[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Today’s the day… we’re pleased to announce the winners of the #CityHallSelfie day trophies! Thanks to the generous support of the current #CityHallSelfie record holder, Romulus CEO Chris Maddox, we’re awarding #CityHallSelfie award trophies to the below categories. Here’s a new #CityHallSelfie map, including the award winners. If you liked #CityHallSelfie day… Buy a #CityHallSelfie t-shirt Buy … Continued
Link: Vote for the 2016 Trending Now! Award A very important message from Lenexa's Mayor…#VoteLenexa @ELGL50 https://t.co/tgetFtTWav pic.twitter.com/d8lNg98Hil — City of Lenexa (@cityoflenexa) July 7, 2016 [contact-form][contact-field label=’Name %26amp; Email’ type=’name’ required=’1’/][contact-field label=’I Stand Behind Lenexa Because…’ type=’textarea’ required=’1’/][/contact-form] Submissions Their App, I Like Lenexa is fun, informative, and well put together. Trying … Continued
In the Confidential, ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt brings you all the news and happenings that you probably shouldn’t know about. June 30 Welcome to the Holiday Weekend The Really, Really, Really Big One Some of you, especially those in the Pacific Northwest, are still shaking from last year’s New Yorker article, The Really Big One. The article … Continued
What was your local government moment? What keeps you in local government? Who have been the influences in your career? We take a deep dive into these questions by asking you (the practitioner) to tell your local government story. You can sign up to participate in the bi-monthly feature at Finding Local Government. Thanks to Matt Wojnowski, City … Continued
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join in the #ELGLWorkLife series, survey and webinar focusing on work life balance. This series aims to address that age-old challenging of balancing professional work with a personal life. Faith Thompson (LinkedIn) currently serves as Ombuds for the Town of Chapel Hill, NC. The Ombuds acts a resource to the organization, offering informal assistance in … Continued
Kim Ervin, Pyramid Communications Senior Social Media Strategist, provides a monthly column on digital storytelling.
ELGL’s mission is to connect, communicate, and educate. In this ongoing series, local government professionals tell the story of why they chose a local government career.
by Rae Buckley, Town of Chapel Hill, NC, LinkedIn Social psychiatrists have speculated and tested why people enjoy watching sports. There’s a theory of symbolic catharsis that says we release our own tension and aggression while watching a game. There’s also a statistical analysis called the talent-luck theory that says we like watching physical feats but … Continued
#SeattleStartup Rebecca Lovell from Startup Seattle shared some great lessons and insights during her webinar on how Seattle has gone “all in” on the technology startup sector of their economy. Attendees learned how Rebecca has worked to engage high school students, minorities and women in the technology startup scene. She’s also acted as a matchmaker, … Continued
Observations from Under the Saguaro by Christian M. Williams @MyPublicTweeter ELGL had the good fortune to meet Christian Williams from the City of Goodyear, Arizona at the CPBB conference in August. He impressed us further with his knowledge of local government budgeting and he successfully retweeted all 40 tips that ELGL shared during our CPBB … Continued
