In July, ELGL members ranked the top issues facing local government. Colleen Casey’s University of Texas-Arlington graduate course used the results to select an issue to focus on. (More on that later.) The top five issues identified were: Citizen Input, Community Engagement, Communication to constituents Solutions to Fund Infrastructure Succession Planning and Knowledge Transfer Workforce Diversity (Gender … Continued
Survey: Relationship Between Local Government & Non Profits By: Colleen Casey, UT-Arlington School of Urban and Public Affairs Connect: LinkedIn and Twitter Increasingly, nonprofits play a valuable function in local government, from service-delivery to policy advocacy. Yet, many questions remain about effective ways to manage and cultivate relationships with nonprofits.
Who doesn’t love a good ol’ fashioned performance review? ELGL loves them so much that we’re embarking on a “360 Review of Local Government.” We’re going to evaluate every single inch of the local government arena by talking to ourselves (a.k.a: other local government professionals), tech companies, journalists, professors, and anyone else who hasn’t blocked our … Continued
