Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Maggie Jones – connect on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Listening To: Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast and Sia’s Original What I’m Reading: Stop Trying to Raise Successful Kids – And Start Raising Kind Ones by Adam Grant and Allison Sweet Grant As many others living in … Continued
Wondering how ELGL hosts a book club discussion for members who are spread all over the world? Don’t worry, you’re not the first person to ask this question. Here’s a quick overview on how to participate: Join the Facebook group or Slack channel! Why is this important? The group is where we do everything from … Continued
We asked the nominators to use three words to describe the person they nominated for an #ELGLTraeger award. Here’s a word cloud of the 300 words used to describe this year’s list. Top words: passion, innovator, leader, visionary, dedicated. Yup – sounds about right!
Kylie Bayer Human Resources Manager City of McMinnville, Oregon LinkedIn | Twitter Human Resources as a strategic partner. Kylie Bayer, the Human Resources Manager for the City of McMinnville, Oregon, joined the podcast to share the issues and trends that she sees affecting the human resources industry in local government. From pay equity to sabbaticals, … Continued
Today’s Buzz is brought to you by Jennifer Casey, Public Information Officer for the Town of Collierville, TN. Come @ me: Twitter & LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: About to start reading Fair play: a game-changing solution for when you have too much to do (and more life to live) by Eve Rodsky. What I’m Listening to: … Continued
These ten Traeger Award winners represent everything that’s good in local government. Join ELGL in celebrating their accomplishments, and connect with them on Twitter and LinkedIn to learn from their expertise. ELGL and Zencity are proud to honor these ten leaders with a Traeger Award! The Top Ten Traeger Award Winners are invited to keynote … Continued
San Francisco is excited to announce our newest STIR Opportunity: STIR CHALLENGE: San Francisco Recreation and Parks is looking for creative technology solutions that will promote community engagement and playful interactions throughout our parks. Rec and Parks is open to any solutions that would increase play and connection in San Francisco parks. Startup in Residence (STIR) is … Continued
Want to learn about and discuss strategic planning with other ELGLers? This informal virtual hangout, on February 6th from 5:00-6:00 PM EST, will be an opportunity to share and learn from other folks in the ELGL community about their strategic planning experiences, successes, challenges, and barriers. The goal of this virtual meet-up is to begin … Continued
Brought to you by Engagement Manager, Michelle Stephens, of Bang the Table. Public meetings full of angry and misinformed residents? A community that doesn’t understand their purpose and role in the development review process? Inefficient input analysis and reporting process? Voices missing from the conversation? All of these are common challenges faced throughout the development review … Continued
Today’s Buzz is Brought to You by our Finger Lakes Correspondent, Matt Horn. Digitally stalk him on LinkedIn and Twitter. Please direct all complaints to Kirsten Wyatt. She’s the one who gave me a ProudCity account. What I’m Reading: The Book of Mistakes, by Skip Prichard (From the title, I assumed it was an unauthorized … Continued
