April 11, 2011
The National Civic League has announced the finalists for the All-America City Awards, the annual competition for civic activists and community problem-solvers. The 2011 awards event will be June 15-17 in Kansas City, Missouri.
April 7, 2011
A smattering of the press coverage of the All-America City finalists below: We announced the 26 finalists yesterday. It is a very diverse group of communities. Big cities such as...
April 6, 2011
If you are a finalist for the 2011 All-America City Awards in Kansas City, you will want to find out about reserving hotel rooms for your delegation and other useful...
March 23, 2011
I’ve been doing some guest blogging for the State of the Re:Union website. The latest in on Rancho Cordova’s City Hall. State of the Re:Union is a public radio show...
February 23, 2011
Here is a podcast of an interview that Jeffrey Hatcher and I did with civic leaders in Statesville, NC. a 2009 All-America City. Speaking first is David Bradley, president of...
February 16, 2011
The Observer, a student newspaper for Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College ponders the question of how South Bend, Indiana could appear on Newsweek’s recent list of dying cities in...
February 14, 2011
By Derek Okubo After the All-America City Award conference in June 2010 in Kansas City, Southwest Airlines (the official airline of the All-America City Award) offered finalist communities a free...
February 11, 2011
Gloria Rubio-Cortés, president of the National Civic League and a veteran business, philanthropic and non-profit organization leader, has joined Common Cause’s National Governing Board. “Gloria’s background in civil rights, community...
February 7, 2011
Senior Connections, a home and community-based service organization in Atlanta, has announced that Liane Levetan, former CEO for DeKalb County (1993 – 2000) will receive the 2011 “Community Connections” Award....