Eric Jackson Digital Services Architect Asheville, NC LinkedIn | Twitter Tony McDowell Budget Manager Asheville, NC LinkedIn Anyone that works in local government knows that the annual budget is one of the most important efforts an organization goes through each year. But getting citizens involved can be challenging. Our two guests on today’s … Continued
For the second year in a row, ELGL will be co-hosting an event with ICMA at the ICMA Conference. This year we’re bringing a couple of pianos and booking a much larger room. More than 500 local government professionals from all areas of local government will attend. Registration will continue until we reach maximum capacity. We recommend registering … Continued
Knope of the Week Lands on Ted Talks Rick Usher (LinkedIn and Twitter) is the Assistant City Manager for Small Business & Entrepreneurship and has been employed by the City of Kansas City, Mo. since 1985. He’s a guru on Google Fiber. He’s a historian on Cookingham. And he’s a master communicator on Twitter. And now, … Continued
The Expert Resume Man is back! And to help you out while writing your resume he has a list of questions to ask yourself. When Writing Your Resume… Do you have responsibility for operating budgets? Capital budgets? Have you been able to reduce annual costs? How? In what areas? By how much? Did you lead, … Continued
For the second year in a row, ELGL will be co-hosting an event with ICMA at the ICMA Conference. This year we’re bringing a couple of pianos and booking a much larger room. More than 500 local government professionals from all areas of local government will attend. Registration will continue until we reach maximum capacity. We recommend registering … Continued
In this new series, we highlight impactful articles from our past. Every day, we’ll rewind to content contributed by our friends and members. Our website received more than one millions views in 2017 because of the unique insightful provided in these articles. By Gary Conkling – LinkedIn and Twitter Local government, unlike other levels of government, … Continued
Connect with Richard Pietro on LinkedIn & Twitter You remember ELGL member Richard Pietro, right? The self-described “Open Government fanboy who creates Civic Engagement as art?” Yeah, this guy… Well Pietro is back again! He spent last summer riding a motorcycle across America’s hat, aka Canada, land of maple syrup, moose, hockey, and the friendliest darn folks around, spreading the … Continued
Today we bring to you a special excerpt from ELGL member Siba I. El-Samra. She is a recent Cornell University graduate with dual Masters’ in Landscape Architecture and City & Regional Planning. Originally from Lebanon, El-Samra studied Landscape Design & Ecosystem Management and Agricultural Engineering at the American University of Beirut. She is specifically interested … Continued
For the second year in a row, ELGL will be co-hosting an event with ICMA at the ICMA Conference. This year we’re bringing a couple of pianos and booking a much larger room. More than 500 local government professionals from all areas of local government will attend. Registration will continue until we reach maximum capacity. We recommend registering … Continued
In a continuing series as part of the ELGL & UTA Local Government Challenge, Alan Mond, CEO and Co-Founder of MuniRent, writes about technology solutions for local government. Congrats to MuniRent for recently finishing second in the 2015 Accela Civic App Challenge. 6 Strategies for Minimizing Risk While Exploring New Technologies By Alan Mond – LinkedIn and Twitter … Continued
