Tag: Diversity Dashboard

Paying For it All

What I’m Listening To: Some classic U2 What I’m Watching: World Cup What I’m Doing: Sweating profusely in the insane summer heat ELGL has a lot planned for the remainder of 2018 and the first half of 2019. We just started our fiscal year and are out fundraising to achieve our plans. As you may have noticed last … Continued

Advancing the #13Percent Initiative

In the aftermath of ELGL’s launch of the #13Percent Initiative in 2014, numerous states have launched programming aimed at increasing the low percentage of women in chief administrative roles in local government. The upcoming release of Diversity Dashboard data shows that our profession is continuing to struggle in making significant progress. Below is another opportunity … Continued

Diversity Dashboard: Beyond the Data

I’m here at ICMA17 in San Antonio – proudly representing ELGL and enthusiastically spreading the word about the Diversity Dashboard project.  What I learned during the first day of conversations with colleagues from all over the country is that the energy for and interest in the Diversity Dashboard is beyond what I ever anticipated. Perhaps … Continued

Weekly Update

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dear ELGL members, It’s the end of an exciting week where we saw more people engage with ELGL than ever before. The #ELGLCityHall competition ended with Peoria, IL’s victory in the city hall bracket competition. Along the way, we all got a master class from Peoria, Vancouver, and the rest of the field’s social media … Continued

Diversity Dashboard: Rosemary Stump, UNC MPA Project Team

This is the fourth intro post from the UNC MPA Project Team that is collecting data for the ELGL Diversity Dashboard project. She’s part of a team with Toney Thompson, Libby Seguin, and Sarah Ross Dickson.  We’ve asked our team members to do weekly blog posts on their project, research process, and the overall goal of … Continued

Diversity Dashboard: Libby Seguin, UNC MPA Project Team

This is the second intro post from the UNC MPA Project Team that is collecting data for the ELGL Diversity Dashboard project. Last week, we met Toney Thompson. We’ve asked our team members to do weekly blog posts on their project, research process, and the overall goal of collecting better and more informative data about the … Continued

Diversity Dashboard: Sarah Ross Dickson, UNC MPA Project Team

This is the second intro post from the UNC MPA Project Team that is collecting data for the ELGL Diversity Dashboard project. Last week, we met Toney Thompson. We’ve asked our team members to do weekly blog posts on their project, research process, and the overall goal of collecting better and more informative data about the … Continued

Diversity Dashboard: Toney Thompson, UNC MPA Project Team

This is the first intro post from the UNC MPA Project Team that is collecting data for the ELGL Diversity Dashboard project. We’ve asked our team members to do weekly blog posts on their project, research process, and the overall goal of collecting better and more informative data about the race and gender of people … Continued

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