Alphabet Soup An overview of federal funding opportunities: EPA, USDA, DOT, DHHS, DHS, EDA, and more When: August 14, 2019 Time: 1:30 PM Central | 2:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) In preparation for the new federal fiscal year, join us to get an overview of the primary funding sources available to local governments … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Zach Garelik with OpenGov. College graduates of 2019, I see you. So many of you are showing up in my digital feed, beaming in your caps and gowns. I hope you’re soaking in the magnitude of your moment. You’ve worked hard for it and deserve to be celebrated. … Continued
This post is by ELGL Executive Director Kirsten Wyatt. Thanks to our #ELGL19 attendees who took our post-event survey about #ELGL19. In the spirit of closing the feedback loop, I’m including a summary below of the comments and reflections. Special thanks to #ELGL20 committee member Stephanie Chase for adding her reflections and takeaways from the … Continued
ELGL will be at the 2019 PWX event! Join us at our session titled “60 Innovations in 60 Minutes” on September 11 from 9:30 – 10:45. And join us at a Supper Club at the Alibi Room hosted by Oracle on September 10 from 5:30 -7:30! APWA’s annual National Public Works Expo (PWX) is in … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Will Hampton (LinkedIn and Twitter) What I’m Watching: Chernobyl What I’m Reading: 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson What I’m listening to: Shallow from the A Star is Born soundtrack. Must have listened to it a dozen times the day after watching the movie. Haunting. I think we understand the problem … Continued
Xavier Persad Sr. Legislative Counsel Human Rights Campaign Bio | LinkedIn Examining the inclusiveness of cities. Xavier Persad, Sr. Legislative Counsel for the Human Rights Campaign, joined the podcast to talk about the Municipal Equality Index. Each year cities are rated based on non-discrimination laws, the municipality as an employer and the city leadership’s public … Continued
This is the sixth and last installment in a multi-part blog series by Sam Edelstein about the role of a Chief Data Officer. Read part one about the job, here. Read part two about counting, here. Read part three about trends, here. Read part four about predictions, here. Read part five about partners, here. One … Continued
By: Jeremy Shackett, Engagement Manager at Bang the Table Since 2007, local governments have come to us with community engagement horror stories from the past. We have shared a laugh or lesson learned with them. Sometimes we notice that these bad experiences have led to misconceptions around what it means to meaningfully engage the … Continued
This is a blog series about “Leading Culture” by Rae Buckley and Lindsey Bineau, with the expertise of retired Chapel Hill, NC Town Manager, Roger Stancil. Read all installments as they’re published online here. Today’s introduction post is by Rae Buckley. “We tend not to examine assumptions once we have made them but to take them for granted, and … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Samantha Roberts– connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Watching: Awake (A Netflix OG) What I’m Loving: Daylight savings – I’m all for never “falling back” again What I’m listening to: Pistol Annies, “Interstate Gospel” on repeat Does this day sound similar to yours? I wake up around 6:30 AM to the sound … Continued
