The National Civic League is proud to announce Mount Pleasant, South Carolina as the 2026 All-America City Hall of Fame Inductee. Named an All-America City in 2010, 2018, and 2023,...
Many community foundations have long been champions of civic health in their communities. As place-based institutions, they understand local dynamics intimately. They are above the political fray, so they can...
Participatory budgeting (PB) has moved from a niche democracy innovation to a mainstream governance tool, now used in thousands of cities worldwide. A recent international study by Merrick Langdon, Harlow Pickens, Grace...
When Oakland voters approved Democracy Dollars in 2022, they created California’s first public campaign financing program and set up a major community engagement challenge: How do you help residents understand and...
How should your local government use AI? On the weekend of May 2nd, 40 residents of Snohomish County, WA, began working to answer that question with the help of Civic...
If you’ve watched HBO’s Succession, it’s clear how cutthroat the changing of the guard is. In the world of democratic politics, succession is key to a legitimate changeover of leadership. A component...
Spread The Vote (STV) was founded with a simple but ambitious goal: to get identification and other vital documents for everyone who needs them to vote. Hitting the ground...
Local Policy Lab (LPL) is thrilled to join forces with the National Civic League, moving from proving what works in individual cities to establishing inclusive governance as a national standard....
The National Civic League is joining forces with Local Policy Lab and Spread the Vote to help build the next chapter of American democracy. Together with our existing programs, Civic...
