For the past decade, the Davenport Institute has been on the front lines of a movement to build stronger communities by promoting authentic, inclusive, and effective public participation in local governance. This movement is growing and so is our team! We are looking for our first Assistant Director for Professional Education who will work with … Continued
Rachel Sowray Founder & Board Member Politisit LinkedIn Engaging families in civic activities. Rachel Sowray, the Founder of Politisit, joined the podcast to talk about encouraging parents to participate in public meetings. Politisit reimburses parents and other caregivers for child care costs while they attend meetings and activities. Rachel also talked about her time as … Continued
ELGL Co-founder Kent Wyatt poses a question and a guest columnist answers it. This week, Emma Klues, Great Rivers Greenway Vice-President of Communications & Outreach, gets you prepared for your next interview. I love the process of hiring. From a communications professional who hires communication professionals and who nerds out about helping people with their … Continued
Missed our Money Talks webinar on Administering Federal & State Grants and Loans with Metro Nashville from December 11, 2019? You can view the full recording of the Money Talks Webinar on Grant Administration with Metro Nashville here. You can download the slide presentation here. Whew. You Got the Money! Now the Real Work Begins: … Continued
Missed our Looking Beyond Online and In-Person: Unified Engagement webinar from December 12, 2019? You can view the full recording of Unified Engagement with Public Input, Greenville, and H2M here. You can download the slide presentation here. Thinking in terms of “online engagement” and “traditional engagement” limits our ability to see the big picture and … Continued
Here’s an exciting news release about ELGL member Aly Van Dyke! GEORGETOWN – Aly Van Dyke will be Georgetown’s new communications and public engagement director. After an extensive search, Van Dyke was selected from more than 130 applicants to serve in the role. This is a new position for the City to help elevate and … Continued
ELGL is excited to launch our first formalized book club series in 2020. Stay in touch: join the Facebook group Learn about the Book Club: visit the webpage Why? To read and discuss non-fiction books related to leadership, business and psychology with an engaging group of colleagues while having fun Meet new people and engage … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Meredith Reynolds, Park Planning & Partnerships Manager for the @LongBeachCity. Follow Meredith on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. What I’m Listening To: Christmas Coffeehouse on Spotify What I’m Watching: The Bing Crosby classic, White Christmas What I’m Planning: What I will be doing on my January birthday off from work (more on that … Continued
The Buzz with Jordan Rae Hillman, Director of Planning & Development for the city of Jackson, Mississippi What I’m Listening To: Daring Greatly Audio Book, Brene Brown What I’m Watching: The Mandalorian We (humans) are terrible at estimating how much time we need to complete a task. We commit to way too much and have … Continued
In this series, Mariel Reed and Brian Alexander of CoProcure break down the ins and outs of public purchasing. If there’s one thing that’s clear after spending more than a year speaking with procurement officials, suppliers, and government staff, it’s this: public purchasing is complicated. (Read up on how local public purchasing works.) As you may … Continued
