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Johnson C. Smith #ELGLInspire Speaker: Sean Langley

#ELGLInspire is at Johnson C. Smith University on January 30th! Learn more about our event speakers in these brief profiles, and connect with them before and after the event! To find information about all of the speakers, visit the #ELGLInspire homepage. Sean Langley Project Coordinator Charlotte Planning, Design and Development Long Range & Strategic Planning...

Johnson C. Smith #ELGLInspire Speaker: Cearra Harris

#ELGLInspire is at Johnson C. Smith University on January 30th! Learn more about our event speakers in these brief profiles, and connect with them before and after the event! To find information about all of the speakers, visit the #ELGLInspire homepage. Cearra Harris Sr. Library Assistant ImaginOn Library What was the very first paying job...

Johnson C. Smith #ELGLInspire Speaker: Erika Ruane

#ELGLInspire is at Johnson C. Smith University on January 30th! Learn more about our event speakers in these brief profiles, and connect with them before and after the event! To find information about all of the speakers, visit the #ELGLInspire homepage. Erika Ruane Sustainability Coordinator, City of Charlotte E-mail What was the very first paying...

Johnson C. Smith #ELGLInspire Speaker: Dr. Shaun Ward

#ELGLInspire is at Johnson C. Smith University on January 30th! Learn more about our event speakers in these brief profiles, and connect with them before and after the event! To find information about all of the speakers, visit the #ELGLInspire homepage. Dr. Shaun Ward Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Professional Development – Training Academy LinkedIn What was...

You Say...STAY (in Government)

Today’s Buzz is brought to you by Jenny Kosek, Communications Strategist for the City of West Allis. You can connect with her on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: “The Adding Machine,” Elmer Rice What I’m Watching: Making It, Season 2 What I’m Listening To: Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend In November 2016, I was...

Practice of PDIA Podcast Series from Building State Capacity

This blog post originally appeared on the Building State Capacity blog and is written by ELGL member Salimah Samji. In this post, she introduces Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation, or PDIA. This is an iterative learning and adaptation model that enables solutions to be found for each problem that crops up, based on the lessons that...

New Year, More Life

Today’s Buzz is by Alisha Janes (Find her on Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m Listening To: This Unladylike Podcast (Unlikely Source of Great Local Gov Learning) What I’m Reading: HBR's 10 Must Reads on Women and Leadership I love a fresh shiny new year. New Year’s Day is my favorite holiday. I love it unapologetically...

For the Love of Public Service

Today's Buzz is brought to you by Katie Nelson, Social Media and Public Relations Manager for the Mountain View Police Department. You can connect with her on Twitter and on LinkedIn. ;What I’m Reading: Little Fires Everywhere What I’m Watching: Cheer, and you should be too What I’m Listening To: Sorry I’m Late, I...

Main Street Now Conference: May 18-20, 2020

The Main Street Now Conference is offering a registration discount, specialized education track, and more to local government officials! Join the largest national convening of leaders working to advance economic opportunity from May 18-20 in Dallas! Click here to learn more and register. The Main Street Now Conference is in Dallas, TX from May 18...

I Have to Ask: Three Misconceptions About ELGL

ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt poses a question and a guest columnist answers it. This week, a familiar face ELGL Executive Director Kirsten Wyatt (LinkedIn and Twitter) shares the three most common misconceptions about ELGL. Background ELGL was founded in 2012 and has grown from a Portland-metro area lunch group into an international organization with thousands...

The Profit: Why Engagement Drives Innovation Strategy (part 2 of 3)

Today’s Buzz is by Greg Stopka (Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m listening to: Joe Rogan Experience with guest Robert Downey Jr. What I’m watching: Sherlock What I am reading: New SQL code as we launch a new recreation software As I mentioned in my last #morningbuzz, one of my favorite guilty pleasure shows to watch...

Podcast: Mobility and Infrastructure in Pittsburgh, PA with Karina Ricks

Karina Ricks Director of Mobility and Infrastructure City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter Economic development through transportation. Karina Ricks, the Director of the Mobility and Infrastructure Department in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, joined the podcast to talk about how Pittsburgh is working with transportation companies in a collaborative way and how her department emphasizes...

Announcing: ELGL's Creative Community!

ELGL is proud to announce a new content and learning partnership on creative placemaking! ELGL will work with ArtPlace America and Civic Arts to share content, learning opportunities, and resources about how to use art and culture to build and grow strong communities. ELGL is calling this effort Creative Community because this is a project that welcomes everyone to...

How A City Manager Taught Me About Grace

Today’s Buzz is by Katie Babits – connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Watching: Cheer on Netflix What I’m Reading: The Camino Way by Victor Prince What I’m listening to: Trampled by Turtles We are three full weeks into a new year, & if you're like me, a new year comes with much reflection. Well, this...

Innovation is Easy & Everyone Can Do It!

Today's Morning Buzz is a pinch-hit Alison Rhodes, Deputy Director of the City of Boulder, CO Parks and Recreation department. What I'm Reading: The Library Book by Susan Orleans-it combines three of my favorite things: books, local government, and mystery! What I'm Listening To: Dolly Parton’s America. Listen up if you want to be surprised...

2020 Census Toolkit for Local Officials

Download the 2020 Census Toolkit for Local Officials State and local officials are vital partners in promoting public awareness about the 2020 Census. We appreciate your strong support for the U.S. Census Bureau’s work and the funding you provide for our programs. Once a decade, America comes together to count everyone living in the United...

#NDOSC 2020 Locations - as of January 21, 2020

Here are the locations that have signed up for the National Day of Supper Clubbing (#NDOSC) as of January 21. Want to sign up to host? Learn more here and sign up here!

Regional Strategies for Procurement Collaboration

In this series, staff from CoProcure break down the ins and outs of public purchasing. The case for public procurement collaboration Across the country, over 89,000 local governments annually spend $1T buying similar goods and services. To spend public funds, governments must purchase using contracts created through a formal competitive bidding process. Most governments initiate a...

How Did I Get Here

Today’s Buzz is brought to you by Danielle Rogers, Community Marketing Manager for the City of Newton, Iowa. You can connect with her on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I am Reading: Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide What I am Listening to: Oprah’s Super Soul Conversations What I am Watching: Encore! On Disney+...

3 Ways to Improve Communications

I’m Jessica VanderKolk, communications manager for the City of Battle Creek, Michigan. Connect with me on Twitter and LinkedIn! What I’m reading: Daring Greatly by Brené Brown What I’m listening to: GovLove on my run this morning If I’m being real, I’ll tell you I don’t much feel on top of my game so far...