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#ELGL17: What's Going On with Ed Krafcik, Soofa

#ELGL17: Agenda, Facebook Group, Guest List, Hotels, Partners, Register, Sponsorships and Twitter List Meet #ELGL17 attendees. Ed Krafcik Director of Strategic Partnerships - Soofa Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter Before you leave for #ELGL17, what’s the biggest project facing you at work? Working with our beta partner cities to co-develop our sensor data product which measures pedestrian activity in public spaces....

Promoting Health & Wellness: Goodyear, AZ Walking Challenge

This is a guest post by Christian Williams with the city of Goodyear, AZ. Meet Christian in person at #ELGL17, or read his prior columns here. Spring has officially arrived in the North American continent! While it may not feel like Spring in all parts of the Country it definitely feels like Spring here in...

Podcast: Trends & Topics in MPA Programs with Justin Marlowe & Alicia Shatteman

Justin Marlowe Endowed Professor of Public Finance & Civic Engagement University of Washington Bio | LinkedIn Alicia Schatteman Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management Northern Illinois University Bio | LinkedIn | Twitter Justin Marlowe from the University of Washington Evans School & Alicia Shatteman from Northern Illinois University join GovLove to discuss what they see as the trending topics...

TIL about Detroit... Michigan is home to the largest percentage of the Arab American population in U.S.

The Greater Detroit area is home to one of the largest, oldest and most diverse Arab American communities in the United States. According to Arab America: Arab Americans are not officially recognized as a federal minority group, so it is hard to determine the exact number of Arab Americans in Michigan. The estimates range from...

Intersection of Faith and Public Service with Wilson Hooper

We are pleased to share the second article in the series from Wilson Hooper, City of Charlotte. In the series, ELGL members talk about how they balance their personal faith with their public service careers. “The cost and joy of discipleship” Public service is a natural place for people of faith to make their living. On Sundays...

#ELGL17: What's Going On with Christian Williams, City of Goodyear, AZ

#ELGL17: Agenda, Facebook Group, Guest List, Hotels, Partners, Register, Sponsorships and Twitter List Meet #ELGL17 attendees. Christian Williams City of Goodyear, AZ Connect: Knope of the Week and Twitter Before you leave for #ELGL17, what’s the biggest project facing you at work? Development agreements and tracking for the more than 70 planned communities in Goodyear. Window, middle, or aisle – which...

Hosting Webinars 101 for Local Governments

By Angelica Wedell - National Research Center, Inc. Did you have low attendance at your last town meeting but you’ve got important information to share with your community? Hosting a webinar is one low cost way a jurisdiction can reach its busy, web-connected residents. National Research Center, Inc. (NRC) data show younger adults and working...

TIL about Detroit...Home to one of the largest theater districts in the country

With about a dozen and a half professional theaters and a plethora of smaller theaters, Detroit's theater district is second only to New York (according to many websites). Plus, with 13,000 theater seats, Detroit has the most seats east of the Mississippi River, outside of New York of course. From Broadway classics to orchestras to...

Weekly Update: Digital, Professional, Venture, Membership

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dear ELGL members, Took a two week break in reporting because I was vacationing vacationing vacationing in celebration of turning 40. But I'm back and have some cool things to report and share with the membership. Thanks for your patience! What I'm reading: Evicted by Matthew Desmond (I started reading this a few weeks ago...

#ELGL17: What's Going On with Kristin Youngmeyer, Ohio Housing Finance Agency

#ELGL17: Agenda, Facebook Group, Guest List, Hotels, Partners, Register, Sponsorships and Twitter List Meet #ELGL17 attendees. Kristin Youngmeyer Ohio Housing Finance Agency Connect: LinkedIn Before you leave for #ELGL17, what’s the biggest project facing you at work? Between my course load at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs, and responsibilities at the Ohio Housing Finance Agency, my...

You Talk, We Listen: Digital Upgrade

We're currently collecting your feedback on what ELGL is doing right, and what we need to do less of, as part of our digital services upgrade. Don't forget to fill out the survey if you haven't already; it's a great way to communicate your preferences to us as we align our goals and mission with...

Podcast: Chris Morrill, GFOA's New Executive Director & Roanoke Manager

Chris Morrill Executive Director GFOA (City Manager of Roanoke, VA) LinkedIn | Twitter Chris Morrill, the City Manager of Roanoke, VA for one more day, joins GovLove to talk about his next career step. He discussed his career path, which included a stint in the Peace Corps and consulting in South Africa, and how hard...

TIL About Detroit... Detroit can see Canada from its house!

Americans refer to Canada affectionately as America's hat, but for Detroit, we're looking south on our northern neighbor. Detroit is the only state in the contiguous 48 that can look southward into Canada. From Detroit, there are two ways to enter Canada: The Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, which both link Windsor, Ontario and...

TIL About Detroit... Detroit is the Birthplace of Motown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPnZZTVp_2A For music fanatics and history buffs this might seem like a no-brainier, but we want to make sure ELGL'ers from around the country headed to Detroit this May know about the Motown Sound. Motown originated in 1959 by Berry Gordy (starting with only an $800 loan from a family savings fund) when he envisioned...

Making Up Ground, History and Urban Design in Early American Cities

Making Up Ground is a series written by Harrison Wicks which focuses on urban design history, theory, and implementation in American cities over the past century. As we begin the journey to understand urban design and the American experience, we must acknowledge all that exists today is in part due to what came before. That...

#ELGL17: What's Going On with Aidan Nevin, Department of Better Technology

#ELGL17: Agenda, Facebook Group, Guest List, Hotels, Partners, Register, Sponsorships and Twitter List Meet #ELGL17 attendees. Aidan Nevin Department of Better Technology Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter Before you leave for #ELGL17, what’s the biggest project facing you at work? How do we convince risk adverse local governments to embrace new Civic Technology? Window, middle, or aisle – which is your...

#TIL About Detroit: Belle Isle is Bigger than Central Park

Belle Isle is a recreational island park located in the Detroit River between Detroit and Canada — and, it's the country’s largest city island park. At approximately 982 acres, Belle Isle is larger than New York City’s Central Park. (Fun fact: both Central Park and Belle Isle were designed by famed landscape architect Frederick Law...

Out of the Land of Jefferson (Updated: 4/17 at 8:54 am)

Ben Kittelson and Kent Wyatt are headed to the land of Thomas Jefferson, Dave Matthews, and Rob Lowe (born in Charlottesville) for the Hometown Summit. They will chronicle their travels in this blog post. Feel the excitement! For more exclusive content from ELGL, join today - $0/students, $25/individuals, $250/organizations. 4/17/17 8:54 am ET - Posted by Ben...

#ELGL17: What's Going On with Timothy Martin, City of Roanoke, VA

#ELGL17: Agenda, Facebook Group, Guest List, Hotels, Partners, Register, Sponsorships and Twitter List Meet #ELGL17 attendees. Timothy Martin Head of Office of Citizen Engagement - City of Roanoke, VA Connect: ELGL Profile, LinkedIn and Twitter Before you leave for #ELGL17, what’s the biggest project facing you at work? New Office of Citizen Engagement Window, middle, or aisle – which...

#ELGL17: TIL about Detroit... Detroit was the first city to pave a highway

Today marks 30 days to the #ELGL17 conference in Detroit, can you believe it? We're gearing up and getting excited to welcome ELGLers from around the country to the Mitten State. For the next 30 days, we'll be sharing a fun fact about Detroit, along with other interesting information related to the conference. Following along...