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I Would Promote Inclusion in My Organization By....

We continue to release results from the ELGL diversity and inclusion survey. Today we reveal your solutions for improving inclusion in local government. Previously State of Diversity in the Local Government Workforce Is Diverse People Influence Decisions in Government What Else You Should Know About Diversity and Inclusion Survey Diversity And Inclusion In The Local...

On the Public Record with John Celock, Writer, Media Affairs Advisor, and Author

Background Check John Celock is an award winning writer, media affairs advisor and author based in Washington, D.C. A New Jersey native, John has covered politics at all levels from Town Hall to the U.S. Capitol and has built successful online publications and through his writing has had an impact on public affairs at multiple...

Beyond Checking the Box: Developing a Killer Analytics Program

Monica Thompson, City of Reno, NV "Not some boring, Jerry Gergich-type government worker. I'm more of a Steve Harvey. I dream big, I shake things up and I always wear dope suits." In her column, she will share her experiences and advice for a successful communications platform. By Monica Thompson - LinkedIn, Twitter, and Website Tell me...

360 Review with Shannah Hayley, City of Plano, TX

Who doesn’t love a good ol’ fashioned performance review? ELGL loves them so much that we’re embarking on a “360 Review of Local Government.” We’re going to evaluate every single inch of the local government arena by talking to ourselves (a.k.a: other local government professionals), tech companies, journalists, professors, and anyone else who hasn’t blocked our...

The July Confidential: Double Secret Job Posting

Kent Wyatt (LinkedIn and Twitter) returns with a running blog of all things relevant and irrelevant from the month of June. ELGL is no way endorses anything Mr. Wyatt writes, thinks, or sings. Catch up on what you missed in April, May, and June. July 25 Rubbin' Is Racin' Tom Wolfe is one of my favorite writers....

GovLove, the Serial of Local Government

Episode 33: Meet the Fergusons What's it like to balance a two career household when both people are in local government? Meet Bo and Michelle Ferguson, they've been doing just that for most of their careers and have found a way to make it work. Listen as they discuss their career paths, work-life balance and...

The New Public Service: Putting Citizens in the Captain's Chair

By Sam Taylor -- Deputy City Manager, Morro Bay, CA Government is about people. In a simple form, government is really the agreement by people to come together for the sake of a common good.

Part 2: An Interview with Jonathan Reichental, CIO of Palo Alto, CA

Civic Leaders is an exclusive local government web-interview series hosted and operated by Springbrook Software, an Accela Company, produced by the VOLSTA Media Network, and syndicated on ELGL.org. Each month the show shares a candid look into the challenges and triumphs experienced by passionate public employees that are committed to their calling.

360 Review with Matt Bronson, San Mateo, CA

Who doesn’t love a good ol’ fashioned performance review? ELGL loves them so much that we’re embarking on a “360 Review of Local Government.”

What I Am with Rod Holmes, Mississippi State Volunteer Coordinator

Link: ELGL Spreads Across the Country “Cross between The Atlantic magazine and Buzzfeed”  Welcome to our new member feature. We’ve all heard the excuse “I’m too busy” so we’ve simplified our feature to illicit short, meaningful responses for our new members. As a side note, ELGL is adamantly opposed to the excuse, “I’m too busy.”

Webinar: City Hall Goes Mobile

Link: Register for the Webinar on May 13 #ELGLInnovation ELGL and PublicStuff have partnered up to offer a second webinar focused on local governments experience with mobile apps.

City Staff Turned PR Firm, Meet Slate Communications

 On the Move: City PR trio forms own company Hat tip to Dan Weinheimer, City of Fort Collins, CO for tipping us off about Slate Communications which was founded by former City of Fort Collins, CO employees. We invited Slate founder Kim Newcomer to tell the Slate story and discuss the current state of local government...

Breaking Barriers with the Building Integrated Communities Project

The Outsider’s View is a monthly column written by Brittany Bennett on community economic development in North Carolina.  Breaking Barriers with the Building Integrated Communities Project By: Brittany Bennett - LinkedIn and Twitter In continuation of January’s theme of breaking barriers and building community, I wanted to learn more about the Building Integrated Communities Project, an...

360 Review with Andrew Coulson, Australia

Who doesn’t love a good ol’ fashioned performance review? ELGL loves them so much that we’re embarking on a “360 Review of Local Government.” We’re going to evaluate every single inch of the local government arena by talking to ourselves (a.k.a: other local government professionals), tech companies, journalists, professors, and anyone else who hasn’t blocked our...

360 Review with Cheryl Hughes, City of Palmdale, CA

Who doesn’t love a good ol’ fashioned performance review? ELGL loves them so much that we’re embarking on a “360 Review of Local Government.” We’re going to evaluate every single inch of the local government arena by talking to ourselves (a.k.a: other local government professionals), tech companies, journalists, professors, and anyone else who hasn’t blocked our...

MI: Hayley Roberts, Michigan Suburbs Alliance

A Bankrupt Narrative | Hayley Roberts - Huffington Post Fifty Nifty Takeaways What do we hope to learn from this series? We hope you will gain a better understanding of the unique characteristics of local government in each state, we hope you will learn that there are others like you who are motivated to make...

My Story with Darwin Wade, City of Grand Prairie, TX

ELGL’s mission is to connect, communicate, and educate. In this ongoing series, ELGL members tell their story including how they got into local government. Darwin Wade (LinkedIn) is a Neighborhood Services Specialist at the City of Grand Prairie, TX. He is responsible for provide consulting, training and other technical assistance to NeighborWorks America. Darwin was named employee...

360 Review with Ashleigh Weeden, SWEA, Southwestern Ontario

  Who doesn’t love a good ol’ fashioned performance review? ELGL loves them so much that we’re embarking on a “360 Review of Local Government.” We’re going to evaluate every single inch of the local government arena by talking to ourselves (a.k.a: other local government professionals), tech companies, journalists, professors, and anyone else who hasn’t blocked...

Relive the Everyblock and Neighborhood-level Media Webinar

A huge thanks to Nick d'Angelo and Matthew Summy of the Comcast/Everyblock for participating in our innovation webinar series. If you didn’t have a chance to tune in and watch the webinar live don’t worry we have it archived below!   #ELGLInnovation Nick d'Angelo and Matthew Summy's presentation explained neighborhood-level media, including Everyblock. If you missed the webinar...

Trending in Australia with Andrew Coulson

Editor's Note: Make sure to read Andrew's recent article, A crowdsourced guide to successful community engagement. Trending: Flying Foxes, Innovation, and More by Andrew Coulson - Twitter, LinkedIn, and Pinterest What a rapid month November seems to have been. Alongside the hairy lip phenomenon of Movember, for which I avoided for fear of looking like a disheveled World War II...

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