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Online Community Engagement Strategies

Posted on August 13, 2018

Online Community Engagement Strategies Wednesday, September 12, 2018, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CDT Elk Grove Village Hall, 901 Wellington Ave, Room E, Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007 Hosted Lunch | RSVP Required Co-Hosted by ELGL & Elk Grove Village An interactive roundtable utilizing case studies to help you successfully integrate online tools into your community...
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Data Stories with Matthias – Response Rate

Posted on August 13, 2018

Last week we explored some overarching trends in the data. Since then, we welcomed 60 more municipalities into the Diversity Dashboard family! The end of August marks six months of data gathering. The ELGL team is exploring ways to garner more attention for the dashboard and combat the response lull phase that is all too...
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The Art of Neighboring

Posted on August 7, 2018

Today is National Night Out! To mark the occasion, neighborhood-sized celebrations are being held all over the country. These potlucks, parades and parties bring people out of their homes and into the streets and parks to mingle and celebrate community pride in where they live. National Night Out was started in 1984 and has not...
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Dashboard Reflections: Race, Age and Need for More Data

Posted on August 3, 2018

Rafael Baptista is the Strategic Planning and Performance Analyst for the City of Raleigh, North Carolina. He is a contributing author to Careers in Government. He holds a Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in Politics and Spanish from Willamette University where he was a member of the debate team. He is also a proud MPA graduate of the University of...
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The Importance of Living: Why Your Mental Health Matters

Posted on August 2, 2018

By Sam Taylor, LinkedIn & Twitter One work afternoon in October 2017, I thought I was dying. My world was despair and fear. I found myself in an emergency room, unable to intelligibly communicate, disoriented, and my entire body fuzzy and tingling. I was wheeled back to a room faster than I ever have been...
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