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...

Leveraging National Expertise for Local Impact

May 27, 2024

The expertise of the League staff and senior fellows allows us to deliver the right civic assistance in the right way for communities. We would welcome the opportunity to speak...

League Helps Sioux Falls Launch Planning Effort

May 27, 2024

“This is an opportunity for the community to cast a vision for the future of our city over the next ten years,” said Mike Lynch, of Forward Sioux Falls, heralding...

Announcing the 2024 All-America City Hall of Fame Inductee

April 28, 2024

The National Civic League is excited to announce that Wheat Ridge, Colorado is the 2024 All-America City Hall of Fame Inductee. An All-America City in 2021, Wheat Ridge is being...

2024 All-America City Award Jury

April 28, 2024

Finalists for the 2024 All-America City Award will have the opportunity to showcase the impactful initiatives and progress of their communities to a distinguished panel of nationally renowned civic leaders....

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