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City Hall Selfie Day: 2024 Honorees

    City Hall Selfie Day: 2024 Honorees Together, we reached more than 6 million people during the ninth-annual City Hall Selfie Day on Aug. 15, 2024. We saw so much community pride on display in small towns, big cities, and everywhere in between. Thanks to everyone who celebrated City Hall Selfie Day with us!...

Equity and the Commons: The Importance of Fair Access to Public Green Spaces

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Mary King, a writer and public space researcher based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She works for Envisio. Connect with Mary on LinkedIn! What I’m working on: An essay and interview series that explores public spaces in cities! What I'm reading: "Weather" by Jenny Offill What I’m watching: I'm late to...

ELGL Welcomes 2024-2027 Board of Directors Members

Three new local government professionals are joining the ELGL Board of Directors for three-year terms. ELGL is excited to announce the appointment of Mike Ekey, Olivia Hilton, and Jackie Wehmeyer to terms beginning on July 1, 2024. "Mike, Olivia, and Jackie will add needed skill sets and perspective to ELGL," said Warren Kagarise, ELGL Board...

City Hall Selfie Day

City Hall Selfie Day is Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. Organized by ELGL, City Hall Selfie Day is a celebration of public service showcasing pride in local government institutions. ELGL is excited to celebrate the 10th annual City Hall Selfie Day in 2025! Every year since 2016, government employees, elected officials, members of the media, and...

City Hall Selfie Day: 2023 Honorees

    City Hall Selfie Day: 2023 Honorees Together, we reached more than 1 million people during the 2023 City Hall Selfie Day on Aug. 15, 2023. We saw so much community pride on display in small towns, big cities, and everywhere in between. Thanks to everyone who celebrated City Hall Selfie Day with us!...

Top Influencers in Local Government

Every year ELGL asks our members to nominate outstanding public servants for the Top Influencers in Local Government list. The recognition honors people who make a difference in their communities and the larger local gov network, and who demonstrate ELGL values of joy, creativity, connection, dependability, and equity through their work and public activities. In...

2022 Top Influencers in Local Government

Celebrate. When many think of local government, that may not be the first word that comes to mind. Local government, as you all intimately know, is hard work. The work we do for our communities allows the people who live there to thrive, but it also is necessary for survival. At ELGL we aim to...

AI in Government: A New Era of Data-Driven Decision-Making

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Angelica Wedell, Communications Director at Polco. Connect with Angelica on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook.  What I’m listening to: The Civil Review Podcast Season 2 is out! What I’m reading: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less What I’m doing: Posting food pics on Facebook   By Jessie O’Brien...

Podcast: Building a Customer Service Culture with Melissa Cantarero Weiss, Wauwatosa, WI

Melissa Cantarero Weiss Deputy City Administrator City of Wauwatosa, WI LinkedIn Strategy and service. Melissa Cantarero Weiss, Deputy City Administrator for the City of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, joined the podcast to talk about building a customer service culture. She shared how they engaged employees in developing customer service values and integrating customer service into training, employee...

Is Remote Work Suited for Local Government? 

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Angelica Wedell, Communications Director at Polco. Connect with Angelica on LinkedIn. Article originally published by Polco, online community engagement and civic analytics platform. What I’m listening to: The School of Greatness Podcast What I’m learning: How to stream on LinkedIn!  What I’m launching: A new white paper!...

How Governments Use Data To Win Grants

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Angelica Wedell, Communications Director at Polco. Connect with Angelica on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook. This Buzz was written by Jen Aceto, Senior Product Marketing Manager for Polco, and edited by Angelica Wedell. What I’m listening to: Stuff You Should Know Podcast What I’m watching: Only Murders in...

Accessible Reports: 7 Strategies to Improve Closing the Loop

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Billy Trakas, Founder at A Community Engagement Company. Connect with Billy on LinkedIn. What I'm Watching: Halfway through the new season of Black Mirror What I'm Listening to: Been getting into folk music more and more so I've been listening to Gregory Alan Isakov and his collaboration with...

For Cities and Taylor Swift, a Love Story with Crossover Appeal

Today's Morning Buzz is brought to you by Warren Kagarise, digital engagement manager for King County, WA. Connect with Warren on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I'm Reading: The Washington Post's retrospective featuring 70 years of readers' national park photos. (Our need to document experiences on public lands is even older than the concept of public lands.) What...

Podcast: Equity in Policing with Max Markham, Center for Policing Equity

Max Markham Vice President, Policy & Community Engagement Center for Policing Equity LinkedIn | Twitter Science to promote justice. Max Markham, Vice President, Policy & Community Engagement for the Center for Policing Equity, joined the podcast to talk about building equity in police departments. He shared the work of rebuilding the St. Louis Police Department,...

Tuning Into Local Government Podcasts

Brought to you by: Angelica Wedell, Communications Director at Polco Connect with me on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook A hobby I enjoy: Walking around San Antonio with my dogs Beau and Penny, Great Pyrenees mixes What I’m eating: Vite Ramen!    Today, 60% of Americans tune into their favorite podcasts while cooking, commuting, and cleaning...

Podcast: Human Centered Design in Chicago Public Schools

Adrian Segura Chief Officer, Family and Community Engagement Chicago Public Schools LinkedIn Kathleen Carlson Special Projects Bloomberg Philanthropies LinkedIn Laura Biltz Design Consultant and Manager Conic LinkedIn Ruben Ocampo Founder Conic LinkedIn Putting people first. Four guests joined the podcast to talk about human centered design in Chicago Public Schools. They discussed the CPS community...

How to Win My Vote

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Dr. Sarah Story, Lead Content Strategist at Color Health. Find her on LinkedIn, Medium, or Instagram – not Twitter, unless you want to read some ancient tweets.  What I’m Watching: Literally, as I write this, I’m watching Law and Order: SVU on an American Airlines flight. Season...

Are We Still Having Fun?

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Greg LeBlanc – Assistant Town Manager, Town of Snowmass Village, Colo. Connect with me on LinkedIn What I’m watching: Shrinking on Apple TV+ A hobby I enjoy: Dad jokes What I’m working on: Childcare, IT Security & Community Engagement   We have all been there – one of those days....

With Social Media's Status in Flux, Focus on What You Can Do

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Warren Kagarise, digital engagement manager for King County, WA. Connect with Warren on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I’m Reading: The unfolding legal cases as school districts nationwide sue social media companies over the youth mental health crisis. What I’m Watching: Pedro Pascal help a traveling companion cross unforgiving terrain,...

Is There Anything Good About Polarization?

Today's Morning Buzz is brought to you by Angelica Wedell, Communications Director at Polco. Connect with Angelica on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook. What I’m Reading: You’re Not Listening by Kate Murphy Who My Pets Are: Beau and Penny, Great Pyrenees mixed dogs What I’m Eating: Avocados! When you look at social media and comments about...

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