Two recent projects in the Denver area show how equity can be woven into land use and health activities. Gretchen Armijo, one of the League’s Senior Fellows, recently partnered with...
In recent years, citizen assemblies have grown in popularity across the world. In the United States, notable organizations like the Democracy Creative, Healthy Democracy, Berggruen Institute, Deliberative Democracy Lab, and...
National Civic League is home to 10 senior fellows with diverse expertise who are available to contract with your community, city, business, or organization to bring you to that next...
Local democratic meetings are facing significant challenges. Some of these challenges include poor or limited attendance, polarized atmospheres that consist of division between members of a community and between members...
‘Time is a gift. Every minute. Every second.’ -Lewis Carroll, Alice Through the Looking Glass ‘If you knew Time as well as I do, said the Hatter, ‘you wouldn’t...
“Forget the national level, forget the state level; if you really want to make a difference on climate change, focus on the local level,” said Rocky Piro, a former local...
Local officials and staff know that not everyone is going to be happy with the decisions they make. As Abraham Lincoln famously pointed out, “You can never please all of...
Experts have been worrying about the sad state of civic education for years. According to a 2018 study by the Institute for Citizens & Scholars, only one in three Americans...
In the wake of the devastating fires in Maui stood local residents and people from neighboring islands ready to pitch in. Scores of volunteers showed up with supplies and offers...
