Taking in Tbilisi: Elissa Myers (right) and Keti Jakeli, executive director of the Georgia Municipal Service Providers Association, get a hilltop view of the city. The mayors just weren't getting the association concept. Elissa Myers was in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, in 2011, mentoring two fledgling associations, including one for the country's mayors. A grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development was providing start-up money for staff and daylong retreats. The mayors were happy to attend, but weren't paying their dues. "They looked at (the association) as another NGO" doing work in Georgia, said Myers, former CEO of the Electronic Retailing Association… Read More