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The Local Government Mentorship Movement

Posted on March 6, 2017

By Angelica Wedell, National Research Center, Inc. Recruiting from the new workforce, retaining skilled employees and preparing city and town leadership for the future are major challenges for the resiliency of local government. Many jurisdictions are making plans and setting strategies to help their employees and organizations achieve higher levels of success. And while there are...

Local Government Social Media Policies

Posted on February 6, 2017

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This is a compilation of social media policies submitted by ELGL members. Please check with the submitting organization to ensure that the policy included on this page is current. Policies are uploaded based on city/county population, to provide like organizations the chance to research other, similar agencies. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color="violet" border_width="2"][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section title="<10K" tab_id="1485988769364-ba9ae885-24fe"][vc_column_text]No policies uploaded......

Fake News, Rumor, and Innuendo

Posted on January 31, 2017

In this post, Bang the Table CEO, Matthew Crozier, discusses what local government can do to head off one of the perils of fake news. The era of fake news is well and truly upon us. A Stanford study found that fake news stories about the Presidential elections were shared close to 40 million times. The...

Beyond the Chatter: Developing a Credible Voice

Posted on January 28, 2017

With all the chatter about government communications, we want to highlight content that our members have provided on the topic. Articles How to Write an Irresistible Press Release AND Get It Noticed - Angelica Wedell, NRC, Inc. The matters of local government are solid, hard news to local media outlets. City plans, decisions and events have direct impact...

How to Demo Local Government Software

Posted on January 17, 2017

This post is by Doug Shumway, ELGL member and the CEO and founder of BoardSync. Doug offers some advice on how to demo software products to ensure that their design and functionality meets your local government's needs. LinkedIn | Twitter | Web Think about the design of software traditionally used by governments. You probably don’t...

TCU Takeaways: It’s Time for a Hotwash

Posted on January 13, 2017

Chad Doran (LinkedIn and Twitter), City of Appleton, WI, is blogging about his experience at the Certified Public Communicator Program at TCU. Part I: Rattlesnake and Mao 1/14/17: It's Tine for a Hotwash Back in in the classroom, I joined about 25 other communications professionals from around the country. With strategic communication plan drafts in hand we...

Building & Deploying an Online Engagement Presence

Posted on December 8, 2016

Casey Ear is the Engagement Manager for Bang the Table where he helps government, non-profit and corporate partners create online engagement spaces for projects and policies leveraging EngagementHQ. By Casey Earp (Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook) A couple months ago Kent “the fastest thumbs on Twitter” Wyatt asked me to describe the ‘nitty gritty’ of creating...

Make It Happen: New Year’s Resolutions for Local Government Employees

Posted on December 5, 2016

By Kim Newcomer, Slate Communications, LinkedIn and Twitter New Year’s Resolutions....Yep. I went there. Perhaps it was the impressive amount of calories consumed over Thanksgiving inspiring me to think about new fitness goals. Or maybe it’s the prolonged delay to start my Christmas shopping that’s nudging me to procrastinate less. Regardless, I have self-improvement on my...

What You Should Know to Build a Smart Tagging Strategy

Posted on December 1, 2016

By Erin Dixon, Edited by Angelica Wedell, National Research Center, Inc. You’ve written a valuable article that your audience is sure to love, and now you are ready to broadcast it. What’s your plan to ensure that the right people see your message at the right time? Perhaps you decide to email the story directly to...