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Taking Fire Prevention Week Virtual

You're Buzzing today with Jessica VanderKolk, Communications Manager for the City of Battle Creek. Find me on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I'm reading: Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth (Call the Midwife, book 2). I watched the series on Netflix before I realized it was based on books. They're both excellent. What I'm watching:...

Podcast: Building a Successful Internship Program with Pat Madej and Molly Gaskin

Pat Madej Senior Budget & Management Analyst City of Durham, NC LinkedIn | Twitter Molly Gaskin Graduate MPA Student, UNC Intern, City of Durham, NC LinkedIn | Twitter Creating meaningful experience. Pat Madej, Senior Budget & Management Analyst for the City of Durham, NC, and Molly Gaskin, Graduate MPA Student at the University of North...

GovTech Stack: Do You Stack Up?

This interactive tool is a follow-up to Meredith Trimble's recent Morning Buzz article about GovTech stack. Local governments are uniquely positioned to address some of society’s most pressing problems. Today, real solutions to homelessness, the opioid crisis, equitable access to justice, food scarcity, navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, and other issues are being developed and implemented...

Why Service-Focused, Local Government Departments Need a Communicator

This article was written by Jill Greiner from the City of Charlottesville, Public Works Department, Environmental Sustainability Division, Water Efficiency Program Coordinator. Jill wrote this article as part of the Water Resources Cohort. Read all the articles from the cohort here. Connect with Jill on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or Email.  Whether you are in a...

On Democracy: 20 Lessons from the 20th Century

Today’s Buzz is brought to you by Sarah E. O’Brien | Community Whisperer @ Collaborative Development Collective (Facebook, LinkedIn) What I am reading? On Tyranny: 20 Lessons from the 20th Century by Timothy Snyder What I am listening to on repeat? Civics 101 Podcast Episode, Founding Documents: The Constitution Favorite Quote of the Moment? “To...

#2 - Citibot

It’s #ELGLHaverford time! We’re pleased to recognize the top 25 local government companies as nominated by ELGL members. Learn more about the Haverford Award, and then check out our website every day this week to learn about five new companies added to the 2020 Haverford Award list. Contact information: Website  Twitter  Facebook  LinkedIn  Bratton Riley, bratton@citibot.io...

#3 - PublicInput

It’s #ELGLHaverford time! We’re pleased to recognize the top 25 local government companies as nominated by ELGL members. Learn more about the Haverford Award, and then check out our website every day this week to learn about five new companies added to the 2020 Haverford Award list. Contact information: Website  Twitter  Facebook  LinkedIn  Contact: Bronlea Mishler,...

#7 - Harvard Kennedy School, Building State Capability Program

It’s #ELGLHaverford time! We’re pleased to recognize the top 25 local government companies as nominated by ELGL members. Learn more about the Haverford Award, and then check out our website every day this week to learn about five new companies added to the 2020 Haverford Award list. Contact information: Website  Twitter  Contact: Salimah Samji, salimah_samji@hks.harvard.edu Company...

#11 - LitterHero

It’s #ELGLHaverford time! We’re pleased to recognize the top 25 local government companies as nominated by ELGL members. Learn more about the Haverford Award, and then check out our website every day this week to learn about five new companies added to the 2020 Haverford Award list. Contact information: Download the app Ken Burnett, team@litterhero.co Company...

#13 - @GBLabs

It’s #ELGLHaverford time! We’re pleased to recognize the top 25 local government companies as nominated by ELGL members. Learn more about the Haverford Award, and then check out our website every day this week to learn about five new companies added to the 2020 Haverford Award list. Contact information: Website  Twitter  Facebook  LinkedIn  Contact: Joe Grochmal,...

Lessons in Crisis Management

This article was written by CeCe Ridder, City of Beaverton, Public Engagement Division Manager. CeCe wrote this article as part of the Crisis Management Cohort with Drucker Institute. Read all the articles from the cohort here. Connect with CeCe on email or LinkedIn. My name is CeCe Ridder and I am the Public Engagement Division...

EPIC-Network Fire-Related Projects & Cases

The Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities – Network (EPIC-Network) is a nonprofit association with members all over the world. The organization and its members unite communities with the untapped potential of universities to exponentially improve conditions for human flourishing. These are EPIC-Network projects and programs related to fire and wildfires. ELGL is sharing this...

ELGL in the Headlines

ELGL Governing - The GovLove Generation: How Millennials Are Redefining Public Service GovTech - Putting Government Podcasting on the Map StateTech Magazine - 30 Must-Read State and Local IT Blogs 2018 Pamplin Media - ELGL Spreads Across the Country The Oregonian - ELGL works for gender equality, collaboration in local government GovTech - Building the Government Community...

Davenport Institute’s Virtual Certificate Program

This article shared by ELGL on behalf of our friends at the Davenport Institute at Pepperdine University. The Davenport Institute’s virtual Certificate Program in Advanced Public Engagement for Local Government is a five-week online training for mid-career professionals in local government. It is a one of a kind program designed to give local government leaders...

Is COVID the Killer of Innovation?

This article was written by Catherine Wright, Public Information Officer for the Town of Hillsborough, North Carolina as part of the Small Places, Big Ideas Innovation Cohort.  Is COVID-19 the killer of innovation? Not necessarily, but it certainly paused much of our efforts in exploring two engagement platforms as part of the inaugural Small Places,...

Rewind: Engaging Along the Road to Reopening

This webinar originally aired on August 19, 2020. About the event: As local governments receive ever-changing orders from state and county health departments about reopening and scaling back reopening, they face a two-fold challenge. On the one hand, they are often conveying information about decisions (sometimes unpopular decisions) that have already been made by public...

Best Social Distancing, Unique, Pet, & Photography #CityHallSelfies

#CityHallSelfie and #CityHomeSelfie day on August 14, 2020 was a huge success - people from across the world took a minute to snap a selfie in front of their local government building or from their home office. We'll announce some winners each day so we can remember all of the great selfies that were shared...

Best Elected Official, Celebrity, Promotion, & Mask #CityHallSelfies

#CityHallSelfie and #CityHomeSelfie day on August 14, 2020 was a huge success - people from across the world took a minute to snap a selfie in front of their local government building or from their home office. We'll announce some winners each day so we can remember all of the great selfies that were shared...

The Makings of Award-Winning Local Government Vendors

This blog post is by ELGL member Steve Abdalla with Power Almanac. Connect with Steve on LinkedIn! What separates a truly great local government vendor from the pack?   Naturally, your product or service needs to be a hugely positive impact.   But what kind of impact?  On whom? And it turns out that, while...

Top 20 Reasons #localgov Leaders are Inspired to Say WTF

Today's Buzzsatire is brought to you by Sarah E. O’Brien | Community Whisperer @ Collaborative Development Collective (Facebook, LinkedIn) What I am reading: Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America's Heartland  by Jonathan M. Metzel What I am listening to: Ten Percent Happier Podcast:  The Case for "Doing Nothing "in a...

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