[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Here’s your chance to learn from Phil Keisling and Kent Robinson about their recent Governing Magazine article titled “Why We Need to Take the ‘Fire’ Out of ‘Fire Department’.” Click here to register for this free ELGL webinar with Phil and Kent on August 18 at noon (PDT). You’ll learn about the research behind their … Continued
[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] Join in the #ELGLWorkLife series, survey and webinar focusing on work life balance. This series aims to address that age-old challenge of balancing professional work with a personal life. Sarah Hazel (LinkedIn & Twitter), is an active member of Southeast ELGL and ICMA Fellow at the City of Charlotte, NC. … Continued
For the second year in a row, ELGL will be co-hosting an event 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
ELGL member Liz Aberg (LinkedIn and Twitter) has created a news spot about ELGL for her final project for a graduate class at Quinnipiac University, Master of Science, Interactive Media. The two-minute clip features: Nancy Newton, Clackamas County, Lori Hall, City of West Linn, OR, Kent Wyatt, City of Tigard, OR, and Kirsten Wyatt, City of West Linn, OR.
Who doesn’t love a good ol’ fashioned performance review? ELGL loves them so much that we’re embarking on a “360 Review of Local Government.” We’re going to evaluate every single inch of the local government arena by talking to ourselves (a.k.a: other local government professionals), tech companies, journalists, professors, and anyone else who hasn’t blocked our … Continued
#ELGL15 Session Reveal: Technology Face Off Join Mike Rogoway from the Oregonian as he moderates a technology head-to-head between Mo Cheeks of the Wisconsin Technology Council and Skip Newberry of the Technology Association of Oregon. Learn more about Mo Cheeks here: http://www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com/newsroom/?ID=2578 Learn more about Skip Newberry here: http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/techflash/2015/04/oregons-skip-newberry-to-lead-national-group-of-50.html
For the second year in a row, ELGL will be co-hosting an event 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 video clip from the CPBB, Jim Teece discusses the ELGL conference, Prezi, and distrupting government. Thanks to Jim for the kind words. Jim references the atmosphere and energy at #ELGL14 which is summed up nicely in this conference video. Stay tuned for information on #ELGL15.
There is no buffering in the Silicon Prairie. Three years ago, Google introduced Kansas City to its blazing fast internet service. As one of the first cities in the nation to receive this entirely new internet service, residents were not quite sure what to make of the gigabit download speeds. Sure, it did not do much … Continued
The Outsider’s View is a column written by Brittany Bennett (LinkedIn & Twitter), Development, Policy and Impact Associate at Self-Help, on community development and other topics she finds relevant and interesting, usually with examples from North Carolina. As a follow-up to this column I wrote for ELGL’s partnership with GOVERNING, I wanted to share an example of … Continued
