News & Exclusives

Rethinking Work-Life Balance

Posted on December 9, 2019

Today's guest blog is brought to you by Rae Buckley, Director of Organizational and Strategic Initiatives, Town of Chapel Hill, NC. Like many discussions about work-life balance, the July PM magazine “Making Work-Life Balance a Priority” offers a series of articles about how local government employees can find more balance by being more organized, tapping...

Podcast: Communicator Turned Candidate with Chad Doran, Appleton, WI

Posted on December 6, 2019

Chad Doran Communications Coordinator Candidate for Mayor Appleton, Wisconsin LinkedIn | Twitter Running for office as a city employee. Chad Doran, the Communications Coordinator for Appleton, Wisconsin, joined the podcast to talk about his decision to run for Mayor. He discussed why he thinks his current role has prepared him to be Mayor and what...

Increasing Equity by Unifying In-Person & Virtual Efforts

Posted on December 3, 2019

This blog post is by ELGL member Jay Dawkins with PublicInput.com. Sign up to attend a free webinar about this topic on December 12, 2019 at 1:00 ET: RSVP for the webinar! The new paradigm of community engagement is bringing together all efforts into one place As technology has become more integrated into our everyday...

Podcast: University Partnerships in Grand Forks, ND with Todd Feland

Posted on December 3, 2019

Todd Feland City Administrator Grand Forks, North Dakota Bio | LinkedIn Public works to city management. Todd Feland, the City Administrator for Grand Forks, North Dakota, joined the podcast to talk about partnering on projects with the University of North Dakota and the impact of the college on the city. He also shared his career...

City of Boulder: It’s All Going to the Dogs

Posted on December 2, 2019

This guest blog is brought to you by Tanya Ange, Deputy City Manager of the City of Boulder. The City of Boulder, Colorado is one of our winners for the 2019 Meagle Award. The Meagle Award recognizes the best places to work in local government. On behalf of everyone at the City of Boulder, we’re...