News & Exclusives

OGFOA: It All Ads Up

Posted on March 12, 2019

This post is by ELGL executive director Kirsten Wyatt (but you probably knew that already since the post title is a bad pun...). I'm headed to Sunriver, Oregon today for a presentation at the Oregon Government Finance Officers Association Spring Conference. Their conference is themed around diversity, equity, and inclusion and they've asked me to...

ELGL at NFBPA

Posted on March 8, 2019

ELGL is excited to participate in the NFBPA annual conference in Orlando, Florida. Learn more about ELGL's session and the conference! The NFBPA Chat Cafe's is an annual workshop at NFBPA FORUM hosted by the NFBPA Emerging Leaders Council. This informal panel discussion is generally held at noon with lunch being served. The event is...

Part 2: Re-imagining the California DMV website

Posted on March 8, 2019

This guest blog by ELGL member Luke Fretwell is reprinted with permission from GovFresh. Read part one here! It’s been a week since I published my thoughts on re-imagining the California Department of Motor Vehicles website. During that time, the issues I had with not receiving my REAL ID were resolved and the process inspired...

Celebrating International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2019

Right Now with Nick Smith (Linkedin/Twitter) What I'm watching: Sadly, the #SheBelieves cup ended before Alex Morgan could get her 100th international goal, but at least we beat Brazil. What I'm listening to: Charly Bliss - Guppy because they're dangerously close to putting out a new album ... Despite my usual co-opting of Groucho Marx's line about...

Sundays with Nigel

Posted on March 6, 2019

This guest blog is by Meghan Ruble, Engagement Manager and #1 Nigel Morris Fan at Bang the Table. This is probably the closest I’ll ever come to going viral, which is a good thing because most people don’t go viral in their finest moments. Since last Friday, thousands of people have viewed one of my...