In the Institutional Knowledge project, we are recording the wisdom and experience of retiring and retired leaders in local government. If you know someone who could add something to this project, let me know! You can reach out to me on Twitter/ LinkedIn or send me an email. As a part of this project, I have had the wonderful opportunity to meet some … Continued
Vote for the best bracket name and you (yes, you!) can also win prizes! Special thanks to #ELGL17 and #ELGLPopUp sponsors for this opportunity: Seneca Systems, Proud City, and ICMA. Create your own user feedback survey
In this post, Bang the Table CEO, Matthew Crozier, explains how small cities can use online engagement practices to optimize their impact. Small cities punching above their weight in online engagement practice The need for cities to connect with their communities has never been greater. The proliferation of fake news and deep political divisions in … Continued
For #ELGL17, we have organized three cultural tours around Detroit to better understand the city as well as its issues and assets. Tours of Detroit 1: Downtown and Beyond Bus Tour The themes that are shaping Detroit right now are community, collaboration and opportunity and on this tour, you’ll see how those themes are woven throughout the … Continued
Stacy Peterson Communications Specialist Peoria, IL LinkedIn | Twitter Sophie Banner Communications Coordinator Vancouver, WA LinkedIn | Twitter The City of Peoria, IL and the City of Vancouver, WA squared off last week in the championship round of the ELGL City Hall Challenge. This March Madness style bracket asked cities from across the country to … 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
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This post was originally posted by NextRequest, and is republished here because it’s an interesting, data driven approach for local governments that want to improve their records request processes. NextRequest is a “modern tool for managing public records requests. With cloud-based document hosting, an intuitive interface, and data-rich reporting, you can bring your records … Continued
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dear ELGL members, It’s the end of an exciting week where we saw more people engage with ELGL than ever before. The #ELGLCityHall competition ended with Peoria, IL’s victory in the city hall bracket competition. Along the way, we all got a master class from Peoria, Vancouver, and the rest of the field’s social media … Continued
Welcome back to Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. Alright, let’s go. What I Read Book Review: Strangers in their Own Land by Arlie Russell Hochschild So I’ve been working on this book for a few weeks now and have been trying to finish it, … Continued
68,000 votes, 2,100 comments, 400 selfies…..And the winner is…. City of Peoria, Illinois (59% of the total vote) The Leslie Knope Trophy is headed to Peoria. Congrats to Stacy Peterson and her team of staff, elected officials and volunteers. What an effort! Hats off to Sophie Banner and the City of Vancouver, Washington for their … Continued
