News & Exclusives

Meet the Best Places: Chautauqua Park

Posted on March 29, 2022

The ELGL 2022 Best Places in Local Government (aka the #ELGLKnope) is celebrating the best historic and cultural places. Learn more about Chautauqua Park - in the championship round - from Ali Rhodes, Director of Parks and Recreation. Learn more about the Best Places Award and vote at elgl.org/knope. What makes your historic/cultural location special...

Help us Build the First Analyst Academy!

Posted on March 24, 2022

Have you ever been asked what you do for work and had to quickly think through how do I explain this in way that makes sense? Have you ever sat and asked yourself, what do I actually do for work!? If so, join the club! Many of us that have worked in analyst roles know...

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Replacing a Government Employee Can Cost 150% of Worker’s Salary

Posted on March 21, 2022

This guest commentary is by Bob J. Lavigna with CPS HR Consulting. Bob is the author of the book "Engaging Government Employees," and director of the Institute for Public Sector Employee Engagement, a division of CPS HR Services, an independent government agency. This article originally appeared on RouteFifty. Jim Goodnight, CEO of SAS, a...

Upcoming ELGL Collectives Events (March/April 2022)

Posted on March 18, 2022

ELGL Collectives build community for our members of color while also doubling as a tool for recruitment for new members. Collective events are focused on building authentic and genuine connections in local government. Please RSVP to attend an event, and make sure you join the Collectives in our online community at Community.ELGL.org. Collectives Quarterly Meeting - March...

Press Release: Widespread Gender Gap in Local Government Leadership

Posted on March 16, 2022

For Immediate Release New Benchmarking Tool and Report Reveals Widespread Gender Gap in Local Government Leadership CivicPulse and ELGL release new interactive tools, report, and resources to track the gender diversity of leadership across the 21,000+ local governments in the United States March 16, 2022 — CivicPulse and ELGL released a first-of-its-kind gender diversity benchmarking...