By Angelica Wedell, National Research Center, Inc. Recruiting from the new workforce, retaining skilled employees and preparing city and town leadership for the future are major challenges for the resiliency of local government. Many jurisdictions are making plans and setting strategies to help their employees and organizations achieve higher levels of success. And while there are … Continued
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dear ELGL members, I was traveling home from Ohio and Detroit last Sunday and so I didn’t get a chance to write up a report for you, so you’ll get a double whammy today of updates. What I’m reading: Evicted by Michael Desmond Ben Kittelson gave me this book for Christmas. Whenever Ben gives me … Continued
This is the fourth intro post from the UNC MPA Project Team that is collecting data for the ELGL Diversity Dashboard project. She’s part of a team with Toney Thompson, Libby Seguin, and Sarah Ross Dickson. We’ve asked our team members to do weekly blog posts on their project, research process, and the overall goal of … Continued
ELGL appreciates the work of local government professionals, non-profits, and other organizations committed to increasing the use of open data in local government. Special props to What Works Cities and Code for America. Much of the good work is on display for Open Data Day 2017. Quite frankly, it’s appalling that more local governments have not … Continued
Bonus: GovLove will interview the wizards behind the social media accounts in Peoria & Vancouver later this week. Update: You can vote once a day. Multiple votes from the same IP address will be removed from the final vote total. [polldaddy poll=9680824] Here’s how you can participate: Vote. You can vote once a day. Comment. A … Continued
Welcome back to Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. I have a new favorite GIF and it works as a response to pretty much everything. Alright, let’s go. What I Read Zarif Khan’s Tamales and the Muslims of Sheridan, Wyoming This is a long … Continued
ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt is straight bloggin’ the month of March. Last month, Zach Navin was the big winner for reading the blog and Twitter trollin’ Kirsten Wyatt. Who will be the big winner in March? Thursday, March 30 A bittersweet day……it’s the final day of Bachelor Week which I will spend straight bloggin’, running/walking … Continued
Cari Anne Cashon Entrepreneur and Author of You Go Girl Wichita, KS Website | LinkedIn | Twitter . Cari Anne Cashon, entrepreneur and author, joined GovLove to talk about her passion for public service. She talked with Kent about her interest in local government, volunteering and You Go Girl her book that aims to inspire girls … Continued
As a part of 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 … Continued
The Swapcast comes full circle — ELGL founders Kent and Kirsten Wyatt are interviewed by Anil Chawla on the GovTech Social podcast this month. ELGL interviewed Anil Chawla, GovTech Social podcast host and ArchiveSocial founder, on the GovLove podcast in November 2016. ELGL on the GovTech Social podcast GovTech on the ELGL podcast They didn’t quit … Continued
