Update: Pete Haga, City of Grand Forks, ND, is offering a “Intro to Grand Forks” prize to one lucky person. You can enter by submitting a Traeger nominee today. We’ll draw a winner from everyone who submitted a nomination. What’s included in a “Intro to Grand Forks” prize? Listen to this GovLove interview for details. … Continued
We hope you can deal with change because we’re changing up new member introductions. ELGL has grown tired of everyone and everything being proclaimed as “the best ever.” From now on, we’ll only believe it if our members dub it so. Hold onto your keyboard and mouse. Our new members are here to inform you about the … Continued
ELGL is currently revamping our digital services. We value our relationships with our members who work for private companies in support of or alongside local government. We want these relationships to continue to grow. This brief survey is designed to collect information about how ELGL is doing in our service to the vendor community, and how … Continued
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dear ELGL members, It is HOT in Portland this weekend. 101 degrees right now! As miserable as it is outside right now, it’s just a preview of the heat that the ELGL Board of Directors will face in a few weeks at our annual retreat in Phoenix, Arizona. When I say that we’re traveling to … Continued
There is no summer vacation for the ELGL Digital Work Group. We continued our work with week. I have overcome the bird flu to provide a recap of the digital action. As always, comment, email or Tweet us if you have questions or ideas for the Digital Group. By Kent Wyatt, ELGL Co-Founder You should know that … Continued
This is a new monthly blog by AJ Fawver, the Planning Director in Amarillo, Texas. She’ll share her perspectives on land use, planning, and community development in this series. Learn more about AJ from her GovLove interview! In the initial post of this series, we talked briefly about what makes cities successful, and the fact … Continued
This is Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. This week I’m in Chicago for a friend’s wedding and have enjoyed pretending to live here by riding the bus and L line around town. I read a book this week, learned about a crazy idea in … Continued
This is the second post in a new blog series about homelessness from San Rafael’s Director of Homeless Planning & Outreach, Andrew Hening. In each post, Andrew will discuss the root causes, overarching strategies and tactics for addressing homelessness in your community. Learn more about what San Rafael is doing to end homelessness. Last time we … Continued
Malcolm Gladwell Staff Writer, The New Yorker Bio | Twitter | Podcast: Revisionist History The legendary Malcolm Gladwell joins the podcast to discuss the education system in America, social justice and the second season of his podcast, Revisionist History. Gladwell has been a staff writer at the New Yorker since 1996 and is the author of … Continued
Benjamin Bitter kicked us off with Changing Career Aspirations: The Perspective of a Dad, now Laura Hardwicke, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, writes about one of the three questions posed by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. Laura addresses whether local governments devote enough resources applying for grants and common misconceptions about federal grants. By Laura Hardwicke, LinkedIn … Continued
