News & Exclusives

Recruitment and Succession Planning: Recommendations for ELGL’s Board of Directors

Posted on June 1, 2020

ELGL member (and former webinar presenter) Mikayla Cutlip approached ELGL about researching our organization for her Arizona State University MPA program capstone and we excitedly welcomed her research on recruitment and succession planning for our Board of Directors. Here's the culmination of her research and work: Read her capstone report View her capstone slides Capstone...

#BlackLivesMatter

Posted on June 1, 2020

ELGL is canceling our Monday and Tuesday webinars this week to mourn with our communities and stand in solidarity in the fight against systemic injustices and racism. #BlackLivesMatter (Image from Black Lives Matter)

Prioritize and Execute: When Pandemic Slides Further into Pandemonium

Posted on May 26, 2020

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Zach Ratkai, Administrative and Community Services Director for the City of Pasco, Washington and founder of Sageland Strategic, a strategic planning, facilitation, and advancement coaching firm on the side. Follow him on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I am reading: All the Wild that Remains by David...

The L Column

Posted on May 25, 2020

Today’s buzz is brought to you by Maggie Jones - connect on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Listening To: Landmarks by Air Review What I’m Watching: Chris Voss and Anna Wintour on MasterClass What I’m Reading: my ever-growing stack of unread The New Yorker magazines *** My body jolted as it slid across the hot...

The Power of Arts and Culture to Transform our Water Future, Part Two

Posted on May 21, 2020

The following blog is a two-part series that explores how the arts and culture are contributing to the organization’s larger vision. In this second blog we hear from Radhika Fox, CEO and Katy Lackey, Senior Program Manager at the US Water Alliance about how arts and cultural strategies specifically came to inform both the professional...