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Can We All Have a Little Grace With Each Other?

This Morning Buzz is by Susan Barkman, Council/Mayor Management Analyst for the City of Aurora, Colorado. Connect on Twitter and Linkedin. What am I watching: Life Below Zero What am I listening to: I Heart Radio – Hot Country, Bobby Bones, and Top 40 What I am hoping for: A new combination of old and COVID practices...

Member Profile: Anthony Santiago

Anthony Santiago Director, Program & Partnership Development LinkedIn I Twitter If you had to live in a different city, what city would you choose? Washington, DC Storytelling or innovation? Which is the most overused word in local government? Innovation is the most used, but less real. We need more storytelling on ways to move a...

Cohorts Page

About Our Programs ELGL offers cohort-style programs because we believe strongly in the power of peer-to-peer learning and understand that local government networks can be powerful tools for improving our communities. Our programs bring together practitioners from across sectors and departments to learn, create solutions, share resources, and build long-term professional relationships. Cohort learning models...

Survey: How Well is Your Workforce Managing This New Work Environment?

COVID-19 has presented unprecedented challenges for our organizations, our workforces and how we deliver services. This includes major changes in how and where employees work. The CPS HR Consulting Institute for Public Sector Employee Engagement wants to help you understand how your employees are coping with the challenges of this new work environment - and...

Two Words

Today's Morning Buzz comes from Clay Campbell, Administrative Supervisor for the Downers Grove Sanitary District. Trending with Clay Campbell What I’m Struggling With – Getting consistent sleep! What day is it again? What the Family is Talking About – Getting a dog (do we dare?) What I’m Watching – The Witcher (on Netflix) What I’m Doing...

An Exciting Census 2020 Milestone

Over the weekend, the US Census Bureau marked a notable milestone: more than half of all U.S. households have now responded to the 2020 Census. A director's blog and video from Director Dillingham are below: Director's blog & video

2020 CED Innovation Cohort seeks proposals by May 13

Innovation Cohort seeks Economic & Community Development, Remote Governance Solutions by May 13 The 2020 Community & Economic Development Innovation Cohort is actively seeking pilot proposals in community and economic development solutions, as well as in remote provision of governance services and other emergency response solutions for COVID-19. The Innovation Cohort, supported by ELGL &...

Creative Placemaking Cohort

Creative Placemaking Cohorts The Creative Placemaking Cohort is part of ELGL's Creative Community partnership with Civic Arts, supported by ArtPlace. The 2020 Cohort closed on May 28 and will take place from June 16-December 19, 2020. The 2021 cohort will be announced in late winter 2020. About the 2020 Cohort Civic Arts & ELGL are...

Rewind: Small Business & Economic Development Strategies During & After COVID-19

This webinar aired on April 16, 2020. Watch the recording and review the slide deck below. Learn how local governments can support small businesses and strengthen economic development during and after COVID-19 impacts. Please join us for a free webinar program & interactive chat session about ways local governments can support small businesses in their...

Cohort Partnerships

Overview We work closely with a number of private vendors, nonprofits, foundations, educational institutions, and other agencies to make sure we provide high-quality content at an affordable rate for all our cohort participants. Sponsorship of cohort programs is designed to support the staff time, infrastructure, and resources necessary for each cohort participant to maximize their...

Rewind: Virtual Ideation Session: Local Government Learning & Collaboration

This webinar aired live on April 15, 2020. Watch the video and download the resources from the webinar below. The COVID-19 response swiftly changed the way local governments operate. From virtual EOCs, to Zoom council meetings, to remote access to work, organizations are finding new ways to provide services and share information. The virtual ideation...

Creating Healthy Communities: Arts + Public Health in America

This local government advisory brief was created by a team at University of Florida, Center for Arts in Medicine. We are sharing as part of our Creative Community series, which is a partnership with ArtPlace America and CivicArts to write, explore, share, and learn about creative placemaking and how we use arts and culture to shape our communities! COVID-19 Arts Local...

The Small Things

Right Now with Kevin Teater What I’m Listening to – Inspirational music (Two Steps from Hell) What I’m Reading – The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson What I’m Watching – A bunch of movies these days What I’m Doing – Learning how to play ukulele The Small Things Taking small action in the middle...

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As part of our mission to help our members find joy in public service, ELGL offers high-quality, accessible, affordable learning opportunities in a variety of formats. Our diverse membership base, expert partners, and staff experience help us create programs that are engaging, relevant, and useful for local government practitioners in a variety of fields. Each...

Rewind: Navigating COVID-19 Grant Funding

This webinar aired live on April 16, 2020. Watch the recording and access presentation and chat resources here. With the latest COVID-19 funding packages, there’s over $20 billion for state and local governments on the line. Making sense of and knowing how to implement that funding, however, is half the battle. Join us on April...

COVID-19 Online Learning & Hangouts: Week of April 20, 2020

Please RSVP and join us on four learning and hangout sessions the week of April 20, 2020. An RSVP is required for each of these events: Families First Act, Local Government, and COVID-19 April 20, 2020 at 9:00 am PT Virtual #ELGLInspire April 21, 2020 at 10:00 am PT Incorporating the Arts in Local Government...

Week 6: Safer at Home or Work

Right Now w/ Joey Garcia (LinkedIn / Twitter) What I’m Doing - Thinking about how I planned a whole wedding and now I get a whole other year to keep planning. yay? What I’m Binging - Kendra Davis recently introduced me to Taskmaster which is available for free on youtube! What I’m Cooking/Baking - I have finally made...

I Have to Ask: Life on the Campaign Trail

In this series, ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt poses three questions to the guest columnist, and the guest columnist selects one to reflect on. This week, Kathryn Mortensen, Budget and Performance Fellow for the City of Brighton, Colorado, writes about lessons learned from working on a political campaign. In another life, I was never going to...

Zoom Pictionary Instructions

On April 17, 2020 we hosted Zoom Pictionary Happy Hour and it was a laugh a minute. Here's the instruction document if you'd like to host your own Zoom Pictionary game for your staff or community. View the Pictionary Instructions

Great American Return To Normal

Today’s Buzz is by Meredith Reynolds, Park Planning & Partnerships Manager for the City of Long Beach. Follow Meredith on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. What I’m Listening To: Playing for Change’s Songs Across the World Series features musicians performing a song together across 5 continents. Recently this series covered The Band's song "The Weight" on...