This is Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. Alright, let’s go… This week’s Kittelson’s Corner is coming later than usual because this weekend I was celebrating 1 year of marriage (nbd) and reeling from the news and images coming out of Charlottesville. It’s shocking to … Continued
ELGL Executive Director Kirsten Wyatt will share some thoughts about the logistics of managing #CityHallSelfie day in this post. 8:00 p.m. on August 14 Here are the tasks that our communications team is managing on #CityHallSelfie day: Monitor @CityHallSelfie Twitter account Monitor #CityHallSelfie hashtag Download all pictures from those accounts, and publish them to the … Continued
It’s Mount Rushmore season for ELGL members. We’re asking for your top four list on a variety of topics. Eric Wright Communications – City of Gadsden, Alabama Connect: LinkedIn City Departments The Gadsden Public Library Gadsden-Etowah Emergency Management Agency Public Works Parks and Recreation Holidays Thanksgiving (what other holidays have pie?) Office Pet Peeves Empty … Continued
It’s Mount Rushmore season for ELGL members. We’re asking for your top four list on a variety of topics. Michael Walters Young Budget & Strategic Innovation Manager at City of Franklin Tennessee Connect: LinkedIn City Departments Trick Question (as any person trained as a manager knows, they are ALL my favorites) Snacks Gin & Tonic … Continued
How does your community share information about your local government website, social media channels, and digital services? Clay Pearson shared the report he provides to his governing board and we want to see more good ideas on how to share this important information. If you have a report you’d like to add to this compilation, … Continued
Commissioner Denise Driehaus Hamilton County, Ohio Website | Twitter Encouraging women and girls to get involved with local government. Commissioner Denise Driehaus is the first woman to serve on the Hamilton County, OH Board of Commissioners in 25 years. She wants to make sure that doesn’t happen again, so she’s starting a Women and Girls … Continued
Get hyped for #CityHallSelfie Day on August 15! We’re handing out 21 awards on #CityHallSelfie Day with the “granddaddy of them all” the Members Choice Award for #CityHallSelfie Excellence. This is the first year of the award and we’re empowering our superdelegates (i.e: award-winning ELGL members) to nominate and vote on this new award. [contact-form][contact-field label=’Name’ type=’name’ … Continued
This is part of the periodic series, “Writing With Russ,” where Russell Terry shares with us his expertise and mastery of clear writing and communications. A little over two years ago, I had this exchange on Twitter with my friend Brent Schaeffer, a professor of writing at a community college (and rabid Sounders Fan): (After several attempts … Continued
By Angelica Wedell, National Research Center, Inc. Every local government has an invested interest in building and maintaining a meaningful relationship with its residents. But it can be hard to keep up with a world that rapidly changes the way it talks. The average person today is walking around with a computer in their pocket, kids … Continued
Get hyped for #CityHallSelfie Day on August 15! We’re handing out 21 awards on #CityHallSelfie Day with the “granddaddy of them all” the Members Choice Award for #CityHallSelfie Excellence. This is the first year of the award and we’re empowering our superdelegates (i.e: award-winning ELGL members) to nominate and vote on this new award. Name(required) Email Nomination(s) … Continued
