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Good Grief, Bad Grief: Complex Forms of Bereavement

What I’m Watching: Styling Hollywood. Dresses, celebrities, and fabulous living in LA? Yes, please. What I’m Reading: No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work by Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy - highly recommend. I’m still working my way through it because emotions but there has been a lot of buzz...

Census Operations Webinar: Monitoring the Count in Real Time

September 18, 2019 1:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register Online! Part 5 of the Census Counts + Funders Census Initiative census operations series will cover how organizations can monitor the progress of the count in real time, to guide resource and outreach targeting, messaging and strategy modifications, and additional investments, as needed....

Member Profile: Taylor Samuelson

Taylor Samuelson Finance Division Office Specialist, City of Laguna Beach If you had to live in a different city, what city would you choose? I would choose Boston, mainly because it’s got a mixture of historic and modern architecture, and the city has an awesome app called Boston 311. I want to see the public...

The State of Employee Performance Evaluations

Mike Skibbe (Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m Watching: Street Outlaws (It's like real housewives, but car guy drama) What I’m Reading: Bringing Out The Best in People, Aubrey Daniels Are performance evaluations still broken? When searching this topic at ELGL, the last post seems to be from five years ago. The frustration of evaluations not...

Podcast: A Librarian's Guide to Homelessness with Ryan Dowd

Ryan Dowd Executive Director Hesed House Bio | LinkedIn An empathy-driven approach to solving problems and serving everyone. Ryan Dowd the Executive Director of Hesed House, a homeless shelter in Aurora, Illinois joined the podcast to talk about serving people experiencing homelessness. Ryan talked about his book, A Librarian's Guide to Homelessness, and his training for...

I Have to Ask: Hospitality

In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three questions from ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Katie Olson, City of South Jordan, Utah, writes about finding hospitality in local government. On the eve of #cityhallselfie day, I am, in fact, writing this at city hall—South Jordan City Hall to be specific. I didn’t...

Recruiting with Lightning Speed (for Government)

By Brandi Leos, City of Tigard, Oregon, LinkedIn, Twitter I’ve heard it a thousand times… government is soooo slooooow. This is true in many aspects including finding your next job, next co-worker, or next employee. As the Recruitment Manager for City of Tigard, I have to say that I agree – government is soooo sloooow. ...

Pivot Like a Pro!

This guest blog is by Nina Vetter, who has served as the Pueblo West Metropolitan District Manager since January 2019. Prior to that, she worked for the City of Colorado Springs, the U.S. State Department, and Village of Wilmette, Illinois. Connect with Nina on LinkedIn or Twitter. What I'm Watching: So You Think You Can...

How Does Local Public Purchasing Work?

In this series, Brian Alexander of CoProcure helps break down the ins and outs of public purchasing. Public purchasing is big business: governments spend 1 of every 3 taxpayer dollars buying something. With such large sums of money at stake, there’s obvious risk of abuse and corruption. Purchasing rules and regulations evolved with good intentions: to safeguard taxpayer...

Student Ticket Price for #ELGLRoadTrip

Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we are offering student tickets to any #ELGLRoadTrip event for 50 percent off. Simply select the ticket type and use the discount code StudentRoadTripper at check-out. (If you're currently a member, use the "ELGL Member" ticket type; if you're not a member, select the "Non-Member option you prefer...

Horseshoes Are Better Than Circles

Today's Morning Buzz is by Kirsten Wyatt. Connect with Kirsten on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I'm Reading: The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee What I'm Watching: Four Weddings and a Funeral on Hulu What I'm Listening To: The Highwomen It's local government conference season! Today I'm headed to the American Public Works Association (APWA) conference...

Support Against Harassment: Five Lessons Learned

Today’s Buzz is by Lindsay Jacques (Twitter and LinkedIn) What I'm doing: Getting settled after a big move! What I'm working on: Preparing for a big conference What I am reading: How to Win Friends and Influence People I watched the blood well up after tearing a hangnail and felt my emotions spill over as...

Podcast: Effective Local Outreach with Perla Ni, Census Outreach Project

Perla Ni Founder & CEO CommunityConnect Labs & Census Outreach Project LinkedIn | Twitter Using mobile messaging to connect with hard-to-count populations. Perla Ni is the Founder and CEO of CommunityConnect Labs, the Census Outreach Project, and GreatNonprofits. She joined the podcast to talk about how local governments can reach all of their residents for the...

Three Cheers for CivicPRIDE Event Sponsors

We're pleased to announce some exciting sponsorships for the CivicPRIDE organization. These companies are graciously sponsoring the group's event mixer at #ICMA2019. Please join us on October 21, 2019 at 4:00 for this great event. RSVP for Stonewall to Nashville: 50 Years of Progress Presenting Sponsor: Bang the Table Title Sponsors: eCivis, Envisio Entertainment...

Webinar: Engaging Business for the 2020 Census

Tuesday September 17, 2019, 2-3 PM ET DESCRIPTION: The decennial census, and the information it produces, is a foundational ingredient in our 21st-century, data-driven economy. Businesses rely on it to make strategic decisions every day, and they can play an important role in helping to achieve a strong count by encouraging their employees, customers and...

#CityHallSelfie Day Award: Best of the Day

We’re rolling out the 2019 #CityHallSelfie Day award winners! Winners receive a trophy and selfie stick from Bang the Table. Winner for Best #CityHallSelfie of the Day goes to... Pam Davis of City of Longmont, Colorado! Congratulations Pam and Leanne! Thanks for bringing extra joy to #CityHallSelfie Day and sharing your big news with the ELGL...

Interviews: Take a Leap and Book a Flight

Today's Buzz is by Susan Barkman (Twitter & Linkedin) What I am watching: Golden Girls What I am working on: Public engagement for our Animal Services code revision What I am looking forward to: Three day photography class at the Colorado Sand Dunes! Facebook reminded me that three years ago I was in Portland. You...

Members Choice Award: #CityHallSelfie Excellence

We’re rolling out the 2019 #CityHallSelfie Day award winners! Winners receive a trophy and selfie stick from Bang the Table. Members Choice Award goes to... City of Sugar Land, Texas Can you find the real selfie statue outside of Sugar Land City Hall? ? #waldohasnothingonus #CityHallSelfie #SLTX pic.twitter.com/djKqoSXsx7 — City of Sugar Land (@SugarLandtxgov) August 15,...

I Have to Ask: Being Special in a Special District

In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Brandon Smith, City of Kansas City, Missouri, highlights the work of Laura Savage, Pueblo West Metropolitan District. Laura Savage is a local government employee, but not in the traditional sense. She’s the Assistant to the District Manager....

Peaks and Valleys

Right Now w/ Joey Garcia (LinkedIn / Twitter) What I’m Doing - Procrastinating on some wedding planning What I'm Binging - Fours Weddings, Say Yes to the Dress, What I'm Cooking - Papas con Espinacas What I’m Listening to - Latinx Therapy: The Shame & Anxiety Behind Cleaning It’s been a wild ride at work the past few...