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Call for Writers: Continuing #13Percent Conversation

Link: Sign up as a guest writer In 2015, ELGL co-founder Kirsten Wyatt started the conversation with the article, “Glacial Pace: State of Women Managers in Local Government.” Many of you read the article and were moved to volunteer to help our efforts. The article has spread far and wide via social media and...

I Have to Ask You Meets GovLove

Malcolm Gladwell, Mayor Levar Stoney, and Stephen Goldsmith have appeared on GovLove, now you have a chance to appear on the award-winning show. Link: Sign Up Yourself or Recommend a Colleague We're taking the popular feature, "I Have to Ask You" to the ICMA Conference in San Antonio. ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt will interview guests for 15 minutes....

Mt. Rushmore with Joe Carey, Village of Vernon Hills, IL

It's Mount Rushmore season for ELGL members. We're asking for your top four list on a variety of topics. Joe Carey Village of Vernon Hills, IL - Assistant Village Manager/Director of Community Development Connect: LinkedIn Vernon Hills Attractions Hawthorn Mall (Vernon Hills shopping center hub and Regional mall) Half Day Forest Preserve (one of Lake County's...

#ELGLPopUps Rewind: How Local Gov Is Getting SaaS-y

Rebecca Woodbury, Autumn Carter, and Rachel Keyser presented "everything you need to know about cloud based local government software but were afraid to ask" at the #ELGLPopUps in Portland, Oregon. Here's their presentation deck, and we also encourage you to connect with Rebecca, Autumn, and Rachel on LinkedIn and social media. This is a tech...

#ELGLPopUps Rewind: The Shift They Didn't Teach Us

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sarah Medary and Jared Wiener presented at the Portland #ELGLPopUps. Check out their full presentation, as well as the values/priorities worksheet they used during their presentation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

I Have to Ask You: Cackalacky Country: Local Governments in Eastern & Western North Carolina

In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. Emily Edmonds, Program Manager, NC Growing Together, CEFS, NC State University, writes about the difference between local government in eastern and western North Carolina. By Emily Edmonds | LinkedIn | Twitter | www.ruraloptimism.com | www.workforgoodnc.com I’m a Western...

Can We Talk About the Elephant in the Room?

You know the one, the brown one, the black one, the distinctly not grey-haired, non-male, non-white one. Is it actually an elephant or is it more like that bad smell you cover up with a little bit too much Febreeze and feel-good verbiage in your recruitment material? I should probably make clear that this post...

Mt. Rushmore with Ashley Reichert, Washington County, WI

It's Mount Rushmore season for ELGL members. We're asking for your top four list on a variety of topics. Ashley Reichert Washington County, Wisconsin - County Clerk Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter County Departments County Clerk's Office (Where I currently work as the County Clerk - I started my 4 year term in January 2017) Sheriff's...

Mt. Rushmore with Jane Wall, Association of Washington Cities

It's Mount Rushmore season for ELGL members. We're asking for your top four list on a variety of topics. Jane Wall Association of Washington Cities - Government Relations Advocate Connect: LinkedIn Washington State attractions: Goat Rocks wilderness North Cascades Highway/Wilderness Beach #4 on the Washington State Coast Deception Pass Issues facing Washington: Mental health &...

Kittelson's Corner: CityWorks Xpo & There Goes the Neighborhood

This is Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. This week I presented at the CityWorks (X)po in Roanoke, VA and listened to a new podcast on affordable housing and gentrification. Alright, let's go... The Speaking Tour CityWorks (X)po So for the second week in a...

Crafting an Effective Social Media Engagement Strategy

Here's a great presentation by Dr. Stephen Kleinschmit, Clinical Assistant Professor with the Director of Program Development and Engagement, Department of Public Administration, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL. He presented this at the 2017 Illinois Municipal League Annual Conference and ELGL loves all of the content (but especially the inclusion of Carol the Barrel)....

Planning & Shaping Cities: Customer Service

This is the monthly blog by AJ Fawver, the Planning Director in Amarillo, Texas. She’ll share her perspectives on land use, planning, and community development in this series. Learn more about AJ from her GovLove interview! We hear the words “customer service”, and often think of waiting in line at the bank, calling a hotline for information, shopping...

Podcast: Finding Your Role Model with John Keisler, Long Beach, CA

John Keisler Economic Development Director Long Beach, CA LinkedIn | Twitter He started as a management assistant and now he's the Director of Economic and Property Development for the City of Long Beach, California, get to know John Keisler. John was also the innovation team director in Long Beach. In this episode Kent talks...

Gov-Speak

This past summer, I had the pleasure to hear a presentation from the former President of the Trust for Governors Island, Leslie Koch. If you haven’t heard of her, you should look her up. She transformed an abandoned military base into a beautiful public space, attracting people from all over the world. Not only is...

ELGL WhatsApp Groups

ELGL uses WhatsApp groups to provide a quick opportunity for our members to connect with each other, ask questions, share information, and talk about local gov topics. Connect with ELGL in these groups: ELGL Members - main ELGL WhatsApp group, for ELGL members only. ELGL Jobs - the latest job openings from across the country....

#Hearts4Vegas

We reached out to Jennifer Davies, City of Las Vegas, NV, on whether we could do anything in the aftermath of the tragedy in Las Vegas. She responded with the following information. Why is the City of Las Vegas such a special organization? Here are a few examples: Podcast: Social Innovation in Las Vegas, NV...

Rewind: Reflections on L.P. Cookingham's Legacy

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On October 5, 2017, ELGL hosted a webinar with Kansas City Assistant City Manager Rick Usher and Al Mauro and John Laney, who both worked with L.P. Cookingham. Mr. Usher interviewed Mr. Mauro and Mr. Laney about their experiences with Cookingham. Read more ELGL reflections on L.P. Cookingham in the "Cookingham Connection" series. [/vc_column_text][vc_video...

Mt. Rushmore with Barry Reed, Global Communities

It's Mount Rushmore season for ELGL members. We're asking for your top four list on a variety of topics. Barry Reed Global Communities - Chief of Party Directs flagship program of USAID DG assistance in Ukraine. Supporting the new decentralization reform and territorial reorganization effort. Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter Countries: Slovenia Germany Georgia (Republic of,...

Backyard Boogaloo!

Welcome to my very first Morning Buzz! It's nerve-wracking as heck to write for you folks, because you're a smart bunch, but I think I can handle it given the great examples I've drummed up and the concise-yet-precise tutelage of Sensei Kittelson. Let's DO THIS! Today's buzz is centered around the lands around the land,...

Rewind: Online Local Government Forms and Payments

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ProudCity and Stripe shared ideas and insights into online payments and forms for local government. View whole webinar below, or check out the Twitter transcript. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color="blue" border_width="3"][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/ndUsyjlZ_aY" el_width="80" align="center"][vc_separator color="blue" border_width="3"][vc_column_text] [View the story "Online Local Government Forms and Payments" on Storify] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]