ELGL’s SGR Prezi-tation
Did you miss ELGL’s presentation at the Strategic Government Resources conference last week? Never fear! We’ve got the presentation available now for ELGL members.
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1984 with Benjamin DeClue, City of Lebanon, MO
More than 120 professionals have registered for the upcoming Webinar: Women in Local Government. Based on the responses, it’s clear that the issue is not only a female issue but an issue of how local government can and should better represent the community’s demographic. We asked those who registered for the webinar to respond to four … Continued
Josh’s Job Search Becomes Chris’ Job Search
After the wildly popular Josh’s Job Search and Josh’s Job Search 2.0 we looked around for another Josh who wanted to work in local government and do informational interviews but we came up empty. However, fear not! We found a Portland State MPA Student who is willing to continue the Josh legacy, his name is … Continued
Save the Date: PSU Celebration of Pubic Service
Our friends over at Portland State University want to extend and invitation to ELGL members in the area for a dinner reunion celebrating public service. Join them on Saturday April 18th, 2015 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Celebration of Public Service Hosted by the PSU Mark O. Hatfield School of Government’s Center for Public Service, … Continued
Survey Says… State of Local Government Workforce
Two weeks ago we asked you about the State of the Local Government Workforce and this week we’re back with the results of what you said. Download the complete answers to each open-ended question below. We’ll be following up on the survey with a blog post highlighting the most common answers to each question. Download the … Continued
Michigan: Al Vanderberg, Ottawa County, County Administrator
Time Out for Mentoring with Al Vanderberg Fifty Nifty Takeaways What do we hope to learn from this series? We hope you will gain a better understanding of the unique characteristics of local government in each state, we hope you will learn that there are others like you who are motivated to make a difference … Continued
My Story with Matt Monedero, City of Garland, TX
ELGL’s mission is to connect, communicate, and educate. In this ongoing series, ELGL members tell their story including how they got into local government. Matt Monedero (LinkedIn) has a served as Budget Analyst with the City of Garland, TX for the past two years. Previously, Matt has served as Budget & Management in Analyst in El … Continued
Trending Now: Oregon Tech Brigade with ELGL and TAO
It’s time for local government to acknowledge that technology exists and, in fact, it may be able to help us. To do so, ELGL is partnering with the Technology Association of Oregon (TAO) to offer the Oregon Tech Brigade. In the last couple of months, ELGL has been meeting with Skip Newberry, TAO President and … Continued
Wireframe & Site Map
ELGL’s web redesign process continues! We met last week with Sarah and Jen for a detailed two-hour meeting where we talked about the awesome survey data we received from our members, our goals for ELGL.org, and next steps going forward. Sarah and Jen are great listeners, which is probably the top skill you should look … Continued
From My Perspective: #13Percent by Bonnie Svrcek
We’re committed to keeping the #13Percent issue at the forefront of local government discussions. Periodically, we’ll post “From My Perspective” blog posts from ELGL members on the topic of women in local government leadership. Here’s a post from SE ELGL Advisory Board member Bonnie Svrcek. Bonnie is a former ICMA president and the Deputy City … Continued