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LGBTQIA and Allies Organizations

ELGL is proud to host the CivicPRIDE website and blog posts. The below is a partial list of organizations that LGBTQIA local government professionals can use as resources. Is this list missing an organization? Contact us and we'll update it. American Planning Association LGBTQ & Planning Division Federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Diversity Office...

OCCMA Student Scholarship for #ELGLPopUp in Portland, OR

The Oregon City/County Managers Association (OCCMA) has graciously sponsored five student attendance spots at the #ELGLPopUp conference in Portland, Oregon on October 12. The scholarship covers the full conference cost. This scholarship opportunity is available to current students only in any degree field. To be eligible for the scholarship, the below form must be completed...

Fantastic Flop Fridays: The Great Garbage Fire of 2010-2011

Each month, a guest columnist will share a story about a failure--and the lessons learned. This month, Matt Horn, Director of Local Government Solutions at IBTS,  shares his experience of rolling out Priority-Based Budgeting. Are you interested in sharing your story as part of this new series? Sign up here to blog.  Preamble I want to open by...

College Football Saturdays: GovLove Podcast Series

It can easily be said that sports, and particularly football, occupy a role at the center of daily life in many college towns across the country. Every weekend in the fall, college towns plan for an influx of visitors, more than doubling their population, which creates a unique set of challenges.   For example, when...

It’s Time to Create a Business Solutions Group

This post is by Nick Kittle, Government Performance and Innovation Coach with Cartegraph and Brandi Rank, Business Solutions Administrator with Adams County, CO. It’s time. It’s time to talk about rethinking your “GIS” team concept. You know…those “power user”, map making, app loving, information producing heroes languishing away in the bowels of your IT department or scattered like...

Podcast: Innovation & Performance in the City of Seattle with Tina Walha

Tina Walha Director of Innovation & Performance Team Seattle, WA LinkedIn | Twitter Using data and design to creatively solve problems. Tina Walha the Director of the Innovation & Performance team at the City of Seattle, Washington joined the podcast to talk about her team's work. She shared her path into local government, which started with a...

#ELGLInspire – University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

#ELGLInspire: University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee September 14, 2018 MPA Program Alumni House, 3230 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53211 Noon – 3:30 p.m. – Lunch provided RSVP required! This unique program inspires undergraduate students to pursue local government careers. ELGL is a professional association that engages the brightest minds in local government. This event is...

#ELGLInspire - University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh

#ELGLInspire: University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh September 13, 2018 Gruenhagen Center, Noon – 3:30 p.m. – Lunch provided RSVP required! This unique program inspires undergraduate students to pursue local government careers. ELGL is a professional association that engages the brightest minds in local government. This event is held on the University of Wisconsin campus. Lunch is...

Our commitment to the ELGL local government community

As we are with all government partners we serve, ProudCity is committed to providing a holistic and always-improving digital service offering to the ELGL community.

2018 City Hall Selfie Awards

This year, City Hall Selfie Day was more than 24 hours. The selfies started at 6:00 p.m EST on August 14 as Australia reminded us that it is International City Hall Selfie Day. "It's more than just a picture" became the unofficial theme of the day. Some local governments reminded the public about the many...

Podcast: The Most Wired Community in Oregon

David Clyne City Manager Independence, OR LinkedIn Shawn Irvine Economic Development Director Independence, OR LinkedIn A smart rural community. David Clyne the City Manager and Shawn Irvine the Economic Development Director join GovLove to talk about their work for the City of Independence, Oregon. This small city of about 9,000 people has used technology like...

I Have to Ask: When Is the Right Time

Rafael Baptist writes about transitioning to a new job in Raleigh, NC

Data Stories with Matthias - Generations

Thanks for joining me for another week of Data Stories. This week's Diversity Dashboard Hot Topic is Generations! As we dive into the data this week, we are looking at the age distribution of local leaders and how we can expect to see these numbers change over the next few election cycles. Most of us...

When the Job Market Goes Boom(er)

Findings from the ELGL Diversity Dashboard confirm what people have been talking about for (seemingly) ages: local government leadership is getting older. The most recent data upload shows that 65 percent of chief administrative officers (CAOs) and assistant CAOs (ACAOs) are age 50 and better. And 34 percent of CAOs and ACAOs are age 60...

Podcast: Stories from the National Day of Civic Hacking

  Alex Gaesser Software Developer Spotinst LinkedIn | GitHub Connor English Head Organizer Hack for Heather LinkedIn | Website Matt Castillon Data Science Gusto LinkedIn | Website Code for America recently hosted a National Day of Civic Hacking as a call to action bringing together civic leaders, local governments, and community organizations. Groups across the...

#CityHallSelfieDay It's Not Just Picture Day

Morning Buzz by Zach Navin What i’m doing - Planning a hiking trip to Southern Utah What I’m listening to –  Slow Burn What I’m watching – It’s still summer, I try to avoid the indoors What I’m reading – Simple, Not Easy - Terrence Roberts (H/T @lizzykayAR) Now that you've tackled #CityHallSelfie Day let’s...

#CityHallSelfie Map

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#CityHallSelfie Leaderboard

Throughout the day on August 15, we'll be sharing the leading tweets in the 21 award categories on the members-only ELGL site. Check out the potential winners in the rotating gray boxes on the site! If you want to see if your organization is in the running for the most prestigious award in the local...

Hidden Gems... Passive Job Candidates

Job hunting in local government can suck. Someone once counseled me that for every job I secured, I would need to complete upwards of 10 to 15 applications (and that might be conservative!). The processes are too long, there is too much mystery in the selection process or those panel interviews are set up to...

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