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Caring Loudly

Posted on April 25, 2022

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Danielle Rogers, Community Marketing Manager for the City of Newton, Iowa. Connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter. Listening To: Sounds Like A Cult with Isa Medina & Amanda Montell Reading: Bittersweet by Susan Cain Watching: CNN Original Series This is Life with Lisa Ling I don't believe I'm alone when I say that my...

Celebrate Public Service Recognition Week with the #GovPossible Toolkit

Posted on April 22, 2022

This campaign is brought to you by our friends at Performance.gov. Come celebrate the second annual #GovPossible campaign with the Office of Management and Budget, the Office of Personnel Management, and Performance.gov! Download our #GovPossible Toolkit for Twitter Download our #GovPossible Toolkit for LinkedIn/Facebook Our first #GovPossible campaign for Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) last...

Policy for Climate Change Unites the Three Sectors

Posted on April 21, 2022

Image from StudioX This article was written by Rachel Witt, Executive Director of the South Grand Community Improvement District. Read all the articles in the Lessons & Partnerships in Community & Economic Development series. Local government leaders have the tools to create a structure to institute climate change policies by uniting with the private and...

How Local Governments Can Support Home-Based Entrepreneurs

Posted on April 20, 2022

This guest article was written by Michael Huling, Graduate Assistant at the Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership. Entrepreneurship has long been a feature of the American economy that reflects the dynamic and creative spirit of Americans. One of the fascinating developments that has emerged in light of the pandemic is the resurgence...

Accepting Applications from Students and Local Governments: Summer 2022 PAFR Fellowship Program

Posted on April 18, 2022

ELGL and the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) created the PAFR Fellowship Program to connect graduate students with local governments looking to create a Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) for submission to the GFOA award program. This program connects graduate students with local governments that wish to develop a PAFR for submission to the GFOA...