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ELGL @ TLG Conference

Transforming Local Government Conference Reno, NV | April 9-12, 2019 Silver Legacy Resort Casino Conference agenda Save the Date for ELGL @ TLG Events: GovLove Podcasting Station & ELGL Meet-Up Space Bocce Tournament at TLG Conference Festival Networking Groups Around Problem Solving ELGL is proud to partner with the Alliance for Innovation for the 2019...

ELGL19 Session: Financial Empowerment through Local Government

Breakout: Financially Empowering Individuals & Families through Local Government In the last ten years, cities and counties across the country have come to realize that residents’ financial instability is an issue of such importance, and relevance, that it cannot continue to be relegated to the nonprofit sector to solve. Unstable personal finances are often why...

Podcast: A 9-year-old talks Parks with Bobbi Nance, Recreation Results

Bobbi Nance President Recreation Results LinkedIn | Twitter Cool things about parks. To celebrate the start of the #ELGLKnope Award contest for the best Park facility in the country we have an interview between Eleanor Wyatt and Bobbi Nance. Eleanor is a 9-year-old that has strong opinions about parks and Bobbi is the President of Recreation...

Ice Breakers & Strategic Planning

This guest blog is by ELGL member Kevin Knutson with Envisio. Connect with Kevin on LinkedIn and Twitter! I’m usually terrible at ice breakers. I’m a nuts and bolts kind of guy and generally don’t like anything that feels gimmicky. During my time in government and as a consultant, I facilitated hundreds of strategic planning...

App for That! RIP: The Standalone 311 App is Dead

Guest post brought to you by CitySourced CitySourced (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook) is an enterprise platform that provides governments with a complete native mobile app for residents to communicate with every department of their community: Mobile | Web | 311 | CRM. The stand-alone Mobile 311 App (2008 - 2018) was born shortly after the launch of the original iPhone...

Even Election Authorities Need Community Engagement

Today’s Morning Buzz is by brand new Morning Buzzer Brianna Lennon – connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I'm watching: Grace and Frankie What I'm listening to: Amazon Music's Beatles Station What I'm reading: Election Tools (an online resource by CTCL for election officials interested in civic engagement) The world of elections administration has evolved...

Connect at #CfASummit

This guest blog is by ELGL member and OpenCities director Luke Norris. Luke is also a Code for America alum. A few weekends ago I was scrolling through Twitter, feverishly swiping through the #factsmatter and #wall posts and I came across the following couple Tweets which made me start thinking - what should we expect elected officials...

#ELGLInspire - Penn State University

Penn State University LaunchBox 224 S. Allen Street, State College, PA 16801 March 15 event CANCELLED Will be rescheduled to a new date in Fall 2019! RSVP | Download the event flyer Noon - Arrive, check in, catered lunch 12:15 - Welcome from ELGL & Penn State University 12:30 - Quick Fire Presentations From Local...

Election to Execution: Why Strategy Execution Matters in Local Government

This guest blog is by ELGL member Pat Brogan. The path to becoming an “engaged local government leader” runs the gamut from those who’ve pursued formal training and landed a position in government, to elected officials for whom government is perhaps a second career. In between the two, are countless stories of how each...

ELGL19 Session: Engaging Local Government Employees

Time: 10:20 am Friday, May 17 Location: Morris Street Hallway, Room #2 Breakout: Engaging Local Government Employees Everyone knows the old adage of “take care of your employees and they’ll take care of you.” But how do you measure whether you've taken care of your employees? New studies suggest that employee engagement can be a...

Creating a Voice for Your Organization

Today’s Morning Buzz is by brand new Morning Buzzer Will Hampton – connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I am watching: True Detective, Season 3 What I am listening to: The Peter Attia Drive podcast What I am reading: The Gulag Archipelago (Abridged), by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn First, apologies for the click-bait headline. I’d love to be...

I Have to Ask: Keeping It Real and Timely

In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Angela Thompson (LinkedIn & Twitter), Director of Communications and Outreach with the City of Canton, highlights the need for a new kind of communications. Sign up to be a guest columnist for this series. Sharing information has never been...

UNC MPA Research Team: Diversity Dashboard

Each spring, ELGL submits project ideas to the first-year students in Leisha Dehart-Davis’class in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s MPA Program, and we wait with our fingers crossed to see if the students will select our program ideas and join the ranks of prior year project teams that studied HR trends, kickstarted the Diversity...

UNC MPA Research Team: Parks & Recreation

Each spring, ELGL submits project ideas to the first-year students in Leisha Dehart-Davis' class in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's MPA Program, and we wait with our fingers crossed to see if the students will select our program ideas and join the ranks of prior year project teams that studied HR trends,...

#ELGLKnope Guest Bloggers Needed

The 2019 #ELGLKnope award will recognize the best local parks and open spaces. To celebrate and amplify the work of local government parks employees, we're running a blog series to showcase the topics, trends, and ideas in parks management, maintenance, programming, and planning. Sign up for a date to guest blog for ELGL on the...

2019 #ELGLKnope Award Nominations

It's time.... the 2019 #ELGLKnope award is now accepting nominations! Nominate your favorite park or open space today. The Knope Award honors the top local government places. The #ELGLKnope award recognizes the best places in local government. In 2017, we honored the best city hall buildings. In 2018, we honored the best libraries. In 2019, we'll honor...

ELGL19 Keynote: Welcome to Durham with Mayor Steve Schewel

Keynote: Welcome to the Bull City with Mayor Steve Schewel Mayor Steve Schewel was elected Durham’s Mayor in November of 2017 on a vision for Durham to serve as a progressive beacon for the South and the nation. His campaign centered on making sure that Durham, which has seen tremendous growth, remains a “City for...

Podcast: Innovation & Using Scrum with Michelle Thong, San Jose, CA

Michelle Thong Digital Services Lead San Jose, CA LinkedIn | Twitter Using scrum in local government. Michelle Thong, the Digital Services Lead at the City of San Jose, CA, joined the podcast to talk innovation, iteration and engaging the tech community. She shared the three innovation behaviors her office works to encourage in the organization and...

Finding Stability in the Chaos

Today’s Buzz is by Samantha Roberts– connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Listening To: Space Cowboy by Kacey Musgraves What I’m Reading: Spark by Angie Morgan, Courtney Lynch, and Sean Lynch, as well as Smart Women Finish Rich, by David Bach (and 6 other books because I’m way to excited about what people are doing...

Why Are We Still Talking About Succession Planning in 2019?

This guest blog is by ELGL member Jeff Hoye with CPS-HR Consulting. Does it feel like we’ve been talking about succession planning in the public sector forever? Consider the compelling case for succession planning. Beyond mandates that may require a succession plan for some government agencies, an effective succession plan: is one of the most useful...