Promising Practices Webinar: Catalyzing Local Leadership for a Sustainable Future

May 8, 2025

Join us for a webinar featuring climate resources offered by the National League of Cities and hear how a mayor of a small city and chief resilience officer of a larger one are taking bold steps to create equitable, sustainable, and resilient communities.

Trust But Verify: Using AI Audits to Guide Responsible Government Tech

April 14, 2025

In this introductory webinar we explored what AI audits are and why they matter, a real-world case study of auditing AI in the public sector, and the step-by-step auditing process—from selecting a system, to stakeholder mapping, to developing actionable recommendations.

Communities for Climate Action: Engagement Strategies That Work

February 13, 2025

This webinar explored the intersection of climate action and inclusive community engagement, emphasizing how cities can enhance both. Local Policy Lab described their innovative approach, which helps local governments effectively engage residents in the process of ensuring environmental sustainability and resilience while simultaneously strengthening democracy.

Transforming City Charter Processes Through Democratic Innovation

February 12, 2025

Attendees learned how to design an engaging and inclusive charter revision process that institutionalizes participatory decision-making. Speakers outlined important aspects of convening and running a charter review process and discussed innovative civic engagement processes that can be embedded in charters.

Building Your State’s Civic Capacity: Practical Applications of the Healthy Democracy Ecosystem Map

December 16, 2024

Building on the momentum of our launch of the Healthy Democracy Ecosystem Map, this second webinar took a deeper dive into practical applications for states. Attendees discovered three key ways states can leverage the Healthy Democracy Ecosystem Map to strengthen civic infrastructure, foster collaboration, and amplify their organization’s impact.

Becoming a 2025 All-America City: Strengthening Environmental Sustainability Through Inclusive Community Engagement

November 8, 2024

In this webinar, we covered the year’s theme, application criteria, key dates, and suggested focus areas. Additionally, three representatives from 2024 All-America City Award-winning communities discussed their experiences and offered insights on maximizing the impact of AAC participation.

Creative Designs for Democratic Participation: Legislative Theatre and City Council Meetings

October 21, 2024

This interactive webinar offered examples of how to move urgent local issues to the forefront of community conversation, advocate on behalf of less visible constituencies, and turn inaccessible governing spaces into sites of rigorous participation and creative problem-solving.

Launching the Healthy Democracy Ecosystem Map

October 2, 2024

The Healthy Democracy Ecosystem Map is a groundbreaking resource identifying and connecting organizations, funders, networks, and practitioners working across the nation to sustain and strengthen democratic practices. This launch event introduced the map, demonstrated its features, and explored how it can be used by a variety of users.

Promising Practices Webinar: Citizens’ Assemblies 101

August 7, 2024

In this introductory webinar, we explored the fundamentals of Citizens' Assemblies (CAs) and their role in modern democracy. This webinar provided a comprehensive overview of how Citizens' Assemblies work, their history, and their impact on public policy.

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