Civic Innovations in Public Budgeting: Oakland’s Equity Approach and Leon County’s Simulation Game 

August 27, 2024

It’s rare to hear about civic and democratic innovation in public budgeting. Often, the way in which regular capital and operational investment planning occurs tends to limit discussion to particular...

Citizens’ Assembly School: Register

August 20, 2024

2024 AAC Event T-Shirt

August 6, 2024

Celebrate your time at this year’s All-America City Award Event with an anniversary t-shirt! Grab yours for just $20, shipping inlcuded! Loading…

Democracy Reform is on the Ballot

July 31, 2024

Voters in several states will see reform measures on this November’s ballot, including making voting more accessible, opening up primaries, expanding ranked-choice voting, and combinations of several reforms. At the...

A Tale of Two Charters

July 29, 2024

The League is working with two cities on charter revision processes, Brookings, SD, and Mt. Vernon, NY. While both charters are quite different, the cities have a common interest in...

Reflections on the Cities Fortifying Democracy Forum

July 29, 2024

The National Civic League’s Center for Democracy Innovation participated in the German Marshal Fund Cities Fortifying Democracy Forum from June 16-18 in Barcelona, Spain. The forum brought together experts from...

Teree Caldwell Johnson Honored as All-America Leader

June 14, 2024

The National Civic League was both proud and saddened to recognize Teree Caldwell Johnson as the recipient of this year’s All-America Leader Award posthumously. Teree’s husband, Vernon, and children, Baley...

Representative Pelosi Kicks Off Parliamentary Exchange

May 27, 2024

Last month, the National Civic League’s Center for Democracy Innovation and the Institute for Democratic Engagement & Accountability (IDEA) at the Ohio State University co-hosted the second annual Global Innovations...

Financing Local Wellbeing   

May 27, 2024

Inequality has risen across advanced industrial democracies over several decades due to economic downturns, decreasing real wages, the restructuring of government services and finances, the rise of financial services combined...

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