Exclusive Content: Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

Questioning Gender Assumptions

Posted on November 30, 2019

Today's Buzz is by Alisha Janes (Find her on Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m Watching: Watchmen What I’m Reading: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World Thanksgiving in my family has typically been a gendered holiday. Most of my female relatives make their annual contribution to the food. My grandma cooks the turkey and...

Criticizing Other Cultures Professionally

Posted on November 1, 2019

This guest blog is by ELGL member Matt Hirschinger, the Assistant to the Town Manager in Hudson, Colorado. Read Matt's writing about understanding privilege, understanding identity, and impressing in meetings. It’s a common discussion to consider ways to open ourselves to other cultures and appreciate the differences that exist among us. The social, economic, and personal...

Is Your Website Accessible to Those With Disabilities? Should it be?

Posted on October 17, 2019

This guest blog is by ELGL member Matthew DiCianni. Want even more helpful information about creating accessible websites? Learn how to make your local government website and digital services accessible for all populations. On November 6, join Matthew and Luke Fretwell, CEO of ProudCity, to talk through this court decision, and then walk you through...

Hiding in Plain Sight

Posted on October 11, 2019

Note from Pam Davis, CivicPRIDE Chair: Happy National Coming Out Day! Today is a day the celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community and the unique experiences we have coming into ourselves and then out to the world. One of the most powerful tools for social change is the ongoing relationship-building between people of diverse identities. When people...

Podcast: Operationalizing Racial Equity in Austin, TX with Brion Oaks

Posted on September 6, 2019

Brion Oaks Chief Equity Officer Austin, TX Bio | LinkedIn Building and sustaining a culture of equity. Brion Oaks, the Chief Equity Officer for the City of Austin, Texas, joined the podcast to talk about how they make racial equity actionable. He shared how they work to create a shared understanding around the history of...

Navigating Through Partisanship

Posted on August 26, 2019

This guest blog is by ELGL member Matt Hirschinger, the Assistant to the Town Manager in Hudson, Colorado. Read Matt's writing about understanding privilege, understanding identity, and impressing in meetings. As local government professionals, many of us have in our codes of ethics to remain as apolitical as possible, to not compromise the trust our citizens...

Methods to Impress in a Meeting or Conference

Posted on June 24, 2019

This guest blog is by ELGL member Matt Hirschinger, the Assistant to the Town Manager in Hudson, Colorado. Read Matt's writing about understanding privilege, and understanding identity. If you are reading this blog, chances are you are a local government professional interested in more equitable, diverse, and representative local governments. For this, I want you to...

Podcast: The Municipal Equality Index with Xavier Persad

Posted on June 21, 2019

Xavier Persad Sr. Legislative Counsel Human Rights Campaign Bio | LinkedIn Examining the inclusiveness of cities. Xavier Persad, Sr. Legislative Counsel for the Human Rights Campaign, joined the podcast to talk about the Municipal Equality Index. Each year cities are rated based on non-discrimination laws, the municipality as an employer and the city leadership's public...

The Right Stuff? Or Do Purchases Signal the Wrong Values?

Posted on June 18, 2019

By Sarah Moss, MPA | LinkedIn | Twitter What I am watching: The Right Stuff, about the early years of the U.S. space program What I am reading / listening to: Creative Quest by Questlove / The Roots What I am working on: Rewriting lyrics to pop songs for fun localgov and nonprofit clients to...