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Podcast: Everything You Need to Know about ARPA with Emily Brock & Mehreen Haroon, GFOA

Emily Brock Director of Federal Liaison Center GFOA LinkedIn | Bio Mehreen Haroon Federal Policy Associate GFOA LinkedIn | Bio All your ARPA questions answered. Emily Brock, Director of Federal Liasion Center at Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), and Mehreen Haroon, Federal Policy Associate at GFOA, joined the podcast to discuss the State and Local Fiscal...

The #LocalGov Guide to Perfect Pairings

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Maggie Jones – connect on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Listening to: Glass Animals What I’m Watching: Sessions I missed from #ELGL21! What I’m Reading: The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle *** Life in #localgov can be trying some days and picking the proper beverage to...

Ask Ellie & Jill: Disclosing Medical Conditions While Job Hunting

Ellie and Jill are two anonymous ELGL members who answer your questions about HR and workplace issues. Submit your question for their attention at info@ELGL.org. Dear Ellie & Jill: I’ve just learned that I’ve been selected to interview for a leadership position in a new organization. I am also dealing with a chronic medical condition...

Using the AARP’s Livable Cities During the Pandemic

This article was written by Susan Barkman as part of our AARP Livable Communities series. Susan is the Assistant to the City Manager in Royal Oak, Michigan and the staff liaison for the task force working on Royal Oak’s Livable Communities plan through the AARP. Connect with Susan on Twitter, LinkedIn, or Email. Earlier this...

Welcome to the Family, 2021 CivStart Cohort Members!

Our friends at CivStart have selected thirteen startup companies to join its accelerator program focused on providing local governments with affordable and innovative solutions to their biggest challenges. CivStart, a non-profit with a mission to build an honest and inclusive ecosystem of solutions serving local governments and their communities, just announced the thirteen startup companies...

Survey: Leaving Local Government

ELGL and a team of UNC MPA students are working together on a research project about the reasons why people leave the local government profession. Please take this quick and anonymous survey to inform the research report!

I Have to Ask: COVID Impacts on Work

In this series, guest columnists reflect on one of three prompts provided by ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Margaret Gunther, Volunteer Program Manager for the City of Tualatin, Oregon, writes about how COVID has impacted and changed her work. She can be reached at mgunther@tualatin.gov, or 503.691.3070, Sign up to be the next guest columnist for...

When the Bastards Get You Down

Today's Morning Buzz is by Kirsten Wyatt, ELGL's Executive Director and Co-Founder. Connect with Kirsten on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I'm Reading: just finished The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides What I'm Watching: The Other Two on HBO Max What I'm Listening To: the #ELGL21 attendee curated playlist on Spotify This gem of a memory...

Podcast: Addressing Homelessness in Ten Global Cities with Linda Gibbs and Tamiru Mammo

Linda Gibbs Principal Bloomberg Associates LinkedIn | Twitter | Bio Tamiru Mammo Consultant Bloomberg Associates LinkedIn | Twitter | Bio Innovations that work. Linda Gibbs, Principal with Bloomberg Associates, and Tamiru Mammo, Consultant with Bloomberg Associates, joined the podcast to talk about their new book, How Ten Global Cities Take on Homelessness. They shared what led...

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Community Engagement: a Practitioner's Guide

This guide was shared with ELGL by our friends at CitizenLab. Written in collaboration with the Department of Civic Things, part one of this two-part series explores the steps you need to take to create a sustainable and effective community engagement strategy for your government agency. In this guide you'll find: Tips to better understand...

What’s Your EQ? How Developing Emotional Intelligence Can Help You Be a Better Leader

Today's Morning Buzz is brought to you by Ann Marie Townshend, City Manager for Lewes, Delaware What I'm Watching: The Last Tango in Halifax What I'm Doing: Fall is the best time of the year to ride the beautiful trail network in and around Lewes. I try to do this a couple of times a week. Let...

Podcast: Creating Community Schoolyards with Danielle Denk, Trust for Public Land

Danielle Denk Community Schoolyard Initiative Director The Trust for Public Land LinkedIn | Twitter Addressing park equity. Danielle Denk, Community Schoolyard Initiative Director for the Trust for Public Land, joined the podcast to discuss the initiative to turn schoolyards into community parks that are more welcoming, sustainable, and accessible. She talked about the problem with...

Nominations for 2021 Top 100 Local Government Influencers Now Accepted!

Each year, ELGL recognizes the top 100 influencers in local government. The award, previously named the Traeger Award, is named after Chris Traeger, the city manager for the fictional City of Pawnee, Indiana on the show "Park and Recreation." He was known for extreme energy and commitment to improving local government. The Top Influencer List...

I Have to Ask: A Dozen Lessons Learned from 20 Years in Public Service

In this series, guest columnists reflect on one of three prompts provided by ELGL Co-Founder Kent Wyatt. This week, Lydia Rossiter, Senior Utility Consultant at Moonshot Missions, writes about 12 lessons she's learned in public service. Connect with Lydia on LinkedIn. Sign up to be the next guest columnist for the ‘I Have to Ask’ column. I...

Webinar Rewind: How to TikTok

View the Slides Originally aired September 22, 2021. Love it or hate it, there’s no denying its popularity: TikTok beat out Facebook and WhatsApp to claim the spot of #1 most popular social app download in the world for 2020. Here’s a closer look at the rapidly growing platform and how governments can leverage it...

CivicPRIDE Board Reflects on First Inclusion Summit

ELGL is the proud host of CivicPride content. The mission of CivicPRIDE is to advance inclusive local government by empowering LGBTQIA+ leadership. It is a national association for local government professionals of all gender and sexual identities. CivicPRIDE was thrilled to host its first ever virtual Inclusion Summit in June of this year. The four-hour,...

7 Steps: How Local Governments Can Scale Their Digital Communications Strategy to Meet Growing Population Needs"

Check out this new report titled "7 Steps: How Local Governments Can Scale Their Digital Communications Strategy to Meet Growing Population Needs" from our friends at Whispir! Here's the link to the report and the PDF version is also available!

DEI and the “Too Far”, “Too Much” Dilemma

This guest article is by ELGL member Matt Hirschinger, Assistant to the City Manager for the City of Arvada, CO. Read all of Matt's other articles at the Social Justice --> Government homepage. Those of us engaging with diversity, equity, and inclusion eventually, if not immediately, run into the challenge of exasperation. “This is going...

The Concept of Live, Work, Play, & Invest

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Christopher Leonard, Administrative Supervisor for the City of Fort Lauderdale. You can connect with him via LinkedIn What I’m Listening To: “Meditation” on Apple Music. What I’m Watching: Normally not much into shows, but I just finished America's Got Talent What I’m Reading: Crisis Intervention Research Live, work,...