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A Tale of Three Open Government Cities

Source: Adapted from Open Data’s Impact Repository – odimpact.org Transparency and open governance have rapidly become the new ‘baseline criteria’ for best practices in our current tech-centered economy. Across the country, residents are increasingly reliant upon (and expectant of!)  accessible and easy-to-understand sources of information about their community. And these expectations of ‘open governance’ are...

Flipping the "Top Down" Approach to Tech

Today's Buzz is by Meredith Trimble, Sr. Content Specialist with Tyler Technologies, Inc., and former Acting Chair, Farmington, CT Town Council (Twitter, LinkedIn) What I'm eating: All things fried: it's fair food season in New England! What I'm doing: Answering the door when local candidates come to talk What I'm listening to: The whole lineup...

University of North Dakota #ELGLInspire Speaker: Leah Amundson

#ELGLInspire is coming to University of North Dakota on October 10th! Learn more about our event speakers in these brief profiles, and connect with them before and after the event! To find information about all of the speakers, visit the #ELGLInspire homepage. Leah Amundson   Public Works Operations Director E-mail What was the very first...

Embracing the Silver Lining: Why Negativity Matters

Today's Buzz is by Katie Nelson (Twitter and LinkedIn) What I’m Reading: “The Saturday Night Ghost Club” What I’m Watching: “Hocus Pocus” What I’m Listening To: “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” To every cloud, there is a silver lining. I’m Irish, so hearing that at an early age, for every time I got...

Throwing All the Noodles to See What Sticks

Today's Buzz is by Jessica VanderKolk -- @ me on Twitter and LinkedIn! Photo is from our actual town hall. What I'm watching: Just finished Diagnosis on Netflix. Fascinating, heartbreaking, and I want more episodes! What I'm listening to: Grinning Streak and Fake Nudes albums from Barenaked Ladies What I'm reading: Calypso by David Sedaris...

UT Austin #ELGLInspire Speaker: Samantha Armbruster

#ELGLInspire is coming to UT Austin on October 2, 2019!  Learn more about our event speakers in these brief profiles, and connect with them on social media before and after the event! Samantha Armbruster Neighborhood Engagement Manager, City of San Marcos Linkedin | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram What was the very first paying job you held...

A Data Refresh in Renton, WA

ZenCity had the chance to speak with Kristi Rowland, Organizational Development Manager for the City of Renton, WA, about the data overhaul process that the City will be launching this fall.  So what’s a data refresh process? As an organization, we’re going to review all of our data processes because it's been a long time...

Talk to me Goose...

Today's Buzz is Dan Weinheimer, Routt County What I’m reading – Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss What I’m watching – College football, Fight on! What I’m doing – Staining a deck My morning commute recently got a whole lot worse. There is construction in town that’s limiting the routes that people can take...

Member Profile: Taylor Samuelson

Taylor Samuelson Finance Division Office Specialist, City of Laguna Beach If you had to live in a different city, what city would you choose? I would choose Boston, mainly because it’s got a mixture of historic and modern architecture, and the city has an awesome app called Boston 311. I want to see the public...

Webinar: Engaging Business for the 2020 Census 

Tuesday September 17, 2019, 2-3 PM ET DESCRIPTION: The decennial census, and the information it produces, is a foundational ingredient in our 21st-century, data-driven economy. Businesses rely on it to make strategic decisions every day, and they can play an important role in helping to achieve a strong count by encouraging their employees, customers and...

Navigating Through Partisanship

This guest blog is by ELGL member Matt Hirschinger, the Assistant to the Town Manager in Hudson, Colorado. Read Matt's writing about understanding privilege, understanding identity, and impressing in meetings. As local government professionals, many of us have in our codes of ethics to remain as apolitical as possible, to not compromise the trust our citizens...

Going on a Road Trip With What Works Cities

ELGL and What Works Cities are partnering once again to bring local government learning about how cities with with data to two #ELGLRoadTrip locations! This year, What Works Cities will host learning opportunities in conjunction with the #ELGLRoadTrip events in Little Rock, Arkansas, and Tarrant County, Texas. Learn more about the sessions below, and register...

Finding Your ‘Tribe:’ Getting the Support You Need From the People Who Get You

Today's Buzz is by Katie Nelson (Twitter & LinkedIn) What I’m Listening To: “The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters” What I’m Watching: Glow: Season 3 What I’m Reading: Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat Frodo had the Fellowship. Harry had Dumbledore’s Army. Shoot, anyone heard of the Golden Girls? Over the last several weeks, there have been...

Leap into Innovation with the Small Places, Big Ideas Cohort

This blog post includes an FAQ for our Small Places, Big Ideas Innovation Cohort, supported by ELGL and UrbanLeap. The cohort is comprised of ten progressive cities from across the USA ranging from Portland, Maine to San Luis Obispo, California. UrbanLeap will provide a communications platform for our cohort members and vendors to help manage...

The Value of Engaging Your Team

Today's Buzz is by Jessica VanderKolk. Connect with her on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I'm .... ... reading: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told by Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman. ... watching: Slooowly getting through the first season of House of Cards. ... listening to: A mix of Barenaked Ladies and Lady Gaga... two favorites....

Embrace Hashtag Holidays, Starting With #CityHallSelfie Day

Right Now with Warren Kagarise (Linkedin/Twitter/Instagram) What I’m watching: "Big Little Lies" — HBO's atmospheric, sudsy meditation on life (and death) in Monterey, CA — where Laura Dern's Emmy-winning turn as a member of the Monterey Planning Board amid a municipal free speech controversy serves as a key plot point in Season 1. What I’m...

Updated 1:13 pm: GovLove Goes to Podcast Movement 2019

Podcast Movement - August 15 at 1:13 pm Another day of learning and being overwhelmed by the wide world of podcasting. Nice Podcasts & Oysters - Ben Kittelson @benkittelson56 We're spending this week finding out about best practices and figuring out what we could use to make GovLove better, but it wouldn't be an ELGL...

I Have to Ask: Expanding the Library's Reach

In this feature, a guest columnist responds to a question from ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Stephanie Chase, Director of Libraries, City of Hillsboro, OR, writes how libraries can expand their reach to parts of the community less familiar with library services. Learn more from Stephanie on the GovLove podcast episode - Rethinking the...

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