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Level Up and Deep Dive Partnerships

Cohort Partnerships We work closely with a number of private vendors, nonprofits, foundations, educational institutions, and other agencies to make sure we provide high-quality content at an affordable rate for all our cohort participants. Sponsorship of cohort programs is designed to support the staff time, infrastructure, and resources necessary for each cohort participant to maximize...

Cohort Mentor Opportunities

Cohort participants are often supported by volunteer members of ELGL who have years of practical knowledge and expertise in their field. Participants gain valuable one-on-one access to experts in their field who can connect them with the people and resources they need; mentors have an opportunity to give back to others and increase their profile...

Level Up and Deep Dive Cohorts

Don't see a cohort you are ready to apply for? Sign up to hear about new cohorts as soon as they're announced! About Level-Up and Deep Dive Cohorts Level-Up (3-month) and Deep Dive (6-month) Cohorts are in-depth learning opportunities focused on a specific issue area through collaborative work, training sessions, mentorship with other local government...

Cohort Mentorship Opportunities

Cohort participants are often supported by volunteer members of ELGL who have years of practical knowledge and expertise in their field. Participants gain valuable one-on-one access to experts in their field who can connect them with the people and resources they need; mentors have an opportunity to give back to others and increase their profile...

Cohort Sprints

Don't see a cohort you are ready to apply for? Sign up to hear about new cohorts as soon as they're announced! About Cohort Sprints Cohort Sprints are short, six-week programs designed to give participants a chance to explore a new topic or skill, meet others interested in similar issues, and learn from and collaborate...

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Podcast: Assisting the Recently Homeless with Claire Elizabeth Williams, Foundations for Social Change

Claire Elizabeth Williams CEO & Co-Founder Foundations for Social Change Twitter | LinkedIn Consult early and consult often. Claire Elizabeth Williams, CEO & Co-Founder of Foundations for Social Change, joins the podcast to discuss the New Leaf Project. She outlined how the New Leaf Project distributed a direct cash payment of $7,500 (CAD) to 50 recipients who...

"Citizenville" Book Review by Ed Dzitko

On February 18, 2021, ELGL members will discuss "Citizenville" by California Governor Gavin Newsom for the ELGL Book Club. We gave away six signed copies of the book to our members and asked them to write reflections on the book. Here's the reflection post by Ed Dzitko. A few years ago, a co-worker asked what...

Knowing Your Audience

Today’s Buzz is a long-contemplated, yet hastily crafted musing from Zach Ratkai. What I’m Listening To: Nighttime Coding Mix on youtube (gotta focus) What I’m Watching: Re-watching The Newsroom series from HBO What I’m Reading: A Promised Land by Barack Obama Public sector work may seem to be immune from “normal” marketing trends. I mean,...

Bursting Bubbles

Image Cred: PhotoBucket Today’s *Afternoon* Buzz is brought to you by Maggie Jones – connect on LinkedIn & Twitter! *** What I’m Listening to: Brain Food playlist on Spotify and Adam Grant’s WorkLife podcast What I’m Watching: my sewing needle fixing my favorite pair of joggers I ripped this AM What I’m Reading: snippets in...

Time To Celebrate, Then Get Back To Work

Stella Carr wrote this article as part of the Sustainability & Environment Series. Sign-up to write for this series. This article expresses observations about the political landscape of America as it pertains to climate change and the environmental movement as political leadership shifts at the national level of our democracy, and what local governments have...

Black History Month Reading List

Happy Black History Month! We at ELGL wanted to take some time to share some of our favorite reads from Black authors. This compilation of reads showcases books from many genres. We wanted to highlight a variety of experiences and storytelling from these amazing authors! We have books from fiction to nonfiction, science fiction, mysteries,...

Rebuilding a City Requires Partners

This article was written by Rachel Witt, Executive Director of the South Grand Community Improvement District. Read all the articles in Rachel's Lessons & Partnerships in Community & Economic Development series. To rebuild a city requires many partners within a community. How do we connect our community? A community is connected through the partnership of...

Rewind: COVID-19 Vaccine Resources for Local Governments

This webinar originally aired on January 29, 2021. About: ELGL is pleased to welcome our friends from the U.S. Digital Response (USDR) to this showcase of COVID-19 vaccine resources available to local governments. Learn from examples currently used in cities and counties in the US, and bring your questions about vaccine distribution, outreach, marketing, and...

Mayor Funk

Mayor Funk: Restoring Faith in Local Government

ELGL is proud to feature the writing and thinking of longtime member Mark Funkhouser. Here's his latest post, and you can also sign up for his newsletter here. If you work in local government, you’re facing a responsibility you never signed up for: today, you’re the last firewall against your residents’ cynicism toward government. Voters...

2021 #ELGLKnope Nominations Now Accepted

It's time for everyone's favorite local government bracket competition: the #ELGLKnope award! The prestigious #ELGLKnope award celebrates the best places in local government. To date, we've recognized the best city halls (2017), the best libraries (2018), and the best parks (2019). This year, we're focused on all things water! We're looking for your nominations for...

Podcast: Common Community Engagement Mistakes with Kevin Lyons, FlashVote

Kevin Lyons CEO & Co-Founder FlashVote LinkedIn Pizza, beer, & public input. Kevin Lyons, CEO & Co-Founder of FlashVote, joins the podcast to discuss community engagement. He highlights common mistakes made with various types of communication channels as well as mistakes organizations make in town halls, social media, online forums, and surveys. Kevin also shares...

Member Profile: Margy Waller

Margy Waller Senior Advisor Action Tank/Writer/Researcher LinkedIn I Twitter What's an interesting project or issue you're currently working on? City Council School If you could have coffee or a beer with any famous person, who would it be and why? Dr. Marc Lipsitch -- is he famous? So many questions about the future and...