By Ashley Jacobs Maybe it’s just us. It’s possible that my colleagues and I are just magnets for crazy. But I’m guessing that if you’ve ever been on a job hunt in local government, you’ve also been placed in some situations that are eerily, uncomfortably, maybe even comically, similar to reality television shows. Let’s take … Continued
Chad Doran (LinkedIn and Twitter), City of Appleton, WI, is blogging about his experience at the Certified Public Communicator Program at TCU. Friday, July 29 Dispatches from 30,000 Ft. A few observations from 30,000 ft.: Texas has a lot of airports Rainbows can be seen from the sky and they’re prettier up here Seeing the … Continued
Congrats to #ELGL16 sponsor and organizational member Clackamas County for winning a National Association of Counties Achievement Award (NACO). According to the NACO website, the annual Achievement Awards Program is a non-competitive awards program run by the National Association of Counties (NACo) that recognizes innovative county government initiatives in 21 different categories. Clackamas County, Oregon Best in … Continued
You’ve heard the GovLove podcast with Zach Markovits, Director of City Programs, now learn more on how What Works Cities is using data to drive results. Connect with What Works Cities: Facebook, Twitter, and World Wide Web Launched by Bloomberg Philanthropies in April 2015, What Works Cities is a national initiative to help 100 mid-sized … Continued
Local governments face constant challenges, opportunities and threats. In this ongoing series, we’ll look at case studies from Management Partners’ files to see what challenges confronted the organizations, how leaders decided to respond, and what the results are. Test your problem-solving skills and figure out what you would do! By Julie Zimmerman | Chief Knowledge Officer … Continued
Update: Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities Initiative More than Halfway to Goal of Supporting 100 Mid-Sized US Cities In a wide ranging interview, Zach Markovits, Director of City Programs, What Works Cities, discusses: His celebrity look-alike, East Coast vs. West Coast, Three facts about What Works Cities that are not on their website, How What Works … Continued
Thank you to our members who joined us for the #ELGLTech webinar on Snapchat! Here’s the link the webinar. And here are the presentation slides. [View the story “#ELGLTech Webinar: Snapchat” on Storify]
Everyone has a “hot take” these days from the talking heads at ESPN to political pundits filling the air on cable. ELGL cannot (and will not) be left out. We are asking new members to give us their hot takes on an array of issues. Stephen Hawryluk City of Winston-Salem, NC – Senior Budget & … Continued
If you want extra points in life, leave us a review. Connect with Dr. Zeemering – LinkedIn, Twitter, and World Wide Web Connect with Jon – Twitter At the joint Illinois and Wisconsin city management conference, ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt interviewed Dr. Eric Zeemering, Northern Illinois University Associate Professor and Jon Pape, Northern Illinois University MPA … Continued
ELGL is delivering the August 3 keynote presentation at the Center for Priority Based Budgeting (CPBB) conference in Denver, Colorado, and we’re really excited to try a new presentation format that should be lively, fun and interactive. Here’s the skinny: CPBB has long been one of ELGL’s best friends and this will be the third year in a row … Continued
