This guest blog is by ELGL member Kelli Bennett, the Director of Communications for the Georgia Municipal Association. Want to write for ELGL? Send us an email and let’s connect! On June 1, I dubbed June 2020 as #JoyJune and shared with my family and social media pals that I was going to be “intentional … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Kirsten Wyatt. Connect with Kirsten on LinkedIn & Twitter. What I’m Reading: The Proposal by Jasmine Guilory What I’m Watching: Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story on USA Network What I’m Listening To: The Be Good Tanyas In 1984, I was seven years old. Old enough to pay attention to … Continued
This post is brought to you by Greg Stopka, Strategy and Innovation Manager at the Park District of Oak Park, as part of ELGL’s “Creative Community” learning series about the role of arts and culture in local government. Sign up to guest blog about your local government experiences with creative placemaking here – tell your … Continued
We are looking for state-level champions to encourage completion of the ELGL/CivicPulse Diversity Dashboard survey. Serving in this role is easy: you will interact with other state champions to find new ways to engage people in your state to take and share the survey. We’ll use a Slack channel, check in calls, and social media … Continued
This post is by ELGL member and GovLove cohost Alyssa Dinberg. Connect on Twitter and LinkedIn. As cities look for creative ways to financially recover from the devastating economic impacts of COVID-19, many have already or will begin to impose furloughs or even layoffs as a last resort to balancing the budget. Many of us … Continued
Outreach Tools ELGL’s Diversity Dashboard measures the demographic data of local government leaders, and reports that information in a real-time dashboard. No matter your favorite quote about data collection, the gist is the same: when you’re paying close attention to trends, you’re better suited to solve or fix a challenge. We know that local government … Continued
Right Now with Rafael Baptista. You can connect with me on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I’m Listening to – Top Hits on Amazon Music What I’m Reading – A lot of news articles What I’m Watching – How I Met Your Mother What I’m Doing – Eating Waffles It’s Time for a New Playbook Like for most … Continued
The US Census Bureau Opportunity Project (TOP) brings together technologists, government, and communities to rapidly prototype digital products—powered by federal open data—that solve real-world problems for people across the country. To date, TOP’s 12-week technology development sprints have catalyzed over 100 consumer-facing digital products that leverage open data to address problems like disaster response, youth … Continued
It’s Joey Garcia Appreciation Week and we’ve added some special swag to the ELGL store to commemorate his service on the ELGL Board of Directors. You can be the proud owner of a Joey Garcia Bath Bomb! Your $10 donation includes a luxurious bath bomb with the golden imprinted words: Joey is the Bomb Why? … Continued
Joey Garcia Sr. Administrative Analyst City of Torrance, CA LinkedIn | Twitter Keeping the fire lit. Joey Garcia, Senior Administrative Analyst for the City of Torrance, California, joined the podcast to talk about his career path and public works. He shared his experience finding that first job in local government, what he’s learned from working … Continued
