Great Grantwriting A crash course in storytelling for federal, state, and private grants When: April 10, 2019 Time: 1:30 PM Central | 2:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Want a quick overview of key grantwriting skills, whether for your own organization or to see if you need to hire out? Join us for a … Continued
#ELGLInspire is headed to Cleveland State University on March 1, 2019! Learn more about our event speakers in these brief profiles, and connect with them on social media before and after the event! Shaddy Swade Project Director, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Cleveland Department of Public Health Website | Linkedin What was the very first paying job you held … Continued
Ken Clark Chief Information Officer Indianapolis, IN LinkedIn | Twitter Shift Indy. Ken Clark the Chief Information Officer for the City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana discussed his career path and his work updating the organization’s website. Ken shared how he got buy in for a new approach to the website, the work that … Continued
Right Now w/ Joey Garcia (LinkedIn / Twitter) What I’m Reading – Are Prisons Necessary, by Angela Davis What I’m Binging – The Expanse What I’m Cooking – The Fluffiest Buttermilk Pancakes Getting through the Low I have recently proposed a number of new initiatives that been shot down immediately or politely “considered”. My ideas have been too grand … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Ali Rhodes, the Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Boulder, Colorado. What I’m Reading: Behold the Dreamers by Imbolu Mbue What I’m Listening To: Everything is Not Awesome and Catchy Song from Lego Movie 2. My kids are obsessed. I might lose my mind. Boulder, Colorado sits … Continued
Bang the Table’s Engagement Manager, Megan Ruble teaches us how to use surveys more effectively. When I ask potential clients of Bang the Table what their current community engagement strategy is, the typical response is “Oh, we do surveys all the time!” to which I respond “Great! What else?” Sometimes they will follow up and say … Continued
This post originally appeared on David Sewell McCann’s LinkedIn account and is reprinted with permission. David is an ELGL member and was the keynote speaker at #ELGL18 in Golden, Colorado. Breakfast in the Colorado Room. I sit at a round white-clothed table with the City Manager, Assistant City Manager and two senior analysts from Brighton, … Continued
ELGL is hosting an #ELGLBookClub on March 5 at noon EST. Here’s all the information about how you can participate! I want to participate! What should I do? Buy the book. Read the book. Listen to the GovLove episode with Andrew. Stay tuned for a blog post with draft questions for the discussion. Log on … Continued
What I’m listening to – Ariana Grande’s new album What I’m watching – “Friends From College” on Netflix What I’m reading – “Educated: A Memoir” by Tara Westover (audiobook) ———— Last week, fellow ELGL’er Jordan Rae Hillman talked about using the Kon Mari method for de-cluttering at home. But since many of us spend a large portion of … Continued
Matteo Lepore Deputy Mayor Bologna, Italy LinkedIn | Twitter Engagement in Bologna, Italy. The Deputy Mayor of Bologna, Matteo Lepore, talked about how his city won an Engaged Cities award for their work engaging residents with local government. By engaging with residents the City is able to bring people into the process of shaping public … Continued
