Welcome to a new blog series, “The Local Government Nerve Center” — all about the amazing and important work of clerks and recorders. Want to be a contributor? Learn more here. By Jesse Raymundo, City of Fontana, CA Administrative Clerk Connect: LinkedIn Still a youngin’ in the City Clerk’s Office, there are two elements that stand … Continued
Earlier this year, ELGL partnered with All-In member the Volcker Alliance on a survey called “Preparing Tomorrow’s Public Service: Spurring Educational Innovation to Meet the Challenges of Complex Governance.” Survey findings from the full study, as well as cross-tabulated findings from ELGL are now available. Thanks to Maggie Mello and the Volcker Alliance team for … Continued
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On Tuesday, July 18, 2017 ELGL members learned from Emma Nicolle on a webinar about LinkedIn. Watch the webinar below, and read the Twitter transcript. Emma also shared this follow up document on how to build your personal brand.[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/fZ7UlWoWUbU” el_width=”70″ align=”center”][vc_column_text] [View the story “Rock Your LinkedIn Profile” on Storify] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt asks three questions to our guest columnist, who chooses one to write about. This week, Susan Barkman reflects on the skills gained from serving as a Planning and Zoning Commissioner. Question: You serve as a Planning and Zoning Commissioner in Broomfield. What three skills did you gain during this experience? This … Continued
Our award-winning members are selecting the 2017 Traeger List’s top 10. They are choosing among the individuals listed in the Nominees for the 2017 Traeger List. We’ve compiled the early voting results and listed the individuals receiving at least one top 10 vote. Those receiving first place votes are in bold along with the number of first … Continued
Today’s guest post is by reining #CityHallSelfie day champion Meredith Hauck, the Assistant City Administrator in Merriam, Kansas. In 2017, she received the coveted award for “Most #CityHallSelfies In One Day.” I’m well regarded by my friends as the ultimate selfie taker (just ask Shelby Teufel). The best piece of advice I can give – … Continued
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Here’s a great video training from ELGL member Chris Hsiung, the police captain in Mountain View, California. His presentation is on the importance of knowing and growing your digital community.[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/E0D69nJReXQ” el_width=”50″ align=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Some of our members are getting ready to begin graduate school and we want you to help them prepare. We want you to share your experience whether you graduated with a MBA, MPA, MPP, etc. or whether you attended online, in-person, full-time, part-time or weekends only. Sign up as a guest columnist. By Brian Bickers … Continued
By John Lisle (LinkedIn & Twitter), Chief of External Affairs at DC Water Last month, Jennifer Davies with the City of Las Vegas wrote a great post about a request she often fields from within the government: “We want our own Facebook page.” Reading Jennifer’s sensible advice on what to consider before saying yes, I immediately thought … Continued
15 city hall selfies and 2,418 miles driven…. this is what happened when Dave and Julie Morris documented their road trip in August 2014. They head back on the road, camera in-hand, to top their previous #cityhallselfie madness. ELGL historian Engage 2 Act credits Dave and Julie as a major reason for the spread of … Continued
