Recommendations: Books/Articles for Undergraduate Interns

Posted on January 2, 2019

An ELGL member and university professor is looking for book and article recommendations for undergraduate students who are starting their first government internships this spring. What books have you read that would be instructive and important for students who are starting their careers? Have you read an article that spoke to the realities of working...

Make Improving Your Animal Shelter A Priority

Posted on January 2, 2019

This guest blog is by ELGL member Kacey Chayeb, the Maddie's® Marketing and Communications Manager for American Pets Alive! She's sharing information about the American Pets Alive! Conference on Feb. 2-4. With over 300,000 shelter pets dying each year in Texas alone, American Pets Alive! (AmPA!) believes that animal sheltering in our country is in a state of...

New Year, New You: Goals for 2019! #ELGLResolutions

Posted on December 31, 2018

It's January 1! In this post, I look forward to a new year filled with opportunities and excitement. The biggest question, I am sure many of you have been asked today is, what is your New Year’s Resolution?!?! For me, a few come to mind: When I have to write a date, I have a...

Homegrown Tools for Economic Development Launch

Posted on December 21, 2018

ELGL member NC Growth is launching its Homegrown Tools web tool for local government economic development, and you're invited to watch the launch and learn more. Homegrown Tools is developed by NCGrowth in partnership with UNC School of Government, NC Rural Center, UNC Department of City and Regional Planning and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond....