The Institute promotes good government at the local level as the 501(c)(3) research affiliate of the California State Association of Counties and the League of California Cities.
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- 1955
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ILG Attends City Managers MeetingUpdated about 9 months ago
Events
3 past eventsSee All
- Health and the Built Environment
San Jose Marriot
Thursday, September 17 at 11:15am - AB 1234 Training
MWD
Thursday, March 5 at 4:30pm - AB 1234 Training
Pleasant Hill Council Chambers
Wednesday, March 4 at 2:00pm
Institute for Local Government
Dr. Robert
Ogilvie shared his insights on Creating Healthy Neighborhoods for All at
the 5th Annual ILG Luncheon Symposium on September 17. His dynamic talk
and a workshop following the symposium outlined how cities can use
planning, economic development, redevelopment,
and other tools to create healthier neighborhoods for all their
residents. For more information,
visit www.ca-ilg.org/healthyneighborhoods.
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JoAnne is off to the New Mexico League's annual conference to discuss dealing with emotional audiences: http://nmml.org/wp-content/2009_annual_p
Source: nmml.org
Institute for Local Government Reflections on the current state of town hall meetings: Alternative formats
Source: www.thataway.org
The National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation is a collaborative effort among practitioners to strengthen and unite our growing field while sharing information with the public and policymakers about the power of dialogue and deliberation.
Institute for Local Government Reflections on the current state of town hall meetings: How the current ones compare to the real deal (and the evolution of the current "town hall" format)
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
Alexis de Tocqueville once said that "local institutions," such as town meetings, were "to liberty what primary schools are to science." He was more right than he realized. In the past ...
Institute for Local Government Reflections on the current state of town meetings: Suggestions for an alternative format
Source: theconsensusbuildingapproach.blogspot.com
Imagine you are one of the members of Congress running a "town hall" meeting to discuss pending health care reform legislation during the current legislative break. You are confronted by some very angry citizens. They are shouting at you!
Institute for Local Government Please check out the beta-version of the Institute's new website (link below). The new site includes the opportunity to rate the Institute's publications by assigning them a number of stars and then offering comments on how they are helpful or could be more so.
Source: sandbox.ilgbackup.org
At the Institute's Fifth Annual Luncheon Symposium at the League of California Cities’ 2009 annual conference, the Institute for Local Government is pleased to present Robert S. Ogilvie, PhD. ...
Institute for Local Government The Institute had a very productive board meeting on Friday. With the help of communications guru Rabbia Shirazi, we reflected on the Institute's brand. One of the more amusing discussion items was, if ILG were a person, what person would that be? Answers ranged from Walter Cronkite, Julia Child, Mr. Wizard and John Gardner (the latter I confess was my personal favorite). Thoughts from ILG fans?
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We have a new summer internship program, named in honor of our retiring board member Don Benninghoven. Visit http://www.ca-ilg.org/index.jsp?displayt
Institute for Local Government just received American Society for Public Administration's "Public Integrity Award" for ILG's work in public service ethics.
