EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW FOR OUR UPCOMING FEATURE: “Local Government’s New Normal” During the social and political turmoil of the 1960’s, Bob Dylan wrote the infamous song “The Times They Are a-Changin’” reminding senators and congressmen to heed their dutiful calls as the present soon becomes the past. The official album for the song came out in … Continued
Join us today at noon to learn about PERS from David Crosley. The forum will be in the Oregon Trail Room of Gresham City Hall. Here’s a link to the full agenda, ELGL Forum with David Crosley, PERS. Below is an outline of what’s on tap for the lunch hour: 12:00 Kirsten Wyatt will kick off … Continued
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE2RFiaf7Xc&w=400&h=225] Fifty Nifty Takeaways What do we hope to learn from this series? We hope you will gain a better understanding of the unique characteristics of local government in each state, we hope you will learn that there are others like you who are motivated to make a difference through the public sector, and we … Continued
The 2013 OCCMA Conference This summer I had the opportunity to represent ELGL down at the OCCMA Conference in Bend, OR. Since our co-founders have kids to take care of, they sent me and my exceptional photography skills to let our members know what was happening at the Seventh Mountain Resort. Now that I’ve had … Continued
Woo Pig Sooie! The ELGL Fifty Nifty has landed in Arkansas to hear from Jeff Dingman, Fort Smith deputy city administrator. Our immediate thoughts before arriving in Arkansas: Bill Clinton, Walmart, Nolan Richardson, calling of the hogs, and incredible food. A more thorough review of Arkansas and its history provides better insight into what makes … Continued
Webinar: Managing Your Online Persona: Insights From Vizify Co-Founder/CEO Todd Silverstein Thursday, August 1 Noon Webinar – please register online Please join us for a webinar featuring Todd Silverstein, the co-founder and CEO of Vizify. Vizify is an interactive infographic site that summarizes and highlights “the best of you” online. Learn more about managing your online persona, … Continued
Twitter and Vizify recently partnered up to create a feature that Twitter is calling #FollowMe. Essentially Vizify takes the information from your Twitter account and makes a video showing your top tweets, some of the pictures you’ve posted, and the other Twitter accounts that you interact with the most. The feature is used to promote … Continued
Below is the meeting agenda for tomorrow’s ELGL conversation with Governor Chris Gregoire. We ask that you arrive promptly and are in your seat by noon. Agenda for ELGL Conversation with Gov. Gregoire
Many thanks to the Lake Oswego Review for including an article about ELGL in this week’s edition. The article has also appeared in the Beaverton Valley Times, Portland Tribune, and Tigard/Tualatin Times. ELGL members Cate Schneider, Randy Ealy, Kirsten Wyatt, and Kent Wyatt are quoted in the article. If you somehow have not read the … Continued
Plugging the public sector ELGL caters to next generation of local government leaders BY CLAIRE OLIVER The West Linn Tidings, Mar 29, 2012 Word about ELGL has spread mostly through the Wyatts’ grassroots efforts. “There’s just been such an interest across all disciplines to come together,” she said. “It’s different than anything that exists right now, … Continued
