Our Australian correspondent Andrew Coulson returns to explain the usefulness of Twitter’s new feature, the pool. By Andrew Coulson – Commsgodigital Let’s not beat around the bush but the announcement that Twitter is going to allow all its users access to its Twitter Poll function in its basic format is going to lead to a spike … Continued
Were you too busy drinking Rubinators and eating chicken satay to notice the swag tables? Or were you so occupied telling your story during the #ELGL15 Moth that you completely missed the tables and table of awesome free stuff from ELGL and our sponsors? If so, use this form and we’ll mail you a swag package … Continued
We came, we learned, we loved – here’s the video so you can relive the #ELGL15 experience (or see what you missed). Special thanks to Jordan Bunch Productions for his editing and videography, and to SGR for funding the video production. #ELGL15: Photo Album: Unofficial and Official – David Nguyen Collection #ELGL15: Twitter Feed
As part of the grueling ELGL initiation process, new members are asked to complete our version of the Wonderlic test. Luckily, it’s an open book test and participants don’t have to use a dull number 2 pencil to fill in tiny circles. Emily Scherrer (LinkedIn and Twitter) is the Library Manager for the City of Sierra Vista, AZ. Emily … Continued
Roger Gonzalez Management Fellow Portland, OR LinkedIn Mark Yager Management Fellow Portland, OR LinkedIn We introduce a semi-recurring series called ‘Between Two Interns’ and talk with the Oregon Local Government Interns. Roger Gonzalez and Mark Yager discuss everything from their impressions of Oregon to the term millennials and the projects they’re working on. Keep … Continued
At #ELGL15, every attendee will be involved in developing our next steps for the #13Percent initiative. Before we do so, let’s introduce you to our experts. Family Forward Oregon Andrea Paluso is co-founder and executive director of Family Forward Oregon. Andrea is a social worker turned community activist and fervent policy wonk. She has worked … Continued
#ELGL15 is tomorrow and we couldn’t be more jazzed that Veracity Media is on board with us! Connect with Veracity media on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn Veracity Media’s vision is to advance — at local, state, national and global levels — a body politic that supports free and open discourse; equity of educational, economic and political opportunity; … Continued
#ELGL15 is here, & we have another sponsor to announce: Slate Communications! Connect with Slate Communications on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn Monthly Column Storytelling: Local Government’s WD-40 98% Think Local Government Is Boring* Fact or Fiction: Outsourcing Communications Is a Good Idea ASAP Doesn’t Always Mean Now Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe: Deciding between Marketing, Communication, or … Continued
Christine Gregoire: Tale of Two Terms Blog Post #5: When I first found out that Governor Gregoire was going to be one of the keynote speakers at #ELGL15, I was very excited. Chris Gregoire gave Emerging Local Government Leaders what had to be the grand slam moment of #ELGL13 when she laid into the U.S. Congress, who at the … Continued
ELGL asked for righteous jams. The following awesome jams found their way to this post. Please consider the following for your road trip playlist, in reverse alphabetical order: Young Fathers by Typhoon (Ben Kittelson) Working 9-5 by Millencolin (Pete Olson) Woman by Wolfmother (Glen Ocsko) Welcome to the Jungle by Guns & Roses (Sam Anselm) We … Continued
