It’s hard to not have rose-colored glasses when you work at the National Civic League. The stories we see every day of communities solving problems and nonprofits working to protect...
“Trust is like the air we breathe – when it’s present, nobody really notices. When it’s absent, everybody notices.” -Warren Buffett Buffett’s words have never been more true. Trust is...
“The generation we’re in needs a Declaration of Interdependence, in which we’re all working together to build connections and achieve the Great American Dream.” This statement, from Maury Giles, the...
From the desk of Rebecca Trout, Director of the National Civic League’s DC Office and All-America City Award Trust in institutions—ranging from Congress and the criminal justice system to the...
One of the principal ingredients of democracy is trust, something that is declining at the national level, but relatively healthy at the local level. At the same time, trust in...
