Note: Ben McCready, Brian Southey, Carly Lorentz, Rebecca Woodbury and Sarah Hazel were nominated but have been removed because they are part of ELGL leadership. Update: The results of the top 10 voting will be posted here throughout the week. Only ELGL members will be able to access the page. LITERALLY! The 2nd Annual Traeger … Continued
LITERALLY! The 2nd Annual Traeger List And the nominees are…..Submit your nominations here. Allison Scheck, City of Lakewood, Colorado, Community Relations Manager Word on the Street: Allison leads the team that is working to help the community re-imagine Lakewood, Colorado, as the city updates its master plan this year. Almost 2,000 residents have provided input through … Continued
Ben Kittelson and Kent Wyatt are headed to the land of Thomas Jefferson, Dave Matthews, and Rob Lowe (born in Charlottesville) for the Hometown Summit. They will chronicle their travels in this blog post. Feel the excitement! For more exclusive content from ELGL, join today – $0/students, $25/individuals, $250/organizations. 4/17/17 8:54 am ET – Posted by Ben … Continued
Unlike schools in Chapel Hill, NC we remain open for International Women’s Day. We’ll recognize the importance in women in local government and ELGL throughout the day. Below are a number of the articles, podcasts, and webinars that have influenced us. What’d we miss? Send your additions to kent@elgl.org. Media Articles Mental Floss: Marie Connolly Owens, … Continued
Bonus: GovLove will interview the wizards behind the social media accounts in Peoria & Vancouver later this week. Update: You can vote once a day. Multiple votes from the same IP address will be removed from the final vote total. [polldaddy poll=9680824] Here’s how you can participate: Vote. You can vote once a day. Comment. A … Continued
The 2017 Women’s March is for any person, regardless of gender or gender identity, who believes women’s rights are human rights. ELGL will show our continued support for women’s rights by highlighting our #13Percent series throughout the day on Facebook and Twitter. This post is one-stop shopping for articles written by ELGL members about women’s rights. … Continued
This post initially appears in the Fall 2016 edition of the National Association of County Administrators (NACA) Journal of County Administration. It is authored by Stacy Schweikhart, the Community Information Manager for the City of Kettering, Ohio. “Each of us can make a difference. Together we make change.” -Barbara Mikulski, longest serving female member of United States … Continued
Link: Join or Renew – $0/Students, $25/Individuals, $250/Organizations One of the newest privileges of being an ELGL member is the opportunity to win giveaways throughout December. We’ll award a prize each day to a different member. Current ELGL members can enter here. If you are not an ELGL member, you can join ELGL and immediately become eligible … Continued
This guest post is by Alix Bowman with Archive Social. Alix details her experience at #ELGL16 in Durham, North Carolina. It’s been a little more than a week since the ELGL PopUp Conference, and every time I see that package of Pop Rocks on my desk I think about all the great stuff I heard … Continued
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] #ELGL16 – RDU October 21, 2016 Self Help Conference Center 302 W Main St, Durham, NC 27701 [/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register!” color=”success” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Felgl16.eventbrite.com|title:ELGL16%20in%20Durham|target:%20_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”#ELGL16 RDU – Keynotes” color=”custom” accent_color=”#ffd042″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Opening Keynote | 8:30 am – 9:00 am In the Middle of Community is “U” – Herrison Chicas An executive coach; A spoken word artist; A management consultant; A motivational speaker; An industrial psychologist…the list … Continued
