This article was written by Rachel Witt, Executive Director of the South Grand Community Improvement District. Read all the articles in Rachel’s Lessons & Partnerships in Community & Economic Development series. Recently, I read an article that stated public engagement is pointless. I disagree! Public engagement is key to uniting communities and to building trust … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Maggie Jones – connect on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Listening to: Brain Food playlist on Spotify What I’m Watching: everything pirates, per Zach (5) What I’m Reading: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng thanks to my wonderful Birthdays & Books buddy, Karen Dempsey! *** My husband and I … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Jennifer Casey, the Public Information Officer for the Town of Collierville, Tennessee. Connect with Jennifer on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I’m reading: The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence by Jessica Lahey What I’m watching: Couples Therapy What I’m listening to: 87.7 Drake … Continued
Michael Hotard Director of Operations CivicPulse Twitter | LinkedIn Kevin Kearney City Manager City of Bradbury, CA LinkedIn How relief funds are being spent. Michael Hotard, Director of Operations at CivicPulse, and Kevin Kearney, City Manager of the City of Bradbury, California, joined the podcast to talk about COVID-19 relief funding for local government. They discussed … Continued
GovLove Chats is a new web series presented by ELGL and Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW). These funny, not-so-serious chats kick off this month with GCWW Executive Director Cathy B. Bailey who serves on the ELGL Board of Directors. The series will run throughout 2021. These light-hearted conversations are an opportunity to highlight local government leaders and … Continued
This webinar originally aired on April 26, 2021. The Town of Morrisville, NC grew vendor response for their public wifi solicitation by 266% thanks to a new partnership with UrbanLeap. Learn more about Morrisville’s experience in this webinar on April 26, 2021 at 10PT/1ET. Speaker: Rich Ralph, the CIO of the Town of Morrisville Discussion topics: How … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Nina Vetter, Pueblo West Metro District Manager. Connect with Nina on LinkedIn. When I take a moment to reflect on what we do well in my team, in our organization, and in our region, one thing keeps showing up strong – we believe in and we live in the power … Continued
This guest article is by ELGL member Matt Hirschinger, local government professional in transition. This article was written for the Hard Conversations about Racial Equity Cohort. Read all of Matt’s other articles at the Social Justice –> Government homepage. I’ve spoken about my privilege before on ELGL. I wrote about it in my first post … Continued
This article was written by Dana Healy, Executive Director of NineNorth. Connect with Dana by email or LinkedIn. I was speaking to a client yesterday about increasing communications for his city. “It’s difficult,” he said, “My City Clerk is also the Head of Communications.” Oh dear. Once again, the City Clerk gets more responsibilities attached … Continued
Brian Platt City Manager City of Kansas City, Missouri LinkedIn | Bio | Twitter The Land Bank Dollar Sale. Brian Platt, City Manager for the City of Kansas City, Missouri, joined the podcast to talk about the Land Bank Dollar Sale. He shared other creative things the City is doing to expand housing options for the unhoused community. … Continued
