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Podcast: Mobility & Equity with Charles T. Brown, Equitable Cities

Charles T. Brown Founder & CEO, Equitable Cities Adjunct Professor, Rutgers University LinkedIn | Twitter Arrested mobility. Charles T. Brown, the Founder & CEO of Equitable Cities and Professor of Planning & Public Policy at Rutgers University, joined the podcast to talk about the connection between mobility and equity. He discussed the concept of arrested...

Fourteen Evidence-Based Tips to Make Effective Instructional Videos

Video is the most popular way to train learners. Back in the 1990s, it took much work to create a good instructional video. Today, it's easy to make a video from your smartphone or through PowerPoint's recording function. Video is so easy to create that trainers turn on the recorder and start talking. We have...

Go Forth and Facilitate

This Morning Buzz is brought to you by Ariana Adame, Planning Manager. Connect with me on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Website. What I'm Reading: Dare to Lead, Brene Brown What I'm Re-Watching: The Soprano's What I'm Listening To: Butter by BTS (I live with a teen and a pre-teen) Have you ever explained what...

Melissa Weiss on 2021 #ELGLPopUps

Webinar Rewind: Building Community and Rebuilding Connections

This webinar originally aired on May 18, 2021, as part of the series Connectivity & COVID-19: A Year Later. Even at the best of times, authentic, inclusive, and effective public engagement looks very different from traditional, 3-minutes-at-a-microphone, public comment. The COVID-19 era has pushed engagement practices to the virtual realm, with this change likely remaining...

Tai Huynh on 2021 #ELGLPopUps

Podcast: Regional Benchmarking Initiative with Kate Bender, Stephen Wade & Reagan Walsh

Kate Bender Deputy Performance Officer City of Kansas City, MO LinkedIn | Twitter Stephen Wade Budget and Performance Manager City of Topeka, KS LinkedIn Reagan Walsh MPA Candidate University of Kansas LinkedIn | Twitter Using data to make better decisions. Three guests joined the podcast to talk about how the Regional Benchmarking Initiative in the...

The Playbook for a Truly Distinguished Budget: How to Meet (and Exceed) the New GFOA Criteria

This guide was shared with ELGL by our friends at OpenGov. The GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation award is an important signifier of budgeting excellence in local governments. With the addition of new criteria added for 2021 that point to a more collaborative and transparent budgeting process, the GFOA raised the relevance of the distinction. This...

Everyday Leadership in Local Government

This Morning Buzz is brought to you by Lynn Kelly-Lehner, a Director at RSG, Inc. I would love to connect with you on LinkedIn and learn more about what you are doing in your community. What I’m Reading: Think Again, by Adam Grant What I’m Re-Watching: Schitt’s Creek (I love that journey for you!) And...

Christian Williams on 2021 #ELGLPopUps

COVID Recovery Roundtables, Deadline Extended!

Check out this new opportunity to convene with ELGL members about a specific topic. We're calling them ELGL Roundtables and these are member-led opportunities to connect with other members working on similar topics. ELGL Roundtables are three month immersive learning experiences focused on a specific local government emerging topic. Roundtables offer a collective learning environment...

Creative Placemaking Project Bootcamp

Missed Creative Placemaking this spring? You're in luck! We're re-running this fav beginning in August. After getting a broad overview of the field and how projects come together, join this six-week weekly gathering focused on cohort building and project scoping. Come learn first-hand how these projects come together and how you can create a strong...

Summer Cohorts Now Accepting Applications!

We're excited to announce our most robust offering of cohorts yet! As part of our mission to help our members find joy in public service, ELGL offers high-quality, accessible, affordable learning opportunities in a variety of formats. Our diverse membership base, expert partners, and staff experience help us create programs that are engaging, relevant, and...

Creative Use for Data Storytelling

Today's Buzz is by Meredith Trimble, Content Manager, Editorial, with Tyler Technologies, Inc., and former Acting Chair, Farmington, CT Town Council (Twitter, LinkedIn) What I'm reading: Tweets by @TKleykamp, Director of @StateCDONetwork; always on-point and apply to any level of government What I'm eating: There is this amazing creation that is a combination croissant and muffin: the “cruffin.” Try one! What...

Podcasting for Local Government Cohort

What is a podcast, and why is podcasting such a powerful vehicle for storytelling? In this cohort, you’ll find out! In just six weeks you’ll learn how to develop and publish your brand new podcast. In six training sessions, seasoned podcasting pros will take you from identifying topics, producing a script, and promoting your podcast...

Anti-Racism & Local Gov: Equity as an Experience

Local governments throughout the nation are understanding the critical importance of creating robust equity and inclusion efforts with communities of color at the forefront. Equity transformation efforts are a major undertaking. Does your organization need help refining and evaluating your equity efforts? Or are you stuck on how to get this type of effort of...

Creative Placemaking Project Bootcamp

Missed Creative Placemaking this spring? You're in luck! We're re-running this fav beginning in August. After getting a broad overview of the field and how projects come together, join this six-week weekly gathering focused on cohort building and project scoping. Come learn first-hand how these projects come together and how you can create a strong...

Engaging Your Community on Complex Financial Questions Cohort

Over six weeks, cohort participants will learn how to run successful programs that drive better strategic outcomes for their governments. Join current and former government leaders with roles spanning operations, budget, and finance to talk about how to better leverage data, engage the public on complex issues, and measure impact. We'll talk about real-world challenges,...

Strategy and Performance Management Cohort

The 2021 Strategy and Performance Management cohort is a three-month program that helps cities, counties, and towns draft and implement a strategic plan quickly. This rapid-learning framework will help local governments with limited resources quickly build a strategic plan - a long-term vision of where they want to be in the future, as well as...

Ignite your Spark! Women's Leadership Cohort

“When I dare to be powerful—to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” - Audre Lorde. ELGL, in partnership with Raftelis, presents our first ever Women's Leadership Cohort! In this program we aim to help women at all levels of local government...