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Coronavirus Pen Pal Program

Sign your child up for a local government pen pal during COVID-19 quarantine. If your kids are stuck at home and are looking for productive and constructive things to do, sign them up for the ELGL member pen pal program. Participation is easy: As soon as you're matched, your child should write a letter to...

Member Request: Testimony at Public Meetings During Social Distancing

This information is included on ELGL’s crowdsourced local government resources page for COVID-19/Coronavirus information. This question is submitted for your response from an ELGL member: Please the ELGL membership to see if any members have guidelines for accepting remote audio/video/online messaging testimony for public meetings? I’m specifically looking for quasi-judicial boards and City Council. I’ll soon...

COVID-19: "Distributed Teams" Author Webinars on WFH & Remote Work

This information is included on ELGL’s crowdsourced local government resources page for COVID-19/Coronavirus information. Submitted by ELGL member Luke Fretwell, CEO of ProudCity and CivicActions. To support government teams quickly shifting to distributed/remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic, CivicActions will host a free webinar - repeated daily the week of March 16 - to share best...

COVID-19: SMS Texting Outreach to Community Members

This information is included on ELGL’s crowdsourced local government resources page for COVID-19/Coronavirus information. Submitted by ELGL member Alex Cottingham, Marketing Director at Citibot. Connect with Citibot: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Website The Citibot team, much like yourselves, have continued to see an increase of COVID-19 cases being confirmed in the U.S. as it spreads into...

COVID-19: Analysis of Community Concerns

This information is included on ELGL’s crowdsourced local government resources page for COVID-19/Coronavirus information. Submitted by ELGL member Ido Ivry, co-founder and CEO of Zencity. This new resource analyzes key concerns residents have across all of our cities regarding the COVID19 pandemic. Understanding what communities really care about could be of great value to local governments...

Notes from 3:00 p.m. COVID-19 Virtual Hangout

ELGL hosted a virtual hangout at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 13, 2020. These are the notes and video from the call. Listen to the 3:00 p.m. call Please share resources and information from your local government at ELGL.org/COVID-19. Update from Amrinder Singh from Norristown, PA on their efforts: 830K residents in the county, and...

Notes from Noon COVID-19 Virtual Hangout

ELGL hosted a virtual hangout at noon on Friday, March 13, 2020. These are the notes and video from the call. Listen to the noon call Reminder: ELGL has a crowdsourced resource page at ELGL.org/covid-19. Question: How are your organizations managing Open Meetings Act requirements, while practicing social distancing? Update from Dan Bolin, Ancel Glink...

COVID-19: UNC School of Government Resources

This information is included on ELGL’s crowdsourced local government resources page for COVID-19/Coronavirus information. Submitted by ELGL member John Stephens, Associate Professor at the UNC School of Government. For resources about NC public health law and COVID-19, please visit this page, which is being updated regularly. Webinar: Coronavirus in the Workplace and the Community: A Primer...

Notes from 8:30 a.m. COVID-19 Virtual Hangout

ELGL hosted a virtual hangout at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, March 13, 2020. These are the notes and video from the call. Listen to the 8:30 a.m. call Reminder: ELGL has a crowdsourced resource page at ELGL.org/covid-19. We'll share the recording and the notes from today's virtual hangout on this page so you can access...

NWWLA Oregon Cohort: Kate Fagerholm

ELGL has partnered with the Northwest Women’s Leadership Academy, Oregon to support and promote their 2019 cohort! To support the program and efforts, ELGL has extended complimentary membership to the women participating in the NWWLA 2019 cohort. ELGL is profiling the NWWLA participants to grow their local government network, and showcase their resumes, work experiences, and perspectives. Kate...

Podcast: Fiscally Sustainable Planning with Kevin Shepherd and AJ Fawver

Kevin Shepherd Founder & CEO Verdunity LinkedIn | Twitter AJ Fawver Program Leader Verdunity LinkedIn | Twitter Changing how communities are built. Two people joined the podcast from Verdunity, a planning, engineering, and engagement firm focused on fiscal sustainability. Kevin Shepherd, the Founder and CEO, and AJ Fawver, Program Leader, talked about the mission of...

Developing Your Why

Learn how a strong mission statement that help you best manage your organization by knowing what matters most to you.

#ELGL20 Postponed to October 14-16, 2020 in Portland, OR

ELGL is postponing our annual conference to October 14-16, 2020. Due to the intensifying public health emergency caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), ELGL has made the difficult but necessary decision to postpone our annual conference, #ELGL20, and reschedule it to October 14-16, 2020. The safety of ELGL members is our top concern, and we...

The Fargo Project

This post is brought to you by Nicole Crutchfield as part of ELGL's "Creative Community" learning series about the role of arts and culture in local government. Sign up to guest blog about your local government experiences with creative placemaking here - tell your story so we can learn from you! Planning and design have...

COVID-19: Email to City Employees

This information is included on ELGL’s crowdsourced local government resources page for COVID-19/Coronavirus information. Submitted by ELGL member Meredith Hauck, Assistant City Manager, Merriam, KS. This was the email sent to City employees following an employee self-quarantining. It includes updated sick leave policies during this event. Download the memo

KCMO State of Emergency Declaration Sample

Kansas City, Mo. COVID19 State of Emergency Declaration, see link to City's COVID19 page at the bottom: https://www.kcmo.gov/Home/Components/News/News/245/625

What She Lacks in Skill, She Makes Up in Enthusiasm

Today's Morning Buzz is by Kirsten Wyatt. Connect with Kirsten on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I'm Reading: New York Times coronavirus coverage, all day long What I'm Listening To: The Cold War: What We Saw What I'm Watching: LegoMasters on Fox The title of this post is an actual quote a college friend made about...

#CityHallShelfie: Discussion Guide for The Death and Life of Great American Cities

Hi y'all! I'm super excited to be hosting your March #CityHallShelfie book club! We're reading The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs. You can attend at lunch or at dinner. You don't have to read the book. You should still show up to discuss cool ideas (and the cheat sheet guide...

Local Government Coronavirus Information Webpages

This information is included on ELGL’s crowdsourced local government resources page for COVID-19/Coronavirus information. Compiled by ELGL member Dominique Albrecht, Assistant to the City Manager in Coronado, CA. Please use the link below to add your local government's site to this document. Local Government Coronavirus Information Webpages

NWWLA Oregon Cohort: Emily Stumpf

ELGL has partnered with the Northwest Women’s Leadership Academy, Oregon to support and promote their 2019 cohort! To support the program and efforts, ELGL has extended complimentary membership to the women participating in the NWWLA 2019 cohort. ELGL is profiling the NWWLA participants to grow their local government network, and showcase their resumes, work experiences, and perspectives. Emily...