Rebecca Trout
Senior Director, Programs and Partnerships
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- Hometown:Washington, D.C.
Rebecca Trout is the Senior Director of Programs and Partnerships at the National Civic League and Director of the All-America City Award. In this role, she leads the League’s flagship All-America City Award program, oversees national partnerships, and directs the League’s communications and marketing strategy. She connects more than 500 All-America City communities each year with resources on collaborative problem-solving, local good governance, and inclusive civic engagement through research, mentorship, and peer-learning opportunities.
Rebecca oversees all aspects of the annual three-day All-America City Award event and conference, including program design, speaker recruitment, applicant support, finalist selection, and post-award engagement. She also supports communities through direct assistance and coaching on what it takes to become an All-America City.
In addition, Rebecca leads the League’s communications and marketing efforts, managing the strategy, content, and distribution of the League’s newsletter, social media, webinars, and website. She serves as managing editor of the National Civic Review, overseeing the online design and distribution of the quarterly journal. Her work also supports the League’s Center for Democracy Innovation, national partnerships, and development efforts, including sponsor relationships, fundraising messaging, and grant development.
Rebecca has over fifteen years of nonprofit management experience. She worked in the access department at the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) from 2011-2015, where she helped expand the access to quality end-of-life care to typically underserved populations. Rebecca left NHPCO to pursue a passion of international service and travel with the Peace Corps. During her service in Botswana from 2015-2017, Rebecca helped to coordinate her village’s HIV/AIDS intervention plan. Additionally, she was part of a team which solicited a U.S. Embassy grant to fund and open a community youth center.
Rebecca was raised in Oklahoma and attended William Jewell College in Liberty, MO where she earned her B.A. in political science, international relations and critical thought and inquiry.
Rebecca has a passion for revitalizing our democracy and is thrilled to be at an organization which believes that the most complex social issues can be solved by meaningfully engaging residents to create equitable, thriving communities.
