Three Ways to Encourage Citizen Engagement [PLUS Bonus Content]

Community Driven Innovation: Michael Cannon, Chief Technology Officer, Stafford County, Virginia, and David Ihrie, Chief Technology Officer, Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (formerly Center for Innovative Technology), discuss technology testing and deployment that leads to real-world community benefits in public safety, quality of life, economically and more. by Voices in Local Government

36 min listen

Mass Shooting Playbook: Helping local government leaders think through the unthinkable: Sarah Peck, director of UnitedOnGuns, and Emily Nink, policy associate at the Public Health Advocacy Institute, join us in an episode that bypasses partisan gun control arguments to focus on the near-impossible responsibility local government officials face after a mass-casualty event. Researched by the Public Health Advocacy Institute and informed by local government leaders who have held their communities together through tragedy, the Mass Shooting Playbook is a vital resource on the work needed to prepare, immediately respond, and continued healing long after the cameras and national news spotlight are gone. by Voices in Local Government

31 min listen

Cybersecurity in Local Government: How local government leaders and their technical experts can overcome limited resources and mitigate cyber risk with layered security. by Voices in Local Government

35 min listen

Alternatives to Homeless Encampments: Chuck Flacks dispels common myths of “homelessness”, explains the problems with encampments, shares ideas and proven methods for alternatives, and discusses the complex financial and political realities local governments must navigate to help every member of their communities. by Voices in Local Government

35 min listen

Reflective Government: How to Build and Develop a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program: Brion Oaks, Chief Equity Officer of Austin Texas, explains how he helped Austin build and develop its equity program, and how other local governments, no matter the size or region, can do the same. by Voices in Local Government

45 min listen

Crisis Ready: Melissa Agnes, Founder and CEO of the Crisis Ready Institute, explains how local government can transform from being dependent on static emergency management or disaster recovery plans to become crises ready. by Voices in Local Government

40 min listen

Two-way Relationship for Mentors and Mentees: Mary Furtado, deputy county manager of Catawba County, North Carolina, David Street, chief of staff of Loudoun County, Virginia, and Rob Carty, director of career services at ICMA, share what elements are essential to finding the right balance for professional and personal success in a mentoring relationship–for mentors and mentees. by Voices in Local Government

51 min listen

Civic Matchmaking and the Power of Retired Baby Boomers: Give 5 Co-creators Greg Burris, former Springfield Missouri City Manager and current President/CEO United Way of the Ozarks, and Cora Scott, Director of Public Information & Civic Engagement for Springfield, share how the no-cost program benefits local communities and participants. by Voices in Local Government

27 min listen

Ransomware: Plan, Respond, Recover: Nancy Rainosek, chief information security officer of Texas and Dan Lohrmann, field CISO of Presidio, give local government leaders insight into ransomware through specific examples and answering audience questions. by Voices in Local Government

36 min listen

Three Ways to Encourage Citizen Engagement [PLUS Bonus Content]: Odie Donald shares how open budgeting, modernizing 311, and in-person walk throughs boost citizen engagement. Then bonus content with Kenneth Williams, city manager of Buda, Texas and Vice President of ICMA Mountain Plains, on the pulse of the region. by Voices in Local Government

37 min listen

Building Resilient Cities with Duluth Mayor Emily Larson: In this NLC CitiesSpeak with Clarence Anthony and ICMA Voices in Local Government podcast cross-over, ICMA is excited to bring you Building Resilient Cities with Duluth Mayor Emily Larson. Find more CitiesSpeak episodes and subscribe at https://www.nlc.org/news-insights/citiesspeak-podcast/ by Voices in Local Government

27 min listen

Creating One Team Identity: Tallahassee (FL) City Manager Reese Goad and his senior city staff discuss how shifting from siloed departments to a one team identity helped the entire city's workforce and ultimately delivers better service for residents. by Voices in Local Government

57 min listen

Purpose in Professional Development: David Street, chief of staff of Loudoun County, Virginia, joins us for a follow up conversation to talk about professional development and optimizing your time and energy to maximize ROI. by Voices in Local Government

23 min listen

Sustainable Economic Development [Plus Bonus Content]: Dan Dowell of ABM shares long-term investment ideas local governments can make for their economies and quality of life. Plus bonus content: Victor Cardenas, ICMA-CM, assistant city manager, Novi, Michigan and Midwest VP, shares on the pulse of the region. by Voices in Local Government

33 min listen

How to Start a New City: Janice Allen Jackson, city manager of Stonecrest, Georgia, discusses the expected and unexpected challenges when undertaking the immense task of starting a new city. by Voices in Local Government

26 min listen

Maximizing Impact for Early Career Professionals and the Organizations that Hire Them Part One: Recent ICMA Fellows explain what early career professionals can contribute and what is important to them to develop a meaningful career in local government. Part one. by Voices in Local Government

35 min listen

Using Data to Manage Change in Local Government: ICMA strategic partner OpenGov’s Claudia Arriaga guest hosts Voices in Local Government in an interview with Boulder, CO city manager, Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde. by Voices in Local Government

29 min listen

The Balancing Act: Serving Members and Constituencies: ICMA president Troy Brown, ICMA-CM, provides early insight into the reduced dues structure and discusses ICMA regional events. by Voices in Local Government

20 min listen

How Kids Can Design Better Cities: Lean how local government managers and city planners can break out of their own bubble dominated by budgets and constraints to revamp their communities for everyone. by Voices in Local Government

25 min listen

Maximizing Impact for Early Career Professionals and the Organizations that Hire Them Part Two: Part two focuses on questions and answers between city/county managers and early career professionals. by Voices in Local Government

18 min listen

How to Get Your First Job in Local Government: This episode focuses on how to get your first job in local government for job seekers and how to expand your talent pool for organizations desperate to find new talent. by Voices in Local Government

34 min listen

Authentic Employee Engagement: A Voices in Local Government podcast on how sincere efforts to ask and act can go a long way to improve employee engagement. by Voices in Local Government

35 min listen

Accessing Federal Infrastructure Dollars: A Conversation with NLC Executive Director Clarence Anthony: National League of Cities Executive Director Clarence Anthony joins the show to explain how cities are getting to work implementing the new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. He discusses how NLC is supporting them through the Local Infrastructure Hub – a new resource that provides guidance and training for local governments to access and optimize these new federal funding opportunities. Additional topics include: by Voices in Local Government

45 min listen

EP19 Civic Matchmaking Part 2: Building on the part one podcast on Civic Matchmaking, part two explains how to start a no-cost community engaging volunteer program for your community. by Voices in Local Government

20 min listen

“What Are You Doing About School Shootings?” Strategies for the Seemingly Impossible Question CAOs Must Face: A Voices in Local Government podcast on how to lead before, during, and after tragedy from what feels like a powerless position. by Voices in Local Government

23 min listen

How to Plan and Update Code for Solar Energy Projects: Solar Field of Sustainable Energy Dreams in Linn County, Iowa. If you plan it, they (local government, the public, private business) will come together on large-scale projects. by Voices in Local Government

33 min listen

Assistant Manager Exchange Program: How assistant and deputy city/county managers can break out of their grind, learn and contribute in a new environment, gain rare access to council, and prepare for the top job in local government. by Voices in Local Government

28 min listen

Inventive Solution for the Homeless Crisis: How Tiny Homes is a financially sound and effective way for local government to bridge the gap from shelter to permanent housing. by Voices in Local Government

41 min listen

2022 ICMA Annual Conference Preview: Attending but unprepared for ICMA conference? Listen to a quick preview from the planning co-chairs plus ICMA's own local Ohio-expert, now or even on your way to Columbus! by Voices in Local Government

26 min listen

Finance Transformation: Trends and Recommendations: This episode of Voices in Local Government is about how to redesign and improve financial processes, systems, and capabilities to achieve better outcomes for local governments and their communities. by Voices in Local Government

28 min listen

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