After 17 years of service, President Gloria Rubio-Cortes to retire from NCL

September 21, 2015

The National Civic League (NCL), one of the nation’s oldest civic organizations, announced the retirement of its President, Gloria Rubio-Cortes. Rubio-Cortes served the organization with incredible vigor, passion and excellence for more...

Aspen Dialogue on Public Libraries

September 21, 2015

Public libraries are one of the cornerstone institutions of civic life.  The are safe spaces for learning, sharing, connecting, convening and creating.  Far from a collection of books or a...

How Do Communities Ensure their Youth are Healthy and Successful in School and Life?

September 17, 2015

[fusion_text]Around the country, communities are working to remove barriers for students to help their youth create a path to success. National Civic League is proud to announce that in 2016,...

William N. Cassella Jr. Dies

September 8, 2015

We were saddened by the loss of William N. Cassella, Jr., who passed away September 6, 2015. He ably held the post of executive director of the league from 1969...

2015 All-America Cities Announced!

June 15, 2015

The National Civic League is proud to announce the winners of the 2015 All-America City Awards. The annual award celebrates and recognizes neighborhoods, villages, towns, cities, counties, tribes and metro regions...

AAC Communities Present Their Stories of Positive Change

June 14, 2015

Jury presentations began yesterday for the All-America City Awards. As always. Twelve communities from all over the country told their stories of positive change to a jury of 13 civic...

Coming in the National Civic Review

February 25, 2015

[fusion_text]In most American cities, factors like family income, race and geography seem inextricably linked to academic performance. But in Denver, as elsewhere, there are outliers – powerful examples of what...

Resilience

August 12, 2014

From NextCity.org: Oakland has earthquakes, droughts and a host of other resilience problems to tackle. Now it has a Chief Resilience Officer to lead the charge. Today, Oakland Mayor Jean...

AAC Photo Contest

June 23, 2014

To continue the All-America City experience and share photos from the event with one another National Civic League is sponsoring a Facebook Photo Contest.  From today (6/20/2014) until Wednesday July...

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