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Be the Josh Allen of Your Local Government Career

By Amie Hendrix Email | Twitter | LinkedIn What I am reading –Humans by Brandon Stanton What I am watching – Cobra Kai, Season 3 What I am listening to – More – Love Songs from Little Voices by Sarah Bareilles To begin with, I would like to make it clear that although I have lived in New York...

Accepting Applications: Winter 2021 PAFR Fellowship Program

ELGL and the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) created the PAFR Fellowship Program to connect graduate students with local governments looking to create a Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) for submission to the GFOA award program. COVID-19 makes it difficult for graduate students to find meaningful professional work experiences (internships) - either due to hiring...

"We the Possibility" Book Giveaway

We're giving away six copies of the book "We the Possibility" by Mitchell Weiss. We'll discuss the book at our March 18, 2021 ELGL Book Club! Fill out the below form and affirm that if you win the book giveaway, you'll write an article for ELGL about it and participate in the book club discussion....

Podcast: Equity and Workforce Diversity with Nefertiri Sickout, Philadelphia, PA

Nefertiri Sickout Acting Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania LinkedIn | Twitter Building an inclusive government. Nefertiri Sickout, the Acting Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer for the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, joined the podcast to talk about the work of advancing equity and improving the diversity of the City's workforce....

Songs in the Key of Public Service

However you served this year, allow me to sing your praises.

Alternatives to Objectivity

Objectivity is a pillar of our local government profession. We earn and maintain trust with our residents by treating them fairly. We advise and make decisions with the use of data-driven metrics. We continue to search for ways to make the services we provide more efficient and effective. Our objectivity helps us put the professional...

Top 20 GovLove Podcasts of 2020

In 2020, ELGL published 50 episodes of the GovLove podcast. Here are the top 20 episodes (based on download statistics). Trends in Human Resources with Kylie Bayer, McMinnville, OR Enhancing Public Services with the Google.org Fellowship Technology & Public Safety with Matt Polega, Mark43 Mobility and Infrastructure in Pittsburgh, PA with Karina Ricks Local Politics...

Key Takeaways from the Community Engagement Cohort

This article was written by Inga Cushman, City of Milton, WI / Administrative Services Director. Inga wrote this article as part of the Community Engagement Cohort. Read all the articles from the cohort. Connect with Inga on LinkedIn. I’m Inga Cushman, and I live and work in the City of Milton, Wisconsin. My title is “Administrative...

Supply and The Man

Right Now with Nick Smith (Linkedin/Twitter) What I’m watching: Technology Connections — A YouTube channel that explains the inner workings of household stuff in a fun, digestible way What I’m listening to: Optimism (as a Radical Life Choice) by Spanish Love Songs — Good ol' Midwestern emo that made my 2020 Mount Rushmore of Music....

Engaging Emotion

This article was written by Rachael Kuroiwa, City of Arvada, Manager of Communication - Infrastructure. Rachael wrote this article as part of the Community Engagement Cohort. Read all the articles from the cohort. Connect with Rachael on LinkedIn or email. Anger during a public meeting. It’s so common an experience in local government that everyone...

Podcast: The 2020 GovieLovies

It's been a year. The GovLove co-hosts teamed up to hand out awards and recap the fifth full year of a podcast about local government. Kirsten, Kent, Alyssa, Javon, and Ben all selected four of their favorite episodes to honor with the most prestigious award in local government podcasting, a GovieLovie. They also debated the...

Happy Festivus for the Rest of Us!

Today’s Buzz is by Morning Buzzer Kim Nakahodo – connect with her on LinkedIn & Twitter! What I’m Watching: Anxiously awaiting: Wonder Woman 1984 What I’m Reading: Educated by Tara Westover What I’m Listening To: KCUR; GovLove; Hidden Brain Fellow gov love friends, it has been a LOOOOOONG, hard year. I cannot think of another...

The Continuous Work of Engaging Your Community

This article was written by Stephanie Hall Campos, City of Hattiesburg (Hattiesburg, MS) / Office Manager/Public Engagement Coordinator - Department of Urban Development. Stephanie wrote this article as part of the Community Engagement Cohort. Read all the articles from the cohort. Connect with Stephanie on LinkedIn. I am Stephanie Hall Campos and I live in...

Learning on the go as the Interim City Clerk

What am I watching: Cheesy Christmas movies What am I looking forward to: Making the best of 2021! Susan Barkman, Council/Mayor Management Analyst and former Interim City Clerk for the City of Aurora, Colorado. Connect with me on Twitter or Linkedin 2020 has been quite a year. For so many good and bad reasons I...

Meet Chanté Mitchell & Cherise Mead, New Program Directors for ELGL

We're excited to announce two new hires at ELGL. Please meet Chanté Mitchell and Cherise Mead. Both will lead ELGL Programs, including cohorts, events, and special projects! Chanté Mitchell, Program Director Chanté Mitchell is a Program Director for ELGL. Chanté is from Topeka, KS and received her BA in Communication from Washburn University in 2015...

If Food Waste Were a Country…

Jodi Leamon, Sustainability Coordinator, Allen County Department of Environmental Management, wrote this article as part of the Sustainability & Environment Series. Sign-up to write for this series. Food Waste occurs at every step along the supply chain from the farm to the home. It can be in the form of produce remaining in the fields...

2020 Year in Review

Here's an overview of everything ELGL did in 2020 thanks to our amazing members, Board of Directors, and staff. Take a look and reflect on what a long year it was, and how much we accomplished toward our vision of amplifying the good in local government, and our mission of engaging the brightest minds in...