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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...

Cooperative Purchasing: The Most Prominent Buying Method (You’ve Never Heard Of)

Brian Alexander is a summer research fellow at CoProcure and a first-year Master of Public Policy candidate at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy. Previously, he served as a Senior Policy Analyst at the Maryland Governor’s Office for Children with a focus on reducing the impact of parental incarceration on children and families. From...

Online Community Engagement Strategies

Online Community Engagement Strategies Wednesday, September 12, 2018, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CDT Elk Grove Village Hall, 901 Wellington Ave, Room E, Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007 Hosted Lunch | RSVP Required Co-Hosted by ELGL & Elk Grove Village An interactive roundtable utilizing case studies to help you successfully integrate online tools into your community...

Data Stories with Matthias - Response Rate

Last week we explored some overarching trends in the data. Since then, we welcomed 60 more municipalities into the Diversity Dashboard family! The end of August marks six months of data gathering. The ELGL team is exploring ways to garner more attention for the dashboard and combat the response lull phase that is all too...

What's Civic Tech? National Day of Civic Hacking 2018

Today's Morning Buzz is all about #NationalDayOfCivicHacking. Right Now with Daniel A. Soto (LinkedIn/Twitter) What I’m Listening to – Khalid - 8TEEN What I’m Watching – I recently watched Donnie Darko. It was weird What I Did this Weekend – I passed out on a sidewalk in the Mission District (I had a really bad, once-a-year-type migraine). What's...

Where are you going?

Brandi Leos, Senior HR Business Partner at City of Tigard, Oregon (LinkedIn, Twitter) What I'm watching: Philadelphia (interesting to watch this move as an HR professional 25 years after its release) What I'm listening to: Apple Music's Run NYC playlist (started running again this weekend and what a great list!) I recently attended a leadership...

Podcast: Creating a Culture of Health with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Julie Willems Van Dijk Director of County Health Rankings Wisconsin Population Health Institute Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter Katie Wehr Senior Program Officer Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Prize recognizes communities that have placed a priority on health and are creating powerful partnerships...

Implicit Bias: "But I'm Not Racist!"

This guest post by Katie Babits is part of the Jam of the Month: Workforce Development – Recruiting & Retaining Talent, hosted by SGRecruiter. When I begin to discuss implicit bias the most common statement that is, “But I’m not racist!” Calm down, nobody said you were, calm down. It’s hard for people to talk about diversity,...

#CityHallSelfies In the News

Route 50: Why Local Governments Are Taking CityHall Selfies Kansas City Star Article: “It’s #CityHallSelfie day, so you can officially have fun with that” KTAR News: Phoenix to be a part of national event called ‘City Hall Selfie Day’ on Monday Texarkana Gazette: Texas-side officials hope folks take part in City Hall Selfie Day Glendale City News: City Hall Selfie...

#CityHallSelfie Day Award Winners - 2017

2017 #CityHallSelfie Day Award Winners Best #CityHallSelfie of the Day – City of Issaquah @cityofissaquah Most Creative #CityHallSelfie – Chapel Hill @chapelhillgov & Milford, Delaware @MilfordDE State With the Most #CityHallSelfies – Maryland @MDMunicipal Most Selfies Taken by One Person on #CityHallSelfieDay - Sarah Gamblin-Luig @SirenLadySTL Most People in a #CityHallSelfie - Merriam,KS @MerriamKS Most...

2018 Best #CityHallSelfie Promo

The best videos and pictures promoting City Hall Selfie Day.

That's the Last Straw!

Right Now with Mario Smith (LinkedIn/Twitter) There is no doubt we have a plastic problem. Our oceans are plagued with it and streets full of it. How do we fix this issue? We take baby steps. First up, straws. Seattle became the first major city to ban the use of plastic straws and utensils....

Why Civic Engagement Is Crucial For Government

By Jennifer Davies, Public Information Officer/Social Media Manager, City of Las Vegas, NV Last week, I spoke about the role social media is playing in civic engagement at the Las Vegas Smart Cities Council Readiness Challenge. It centered around how technology and data are coming together to make meaningful improvements in the lives of our resident....

#WaterYouWaitingFor: City of Hermiston, Oregon

Learn how the City of Herminston, Oregon is bringing innovation to water infrastructure.

Podcast: Filling Top Level Vacancies with Michael Brown, City Manager, Hillsboro, OR

Michael Brown City Manager Hillsboro, OR Bio The City Manager of Hillsboro, Oregon, Michael Brown, joined GovLove to talk about his approach to recruiting for department directors and other top level vacancies. Michael shared how when his Assistant City Manager announced their retirement he spent time rethinking the position and allowing the departments and staff...

The Art of Neighboring

Today is National Night Out! To mark the occasion, neighborhood-sized celebrations are being held all over the country. These potlucks, parades and parties bring people out of their homes and into the streets and parks to mingle and celebrate community pride in where they live. National Night Out was started in 1984 and has not...

Data Stories with Matthias

Data Stories: A weekly snapshot of diversity in our local government Hi there! Matthias here, your friendly Diversity Dashboard data translator! Data Stories is a weekly blog series that brings you the latest trends and takeaways from the Diversity Dashboard. I'm here to help you make sense of the numbers and share insightful narratives about the...

Jam of the Month

Each month, ELGL will feature a "deep dive" into a local government topic with the help of our partners. These opportunities will build out our content, webinar, podcast, and graphic libraries to provide our members with helpful and meaningful information that will improve their local governments. If you're interested in learning more about how you...

I Have to Ask: Working for Four Cities

Takeaways from working for four local governments - Gresham, Lake Oswego, Sherwood and Tigard in 12 months.