We ❤️ participatory grant-making! Discover how prioritizing community needs helps cities thrive and stretch dollars in this Next City article about City of Philadelphia. https://ow.ly/v5Gu50SU0na.
National Civic League
Civic and Social Organizations
Denver, CO 1,153 followers
Advancing civic engagement to create equitable, thriving communities.
About us
For more than 120 years, the National Civic League has worked to advance good governance and civic engagement to create inclusive, thriving communities. We achieve this by inspiring, supporting and recognizing equitable approaches to community decision-making. Through its signature effort, the All-America City Award and its work on racial healing, sustainability, health equity and fiscal sustainability, NCL supports cities to create a better, more equitable and inclusive future.
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http://www.nationalcivicleague.org
External link for National Civic League
- Industry
- Civic and Social Organizations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Denver, CO
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1849
- Specialties
- Community Development, Recognition Awards and Events, Racial Equity, Civic Resources and Publications, civic engagement, and good governance
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190 E 9th Ave
Denver, CO 80203, US
Employees at National Civic League
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Dr. Larry Schooler
Mediator, Facilitator, and Conflict Management/Public Engagement Consultant; Professor/Educator; Husband, Father, Son, Brother, Uncle, Friend.
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Maia Comeau
Founder and CEO
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Matt Leighninger
Director, Center for Democracy Innovation at the National Civic League
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Albert Dzur
Distinguished Research Professor at Bowling Green State University
Updates
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In the Summer edition of NCR, Frank Martin highlights a key benefit often overlooked in 'shop local' campaigns: they boost home values! 🏠📈 #ShopLocal #HomeValue #CommunityFirst https://ow.ly/CXLw50SSYp2
“Shop Local” Buries the Lede: Thriving Local Business Districts are Vital to a City’s Home Values - National Civic League
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League Senior Fellow Lindsay M. Miller was eager to apply equitable development lessons in Sun Valley. But she soon realized that even the best intentions can have unintended, harmful impacts on low-income families. https://ow.ly/bTtG50SS4Pe
Commentary: I Changed How I Think About Gentrification
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Most agree that public meetings are broken. In this NCR article, Nick Vlahos from the League's Center for Democracy Initiative discusses his team's efforts to insert deliberation into formal legislative, city council, and board meetings. 👀📰🧐🧠https://ow.ly/aCb050SRbzU
Making Public Meetings More Deliberative - National Civic League
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Check out the League's latest newsletter, featuring articles about threats to democracy and inspiring local actions to make civic life more participatory and inclusive. https://conta.cc/3Wq9ln3
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Our friends at the National Collaborative for Health Equity have some uplifting results to share from their Heart of America Annual Survey: "The desire to build relationships, create community, show compassion, and work together is strong." https://ow.ly/RLpQ50SP5T1
Without Flawed “Negative Framing,” Poll Finds A More Unified Nation | Washington Monthly
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Discover how a group of professors uncovered the complex relationship between social capital and vaccination rates. Their research, featured in the Summer edition of NCR, highlights the critical need to minimize the influence of partisanship. Featuring The University of New Mexico, Baruch College, Kansas State University, and Florida Atlantic University https://ow.ly/SwKH50SO6Ja
Social Capital, Partisanship and the Need for Bridging and Linking Social Capital: Evidence from COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in the U.S. - National Civic League
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Tomorrow (August 1st) is National Poll Worker Recruitment Day! Signing up to be a poll worker is a great way to do your part to strengthen our democracy. Sign up today through Power the Polls to help ensure this year’s elections are safe, free and accessible for all voters. https://ow.ly/TKl050SN8q5
Support your community – become a poll worker today
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Six years ago Diane Kalen-Sukra, MA, CMC left her career as a municipal chief administrative officer to sound the alarm on the rampant spread of incivility and toxic culture. One book and a civility tour later, her mission continues. Read more in the Summer edition of NCR: https://ow.ly/uBCs50SMtEo
Incivility Anywhere Is a Threat to Civility Everywhere - National Civic League
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Kettering Foundation Senior Fellows and staff have a conversation about the landmark ruling by the Supreme Court on presidential immunity in Trump v. United States. They make the case that the decision redefines our constitutional structure and raises profound questions about the balance of power in our democracy. https://ow.ly/31Lh50SKWKw
Katyal and Luttig: Presidential Immunity Unconstitutional?
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