Please join us for four events this week: Webinar: Driving Equity Solutions Through Program Level Data July 14, 2020 Webinar: How Public Servants Can Fight for Racial Justice July 16, 2020 Virtual Ideation: #ELGL20 Conference Sessions July 16, 2020 #CityHallShelfie: ELGL’s Book Club July 16, 2020
Photo by Chris Montgomery on Unsplash This article is written by Brian Murphy (LinkedIn/Twitter) and coauthored by Nathan Lee, CivicPulse. As local governments work to connect with community members in a socially distant way, online meetings and public forums have become the new normal as in-person meetings have become impossible. Online messaging tools like email … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Jessica MacLeod. Connect with her on LinkedIn. For the past few months at U.S. Digital Response (USDR), we have been placing pro-bono technologists to help government agencies at the state and local level respond to economic needs in their communities while also building tools and workflows to aid … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Tim Gomez– connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I am watching: IT Chapter 2 What I am listening to: 80s Rock Music Playlist What I am reading: Snowblind by Christopher Golden The internet, and social media by extension, is one of the most important and pervasive inventions in our lifetime. The amount of information that … Continued
In this series, ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt poses three questions to the guest columnist, and the guest columnist selects one to reflect on. This week, Heidi Voorhees, president and co-owner of GovHR USA, shares advice for when navigating the recruitment process when you are the internal candidate. The good news is you are an internal … Continued
Learn more about presidential campaign stops at ELGL’s July 21 virtual event: Local Government Preparation for Presidential Candidate Visits By Sarah E. Moss, MPA | LinkedIn | Twitter What I’m listening to – Music by Judith Hill What I’m reading – Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein What I’m writing … Continued
As part of our mission to help our members find joy in public service, ELGL offers high-quality, accessible, affordable learning opportunities in a variety of formats. This month, we’re opening applications to our next Cohort Sprint, focused on learning about water resources and water management in modern governance systems. Wicked Problems might be the theme … Continued
This week, ELGL’s very own Ben Kittelson appeared on the Local Matters Podcast to talk about his love of local government. Ben shared his career path into the field and what he has worked on in his local government jobs especially the fun work of budget offices. He also talked about trends he’s seeing across … Continued
Janice Allen Jackson Principal, Janice Allen Jackson & Associates LLC Host of Local Matters Bio | Twitter | LinkedIn Public service and voter education. Janice Allen Jackson, Principal at Janice Allen Jackson & Associates and Host of Local Matters, joined the podcast to talk about her career path in local government and her current efforts … Continued
Join us in welcoming the 2020 Crisis Management Cohort participants! These 36 local government professionals have signed on for a six-week course from ELGL & The Drucker Institute on how to balance competing values, prepare for planned abandonment, and ensure equity in the face of unprecedented changes and challenges. The cohort kicks off next week … Continued
