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Reaching and Engaging Students in a College Town

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What I’m Reading: Jessica Jones: Alias Vol. 1 by Brian Michael Bendis (Author),‎ Michael Gaydos (Illustrator),‎ & Bill Sienkiewicz (Illustrator) 9 out of 10 times, I’ll be giving you a graphic novel or comic book, “what I’m reading.” This collection contains Alias 1-9 and helps you binge one of the best Marvel stories. Very similar to the...

Diversity Dashboard Data Collection Has Begun

And We're Off! This week, the amazing Diversity Dashboard Research Coordinators began sending out surveys to every city/county/town/local government entity in the states where we've compiled directory information. Responses are rolling in and the hard work of our Research Managers is paying off - data is arrayed in such a way that we can already...

Webinar: Cultivate Strong Towns

Join ELGL + Cultivate! Collaborative on March 22nd at 1pm CST/2pm EST Why do most cities not have enough money to pay for basic needs and services like infrastructure? What can be done to align policies, plans and processes to make your city operate more efficiently and achieve outcomes that are financially sustainable, environmentally resilient...

Webinar: Don't Get Sued Over Public Records

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Complying with FOIA and state public record laws is becoming increasingly time-consuming and litigious. Join Eugene Park, Deputy Port Attorney for the Port of Oakland, and Tamara Manik-Perlman, founder and CEO of NextRequest, in a lively discussion on how recent trends in FOIA and other public record laws are affecting how agencies manage and deliver...

#ELGL18: State of the City with Scott Lazenby, Author & City Manager

#ELGL18 takes place May 16, 17, and 18 in Golden, Colorado. In the coming days, we'll announce each of the speakers and sessions. You can register for #ELGL18 here. State of the City Scott Lazenby, Author and City Manager Podcast: Between Two Interns with Scott Lazenby Author of Playing with Fire and State of the...

Using Design Sprints to Rapidly Prototype New Ideas (Part Two)

In this two-part series, Jay Dawkins, co-founder at PublicInput.com, takes a practical, local government-focused look at the design and development process for organizational innovation. In Part 1, we covered the emergence of design sprints as a way to rapidly test ideas for solving organizational challenges. When it comes to big problems, it’s often a superior...

Buzzin' - ELGL Inspire

Right Now with Ben What I'm Reading: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline I can't put this science fiction, 1980s nostalgia book down. It tells the story of a world where the real world is over taken by war, environmental destruction and poverty so everyone spends almost all of their time in the OASIS, on online...

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Public Engagement & Participation Questionnaire

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This is an exciting opportunity from ELGL member Josephine Gatti Schafer! She's asking ELGL members to evaluate some new research on community engagement. Learn more from Josephine below, and please take this quick survey - as a thank you, you'll get access to a helpful one-page evidence synthesis on academic research on engagement and local...

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Inside the Certification: City of Topeka, Kansas

In this series, we highlight the inaugural group of nine cities to achieve What Works Cities Certification and the five cities selected for the Certification Honor Roll. As part of being awarded the certificatio, each city received an ELGL all-in membership. What Works Cities Certification recognizes and celebrates local governments that are leading the nation in the...

#InclusionRider

The Buzz with Kirsten Wyatt What I Am Reading: Maisie Dobbs' Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear What I Am Watching: Homeland What I Am Listening To: New Freezer What I Am Re-Watching: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel I'm an awards show junkie. I love them and my family has slowly come to accept this, to...