01/20/17 LTC: Handshakes with Imaginary People

Posted on January 1, 2017

ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt (LinkedIn and Twitter) highlights why he's in love with the World Wide Web. In this column, Kent brings you the latest in pop culture, sports, and local government. Name change alert! The Confidential has been renamed "Laugh, Think, and Cry (LTC)." We borrow the phrase from Jim Valvano, former North Carolina State...

Weekly Update

Posted on January 1, 2017

Dear ELGL members, Happy new year! We're starting the year off with a lot of great ELGL content and learning opportunities. All month long, in partnership with Governing Magazine and the Novak Consulting Group, we're recognizing local government mentors as part of Local Government Mentor Month. If you haven't signed up to write for Mentor Month...

Finding Local Government with Ana Colls, Village of Key Biscayne, FL

Posted on December 31, 2016

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] What was your local government moment? What keeps you in local government? Who have been the influences in your career? We take a deep dive into these questions by asking you (the practitioner) to tell your local government story. You can sign up to participate in the bi-monthly feature at Finding Local Government. Thanks to Matt...

#ELGL16 Pop Up Conferences

Posted on December 29, 2016

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This is part of the 2016 Annual Report. In this bite-size section, we report on the #ELGL16 pop up conferences. Most notably in this section of the report:[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title="598 ELGL members attended #ELGL16 in six locations on October 21, 2016." color="primary" size="lg" align="center" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fpresentation%2Fd%2F1EopOEgztHU7K7ae6MDo9KE4bYFrrVIH63KpPyuSeq8U%2Fedit%3Fusp%3Dsharing||target:%20_blank|"][vc_separator color="blue" border_width="2"][vc_column_text] Download as PDF Download as Google Slides deck [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Local Government Mentor Month

Posted on December 28, 2016

ELGL is pleased to co-host the first annual "Local Government Mentor Month" with Governing Magazine and the Novak Consulting Group. We'll be running posts on ELGL.org throughout the month of January on mentoring, including a series on how to be an effective mentor, and thank you notes to mentors. Please sign up to write for...