Contributed by ELGL member Kevin Herman, chief operating officer of ProudCity. This post is part of a series on best practices for buying, launching and maintaining great local government websites. The Guide to Buying Local Government Websites empowers government leaders to make holistic, intelligent decisions when it comes to procuring quality online services needed to … Continued
Mike Skibbe (Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m Watching: Pocoyo (a delight of a kid’s show) What I’m Reading: Killing Commendatore – Haruki Murakami What I’m Listening To: Still Untitled, the Adam Savage Project Why does your department exist? It’s not an existential crisis. It’s Friday and nobody has time for an existential crisis at work. Mission, … Continued
Ginger McCall Former Public Records Advocate State of Oregon LinkedIn | Twitter Improving transparency in government. Ginger McCall, the former Oregon Public Records Advocate, joined the podcast to talk about her time in the State of Oregon and the importance of providing transparency to the public. She discussed the events that led to her resignation … Continued
Hi! My name is Adina Goldstein and I am a sophomore at Willamette University. My hobbies are writing fiction, improv, and playing Dungeons and Dragons. I was born and raised all over the Bay Area California. I grew up in Berkeley and went to high school in San Francisco. I hope to major in English … Continued
Photo by Jun Akiyama: dirtland with Simone Key, Crissy Nelson, Peg Posnick, Toby Hankin This post is brought to you by Ali Rhodes 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 … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is by Brandi Leos, City of Tigard, Oregon (LinkedIn, Twitter) What I’m Watching: The Presidential Primary Debate What I’m Reading: in between books but planning to start Winners Take All soon Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to work a few places and with a lot of employees. I’ve also had the chance to … Continued
ELGL’s Innovation Cohort programs provide cities with the opportunity to tap into the collective energy and intelligence of the ELGL network with the assistance of the UrbanLeap platform. Members form a virtual, across-the-country Innovation Cohort to learn about new solutions, test them and learn from the experiences, and then figure out how to put those … Continued
Photo by Olav Ahrens Røtne on Unsplash Having a good heart and good intentions are not good enough. If our goal is to better serve disenfranchised individuals and groups in our communities, to implement projects with tangible results, we require the same level of competence and preparation that we would for any other professional endeavor. Attempting to assist … Continued
#ELGLInspire is coming to University of Texas Arlington on February 19th! Learn more about our event speakers in these brief profiles, and connect with them before and after the event! To find information about all of the speakers, visit the #ELGLInspire homepage. Kimberly R. Garduno Management Analyst – City Manager’s Office LinkedIn I Twitter What was … Continued
#ELGLInspire is coming to University of Texas Arlington on February 19th! Learn more about our event speakers in these brief profiles, and connect with them before and after the event! To find information about all of the speakers, visit the #ELGLInspire homepage. Aimee Kaslik Chief Innovation and Performance Officer LinkedIn What was the very first paying … Continued
