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On the Public Record with Brian Elms, Denver Peak Academy

During the 2016 CPBB Conference, ELGL will host a live interview with Brian Elms, ‎Director of Peak Academy and Analytics at City and County of Denver – ‎City and County of Denver. Stay tuned for details. The 4-1-1 on Brian Brian Elms (LinkedIn and Twitter) is a creative innovation and process improvement professional with 15 years … Continued

Local Gov Kit N’ Caboodle

Please take a minute and complete this survey about local government leadership. ELGL member Jason Jones is compiling some best practice information (that he’ll compile and share with ELGL members, natch). We’ll send some sweet ELGL swag and a $25 Target gift card to anyone who completes the survey (and shares their contact information – … Continued

Final: And the Nominees for the Traeger List Are…

Submit your nomination at Call for Nominations: Top Local Government Influencers. These are the current nominees for the Traeger List. Nominees will be accepted until Friday, July 22. AJ Fawver, City of San Angelo, TX (12) Alex Dudchock, Shelby County, AL Alex McIntyre, City of Menlo Park, CA Alex Morrison, Macon-Bibb County Urban Development Authority Alexandria … Continued

16 for #ELGL16: Fun Facts about GovHR

#ELGL16 sponsors allow us to offer six pop up conferences at an affordable price. The conferences will be void of the typical vendor booths. Sponsors will be active participants. However, we want you to know about the services provided by each of our sponsors, so we asked each sponsor to provide 16 fun facts about their work. List … Continued

Call for Nominations: Top Local Government Influencers

Each year the NFL Network ranks top 100 players in the NFL. Since the ranking is released in the summertime when there are no games to talk about, the ranking draws a few headlines, and better yet, a few angry tweets from players who feel they undervalued. Local government and the NFL are basically one … Continued

Event: Transforming Your Website’s Customer Experience

  Registration Link Vision’s Innovation in Online Government Academy is a regional conference aimed at connecting local government agencies with their peers to learn industry best practices, trends and strategies to help them maintain a website that serves, informs and engages residents. Join them in Eden Prairie, MN for a FREE half-day conference, featuring educational sessions … Continued

The Weekly Report: KCMO Features ELGL Trending Now!

The Weekly Report provides news and insight about Kansas City, Mo. programs and services provided by City departments. The 1st Annual Trending Now! Winner Is… I Stand Behind the City of Kansas City, MO Because … The Kansas City Business Journal featured the Trending Now! competition and Kansas City’s successful efforts. KCMO wins national social … Continued

Exclusive: ELGL Executive Director Discusses Discrimination Suit

Check out the Periscope discussion with Ben Kittelson, Kent Wyatt, and Kirsten Wyatt. Member Spotlight: Kirsten Wyatt Recognizing the ICMA Early Career Leadership Award Winner Oregon couple works for gender equality, collaboration ELGL spreads across country GovLove Features Kirsten Wyatt, ELGL Co-Founder

Podcast: Jennifer Jones Discusses the Texas Sunset Commission

  Kirsten Wyatt interviews Jennifer Jones from the Texas Sunset Commission. The Texas Sunset Advisory Commission is a 12-member legislative commission tasked with identifying and eliminating waste, duplication, and inefficiency for more than 130 Texas state agencies.  Jennifer talks to GovLove about the work of the Commission, and shares her perspectives about why the sunset concept … Continued

Presentation Materials from #NCLGBA16

Here’s the link to our presentation from today’s North Carolina Local Government Budget Association conference in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Please feel free to mimic and copy this presentation for your professional association conferences. We also used real time polling to communicate with our audience today; here are the results of the polling:     … Continued

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