. This week, the Weekly Reader featured the Jobs, Jobs, Jobs (Jonah Ryan for Congress Remix) post. A reader expressed concern about ELGL’s promotion of an elected official. ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt takes a few minutes to outline ELGL’s position … Continued
Hat tip to ELGL member Stephen Harding (LinkedIn) for including ELGL in his recent PA Times article. Stephen writes how “each passing generation not only develops a generalized sense of self and reality, it creates its own needs based agenda.” The Millennial Generation—Is There a Challenge to Civic Engagement? As observed by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic of the … Continued
By: Toni Shope, Strategic Initiatives Director (LinkedIn & Twitter) Alliance for Innovation “Talented people need organizations a lot less than organizations need talented people” – Daniel Pink Public Servant…job is more than a paycheck, motivated by meaningful work, and a strong passion to make a difference in the world. Can you relate? How does local government … Continued
The Plural of You (Facebook, Twitter, and World Wide Web) is a podcast that honors the helpers who work behind the scenes in society to make our lives better. Episodes feature conversations with those who have stepped up on behalf of others, as well as ways you can get involved in their causes. Topics include education, technology, … Continued
On the list of the most prestigious local government awards, there is the Knope of the Week and The Navigator Awards. (Yes we know that this is the first year of The Navigator Awards presented by Route Fifty.) You may remember reading about Route Fifty in this article – The Rest of the Story on Route Fifty … Continued
Survey Link: My Organization’s Digital Personality This survey serves two purposes: 1. ELGL member Liz Aberg will use the responses in her capstone on the use of social media in local government. Liz is a student at Quinnipiac University in the Master of Science, Interactive Media program. 2. At the joint Illinois City/County Management Association & Wisconsin City/County Management … Continued
This is the final part of a series following an MPA study trip to Seoul, South Korea. Part I: Studying in Seoul with Trevor Minyard Part II: Seoul Solution Part III: To Live and Work for the Benefit of All Mankind Part IV: Seoul’s Lump Sum Rental Structure Part V: Local Government Innovation in Seoul Part VI: … Continued
Live from the GFOA Conference in Toronto? Sort of, a number of our individual and organizational members are attending. We compiled this little briefing for those attending or watching from afar. Follow the action at #GFOA2016 and by following Twitter accounts GovSense and GFOA President. Podcast: Talking Finance with Marc Gonzales, Incoming GFOA President (Note: Listen for the … Continued
