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I Have to Ask You: Curating TEDxPlano

In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week Shannah Hayley, Director Communications and Community Outreach, City of Plano (Texas), discusses as her side job as the Curator for TEDxPlano. My day job as Director of Communications and Community Outreach for the City of Plano...

App for That! Intro to City Hall 2.0 & Multi-Channel Communication

CitySourced (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook) is an enterprise platform that provides governments with a complete native mobile app for residents to communicate with every department of their community: Mobile | Web | 311 | CRM. The City Hall of the future is no longer just a brick and mortar building. Instead, City Hall 2.0 is about pushing government services throughout...

Evaluating the ROI: Measuring Success through Communication Planning

By: Jennifer Casey, LinkedIn & Twitter If the Town of Collierville had a formula for successful communication, it would be our Strategic Communication Plan. The plan starts with a mission that reflects the overall vision of our elected officials, administration, and organization as a whole. Having a Strategic Communication Plan ensures that we articulate a...

Planning Ahead for a Growing Senior Population

AJ Fawver, the Planning Director in Amarillo, Texas shares her perspectives on land use, planning, and community development in this series. Learn more about AJ from her GovLove interview. When we are going about the important work of planning and shaping cities, it is important to not oversimplify the group of people we serve. After all,...

#MWords in Manatee County, FL

By Kylie Bayer-Fertterer, Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District Happy Halloween! I was going to make this a David S. Pumpkins themed post but I refrained. Any questions? Last week I attended my first ICMA conference in San Antonio, TX! On the second day of the conference, I planted myself in a session about engaging...

I Have to Ask You: The Internal Candidate

In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week Mary Jane Nirdlinger, Town of Chapel Hill, NC, Assistant City Manager, writes about putting yourself in position to succeed as an internal candidate. The only obvious conclusion most people would draw from my career path is that...

Best Practices: Scottsdale, AZ Communications

This guest blog is by ELGL All-In Member Brent Stockwell, the ACM in Scottsdale, Arizona. Seven years ago, Harris Interactive conducted a poll which found that: “the public feels strongly that government has a responsibility to provide understandable financial information to the public.” That year, Scottsdale, Arizona, launched its first citizen-friendly annual report – an...

I Have to Ask You: My Other Local Government Job

In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Matt Yager, City of Plano, TX, discusses other jobs than his current one. By Matt Yager, LinkedIn and Twitter The best part of watching James Lipton interview actors and other entertainers on Inside the Actor’s Studio for me is...

Conference Learning: Association for Associations (Updated Tuesday @ 3:45 p.m.)

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This is Kirsten Wyatt's "Weekly Update," shared over three days at the Associations @ Work conference in Baltimore, Maryland. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color="green" border_width="3"][vc_column_text]Tuesday, October 17 3:30 p.m. Update I'm in my last session of the day. My first afternoon session was about using predictive analysis to make association decisions. It was fascinating to learn from...

I Have to Ask You: Transitioning into the Public Realm

In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Crystal Couillard, Strategic & Digital Marketing Specialist, City of Eagan, MN, writes about transitioning to a career in the public sector. By Crystal Couillard, LinkedIn What were the three biggest challenges transitioning from a job at SuperValu to...

Rocky Mountain High-Performance Government: One Day Conference

Join ELGL and Cartegraph for this special add-on conference experience on October 12 in Denver, Colorado in conjunction with Cartegraph's annual user conference. Your ticket price includes the full day of conferencing, lunch, and a social hour! Register online here. 8:30 - 9:30 AM - Opening Keynote Achieving Clarity: The Best-Kept Secret of High-Performance Government Nick Kittle | Government Performance and...

I Have to Ask You: Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Staff Reduction

In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. By Matt Horn (Web, LinkedIn, Twitter) It’s sitting out there, glaring at you. That ominous, hateful budget summary sheet that shows the bulkiest, most costly, fastest growing expense item in your, as-yet, unbalanced budget. Staffing. Millions and millions of...

I Have to Ask You: Lessons Learned from a Career in Emergency Management

In this series, guest columnists respond to one of three topics selected by ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt. This week Charles Wallace writes about the learning experiences from his career. He serves as the Deputy Director of Emergency Management for Grays Harbor County, WA. He is a 32 year veteran of the fire service, retiring from the Philadelphia...

Live from #NACCED17: Local Government Is Fundamental

ELGL takes the stage today at the National Association for County Community and Economic Development. Follow along using the #NACCED17. New to ELGL? Consider joining. Love podcasts? Listen to GovLove. Guests include Gabe Klein, Leah Treat, Malcolm Gladwell, and others. Closing General Session: Local Government is Fundamental! This fast paced panel will pit teams of...

Leading the Way in Local Government: Vision Internet

It's time to meet the sponsors of the #ELGLPopUps. Our sponsors allow us to maintain a lower registration fee. This year, students can attend for $25; ELGL members can attend for $50; and non-ELGL members can attend for $75. Connect: Facebook, Twitter, and World Wide Web Sign Up: Bang the Table Newsletter What They Do: Vision's technology and...

Classes are Coming: The Long and Slow Path

By Susan Barkman, LinkedIn and Twitter First off, I must acknowledge that I was lucky my supervisor and co-workers were incredibly supportive of my pursuit of a Master’s in Public Administration… even after four years. I took four years, because I was in a tuition benefit program and did not want to take out more student loans....

Kittelson's Corner: Code for Durham & Thoughts on Charlottesville

This is Kittelson’s Corner my weekly musings on things I think are interesting or important, especially in local government nerd-dom. Alright, let's go... This week's Kittelson's Corner is coming later than usual because this weekend I was celebrating 1 year of marriage (nbd) and reeling from the news and images coming out of Charlottesville. It's shocking to...

You (Yes, YOU!) Are a Writer

This is part of the periodic series, “Writing With Russ,” where Russell Terry shares with us his expertise and mastery of clear writing and communications. A little over two years ago, I had this exchange on Twitter with my friend Brent Schaeffer, a professor of writing at a community college (and rabid Sounders Fan): (After several attempts...

Top Three Digital Marketing Tactics for Local Governments

By Angelica Wedell, National Research Center, Inc. Every local government has an invested interest in building and maintaining a meaningful relationship with its residents. But it can be hard to keep up with a world that rapidly changes the way it talks. The average person today is walking around with a computer in their pocket, kids...