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Innovation Needs Candor, But Don’t Forget to be Caring

Posted on February 14, 2019

This guest blog is by ELGL member Mike Skibbe, the Deputy Director of Public Works at the 2018 Clarity Award Winning Village of Buffalo Grove. Connect on LinkedIn at or send an email to connect! At Buffalo Grove, we promote a culture of innovation. One of the “Hard Truths” about innovative cultures, as Gary Pisano wrote...

Webinar Series: Money Talks

Posted on February 12, 2019

ELGL has launched a new webinar series – Money Talks – that focuses on the way we find the money to make public projects happen. This bi-monthly series explores grants, financing, and public-private partnerships that fund local government programs and projects. We’re covering basic grant writing skills, how to successfully manage partnerships with nonprofits and...

Republished in NIOA News

Posted on February 12, 2019

ELGL shares content with the National Information Officer Association (NIOA) and the recent ELGL blog by Stillwater, Oklahoma communicators "Role of the PIO: Being Responsive and Transparent" was republished in the January/February edition of NIOA news! Congrats to Sherry Fletcher, Director of Marketing and Public Relations, City of Stillwater, Meagan Kascsak, Communications Coordinator, City of Stillwater, and Jasmine...

40 Under 40 Award: Public Health

Posted on February 12, 2019

This guest post is from ELGL member the de Beaumont Foundation - they're running an exciting awards program for ELGL members working in the public health field! The de Beaumont Foundation is now accepting applications for its “40 Under 40 in Public Health" list! The list will recognize public health leaders and showcase new ideas,...

App for That! RIP: The Standalone 311 App is Dead

Posted on February 5, 2019

Guest post brought to you by CitySourced CitySourced (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook) is an enterprise platform that provides governments with a complete native mobile app for residents to communicate with every department of their community: Mobile | Web | 311 | CRM. The stand-alone Mobile 311 App (2008 - 2018) was born shortly after the launch of the original iPhone...