Shannon Hardin Council President City of Columbus, Ohio LinkedIn | Twitter | Bio If it’s not for all, it’s not for us. Shannon Harding, the Council President for the City of Columbus, Ohio, joined the podcast to talk about how the City is responding to COVID-19 and the policy responses they are pursuing. He discussed … Continued
This guest post is by ELGL member Ted Jackson, the CEO of ClearPoint Strategy. It’s week eight of quarantine here in Virginia, and the foxes that were born in the neighbor’s front yard are all grown up, we’re making our way through a 64 team bracket of animated movies, and our youthful lab attacks anyone … Continued
Brought to you by Engagement Manager, Meghan Ruble, of Bang the Table. A few weeks ago, I started to notice some commonality across conversations from community engagement practitioners around the world, largely centered around despair. The sentiments were generally, “My work is on hold indefinitely. How can we go on engaging when the world is on … Continued
Claire Mathews-Lingen University Student Email If you had to live in a different city, what city would you choose? Minneapolis Minnesota What year would the most important in your life? Why? This past year has been a very impactful one, I studied abroad in Ecuador for 5 months which was a very important time of … Continued
One of the two classes I’m taking this semester is “Methods and Theories of Feminism and Gender”, covering many different perspectives and ideas regarding women’s representation and empowerment. A common thread among these theories is the question of agency and power, on the layers of control that exist. Although there are different valid definitions of … Continued
Greg Preece Human Resources Manager City of Oakland, CA LinkedIn Matt Hartleib Human Resources Manager City of La Porte, TX LinkedIn | Twitter From preparation to reopening. Greg Preece, Human Resources Manager in Oakland, California, and Matt Hartleib, Human Resources Manager in La Porte, Texas, joined the podcast to talk about how the COVID-19 pandemic … Continued
By Sarah Moss, MPA | LinkedIn | Twitter What I’m Watching: Hulu’s “High Fidelity” adaptation, which inspired this top five list (Here’s the trailer and a Rolling Stone review) What I’m Writing: New, simplified GOV.UK-style copy for 161 pages on the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade website What I’m Listening To: 1) … Continued
ELGL Members, you now have a directory full of awesome people to explore! Great news! ELGL is happy to announce that we are launching our ELGL Member Directory. This will be a unique way to look up members based on states so you can find other ELGL members in your region. The directory will show … Continued
ELGL and Apolitical are thrilled to announce the members of the 2020 Equity Ambassadors Cohort! This cohort is the first of ELGL’s newly formed Cohort Sprints – short, boot-camp style online programs to help local government practitioners access resources, build peer to peer networks, and learn rapidly to address the pressing issues facing today’s governing … Continued
Haley Fish was a longtime ELGL member, one of the first people to join the organization when it started in Oregon. Her work as a Finance Director in many Oregon cities was featured on a GovLove podcast with her friend Casey Camors. Listen to Haley’s GovLove episode Over the years, Haley was a key advocate … Continued
