Be sure to refill your coffee cup before this #ELGL14 session! With an idea a minute, get ready for a fire hose approach to getting some cool new ideas to your community after the conference. This fast-paced and fun conversation will share the best local government ideas from some of ELGL’s favorite friends. Don’t forget … Continued
Background Check Connect: LinkedIn Charles T. Wallace is a 24 year retiree from the Philadelphia Fire Department and has served as the Deputy Director of Emergency Management for Grays Harbor County, WA since 2009. He is responsible for all emergency management efforts, as well as coordination, cooperation and emergency notifications between nine cities, 15 fire … Continued
http://youtu.be/s9MszVE7aR4 We’re going “Around the World” again with a new cast of characters. This month, we have selected Brian Halverson, Brian Southey, Marc Nelson, and Stephen O’Brien. Today we introduce you to the participants, and in the following days, we’ll roll out their responses to questions about local government in their various regions. Brian Halverson … Continued
Public Transportation … for Your Car?, is a CityLab article Emily Badger wrote back in January of 2013. In the article Emily mentions Anwar Farooq, a high school math teacher, engineer, and inventor, who was granted a patent for his design of a train-ferry for car commuters. The article has pictures and videos of the … Continued
Are you interested in getting more involved in ELGL? Forming a regional chapter, taking on a leadership role, or contributing to our original content series? Kent Wyatt, Kirsten Wyatt, Ben Kittelson, and Ben McCready will discuss the organization’s growth, new strategic plan, and ways you can build out your region’s ELGL chapter. It’ll be a … Continued
`Stars And Bars’ Replaces Battle Flag In Pensacola As a follow up to the 50 Nifty profile, Tom Bonfield, Durham (NC) city manager, has provided an answer to the question,”What is the gutsiest decision you ever made?” Pensacola was discovered in 1559 and some would argue is “America’s Oldest Settlement”. Since 1559 Pensacola has been governed and flown … Continued
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 through the public sector, and we hope … Continued
Meet Brittany Bennett! She’s a Development, Policy, and Impact Associate at Self-Help Credit Union in Durham, NC. (Not familiar with Self-Help? Check it out – it’s an amazing organization that provides financing, technical support, consumer financial services and advocacy for those left out of the economic mainstream.) Brittany initially proposed the idea of an ELGL Twittersation … Continued
You’ve heard about our sessions on Growing Our Regional Economy, Managing College Towns, the Social Media Scene, and Washington Post Reporter Emily Badger. Today, we’re releasing an exciting session that’ll help you take your career to the next level! Join Ron Holifield from Strategic Government Resources, one of the largest local government search firms in … Continued
Just about a year ago, Emily Badger wrote an article for CityLab on What Every U.S. Family Really Needs for a Minimum Living Standard. In the article, Emily covers the rise of economic hardship suffered by American households between 2005-2011 and uses U.S. Census Bureau data to show how affected families are by the growing … Continued
