News & Exclusives

Data Storytelling: How to Identify the Story behind the Data and Share it with the Community

Posted on June 18, 2020

This post is brought to you by Greg Stopka, Strategy and Innovation Manager at the Park District of Oak Park, as part of ELGL’s “Creative Community” learning series about the role of arts and culture in local government. Sign up to guest blog about your local government experiences with creative placemaking here – tell your...

Diversity Dashboard: State Level Champions

Posted on June 18, 2020

We are looking for state-level champions to encourage completion of the ELGL/CivicPulse Diversity Dashboard survey. Serving in this role is easy: you will interact with other state champions to find new ways to engage people in your state to take and share the survey. We'll use a Slack channel, check in calls, and social media...

Wanted: Natural Environment Sprint User Advocates

Posted on June 16, 2020

The US Census Bureau Opportunity Project (TOP) brings together technologists, government, and communities to rapidly prototype digital products—powered by federal open data—that solve real-world problems for people across the country. To date, TOP’s 12-week technology development sprints have catalyzed over 100 consumer-facing digital products that leverage open data to address problems like disaster response, youth...

Commemorative Joey Garcia Bath Bombs

Posted on June 16, 2020

It's Joey Garcia Appreciation Week and we've added some special swag to the ELGL store to commemorate his service on the ELGL Board of Directors. You can be the proud owner of a Joey Garcia Bath Bomb! Your $10 donation includes a luxurious bath bomb with the golden imprinted words: Joey is the Bomb Why?...

#ELGLTakeoverTuesdays – Take Over Our Instagram!

Posted on June 15, 2020

Always wanted to introduce yourself and your local government to the ELGL family? Well, now you can! Throughout the year, ELGL will allow members to take over their Instagram account for a day and allow you to walk us through a day in the life of someone who works in your city, county, town, or...