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NE: Larry Burks, City of Bellevue, Assistant City Administrator

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv5VhuUfwC4 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 a difference through the public sector, and we...

Buying Into Social Media

This is the first installment of the ELGL orginal content series, "Broken Social Scene" by Patrick Rollens, Oak Park (IL) communications and social media and reigning Knope of the Week. Patrick will share his experience in effectively using social media in local government. Prior to entering the public sector, Patrick worked as a digital producer for...

Knope of the Week: Patrick Rollens, Village of Oak Park, Social Media Coordinator

What is the Knope of the Week? It’s our way of recognizing an individual or group of individuals who have excelled in promoting the public sector. Recipients may come from the public or private sector and are nominated by ELGL members. Recipients receive an incredible amount of recognition and prizes that we are not at...

New Sensation: Scott Stauffer, City of Milwaukie

We’re back with the new “New Sensation” feature. We’ve updated the questions based on your feedback. You’ll now learn about the best YouTube videos on the web, read about gift ideas for the holiday season, and learn about the career accomplishments of our new members. As a reminder, we developed this feature to introduce you...

2014 Midwest ELGL Webinar with Heidi Voorhees

The Next Midwest ELGL Webinar ELGL is pleased to announce the next Midwest ELGL webinar for January, 2014. Mark your calendars for January 23rd at 1PM CST (11AM Pacific) for an afternoon discussion with Heidi Voorhees. Ms. Voorhees is the president of a Midwest based recruiting and consulting firm with a national presence. In addition to her 11...

MPA from My APT: An Online Happy Hour

This is another installment of an ELGL original content series titled “An MPA From My Apt.” by University of Southern California MPA distance graduate program student Josh Halladay. Halladay is sharing his experiences with a distance learning program in the hopes of providing perspective and support to other students who are pondering a degree using...

My Last 60 Days with Julie Underwood, Former Shoreline (WA) City Manager

Julie Underwood (LinkedIn and Twitter) is the assistant city manager in Daly City, CA. Previously, Julie served as the Shoreline, WA city manager. By Julie Underwood Personal circumstances led me to close a significant professional chapter in my life as my husband accepted a position at Google in Silicon Valley. I came to the City of Shoreline, Washington 11...

Patrick Rollen's Social Media Presentation

Here is a brief recap and the link to today's presentation from Patrick Rollen's webinar. For more info check out the hashtag #PictureMeRollens on Twitter. To keep up with future presentations and webinars, even when you can't attend, follow @OregonELGL and @MidwestELGL on Twitter and look for the event's unique #Hashtag Social Media for Local...

New Sensation: Brad Kilby, City of Sherwood, Planning Manager

We’re back with the new “New Sensation” feature. We’ve updated the questions based on your feedback. You’ll now learn about the best YouTube videos on the web, read about gift ideas for the holiday season, and learn about the career accomplishments of our new members. As a reminder, we developed this feature to introduce you...

TX: Amy Buckert, City of Balcones Heights, City Administrator

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWGc6AZQlAE 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 a difference through the public sector, and...

Knope of the Week: Bruce Katz, Co-Author of The Metropolitan Revolution

What is the Knope of the Week? It’s our way of recognizing an individual or group of individuals who have excelled in promoting the public sector. Recipients may come from the public or private sector and are nominated by ELGL members. Recipients receive an incredible amount of recognition and prizes that we are not at...

New Sensation: Kevin Johnson, Peckham & McKenney, Research Assistant

We’re back with a new “New Sensation” feature. We’ve updated the questions based on your feedback. You’ll now learn about the best YouTube videos on the web, read about gift ideas for the holiday season, and learn about the career accomplishments of our new members. As a reminder, we developed this feature to introduce you...

Communication Breakdown: What the Media Thinks About Local Government

Bridget Doyle, Midwest ELGL co-founder and Lombard (IL) communications coordinator, presents the first edition in her new column, Communication Breakdown. Why should you listen to Bridget? Bridget speaks from experience. She interacted with local governments during her time as a Chicago Tribune reporter and knows how local governments can improve their messaging with the media....

Josh's Job Search 2.0: Got Internship?

This is another installment of an ELGL original content series titled “Josh’s Job Search 2.0” by Josh Halladay. Halladay is sharing career advice that he is receiving in informational interviews. This article has been a few weeks in the making. I have recently passed the three-month mark for unemployment. For a recent college grad, with...

Pure Midwest: McCarter Joins ELGL Team

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfW7YzBonsM Our Take We are excited to welcome our newest staff member, John McCarter. He was brought on board, after a long contentious salary negotiation, to serve as the Midwest ELGL project assistant. If John’s name sounds familiar, you may have read about him in this piece - New Sensation with John McCarter, City of Novi (MI)...

Carolina on My Mind: Understanding Passion for Public Service

Understanding Passion for Public Service This is another entry in Rafael Baptista’s ongoing column, “Carolina on My Mind.” Rafael is a first year student at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Masters of Public Administration program. Connect with Rafael: LinkedIn and Twitter My original column for ELGL was titled “A Passion for Public Service”, after a feature...

ELGL 2014 Speaker Series: Ben Petrick, Author of "40,000 to 1" and Former Major League Baseball Player

Ben Petrick to Speak with ELGL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99cyiDGHHOo Another great speaker has been lined up to speak to ELGL in 2014! Ben Petrick of Hillsboro, Oregon will be speaking at a lunch forum on April 10, 2014. Ben, a native of Hillsboro, Oregon, was a professional baseball player for the Colorado Rockies and Detroit Tigers. His...

New Sensation: Dean Porter, City of Saint Paul and Humphrey School of Public Affairs

We're back with a new "New Sensation" feature. We've updated the questions based on your feedback. You'll now learn about the best YouTube videos on the web, read about gift ideas for the holiday season, and learn about the career accomplishments of our new members. As a reminder, we developed this feature to introduce you...

Should I Hire a CPA?

The Friendly Accountant is Back To help our members with their financial questions, Nathan Reagan of Handy & Reagan LLC is here to provide answers. This is week it's "When Should I Hire a CPA?" Background Check on Handy & Reagan, LLC. Handy & Reagan LLC is a 40-year family-owned practice where Your success is our success. You will find a...

Town-Gown Relations by Roger L. Kemp

What are Town-Gown Relations? There are a lot of cities that have universities located within their jurisdictions yet many cities don't take advantage of the benefits that working with a university can bring. Fortunately Roger L. Kemp has provided a short write up on literally "The Best Practices in the World!" He was recently asked...