Join the National Civic League to learn how  to create a culture of engagement in your community. 

Join us on Thursday, September 19th @ 10:00 am MT (9:00 am PT, 11:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm ET)

Webinar Description:

This webinar will aim to give participants tools and practical examples of how to create a culture of engagement. Doug Linkhart will give an overview of the National Civic League's tool, the Civic Index, and Cori Burbach will discuss examples of how Dubuque has engaged its community over a prolonged period of time. 

Tools- Civic Index

Participants will learn how to use the National Civic League’s Civic Index to measure their community’s civic capital – the formal and informal relationships, networks and capacities that enable communities to solve problems and thrive.

Examples- Dubuque, IA 

Tough economic times made Dubuque recognize the need to leverage partnerships and residents’ strengths to put the city back on the map. The business community, the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, local non-profits, and the local government worked together to help address the issue by creating Inclusive Dubuque. By creating common goals and a shared identity throughout several visioning processes and other engagement efforts, Dubuque has become known for their sustainability and equity efforts as well as creating a culture of engagement.

Presenters: 

Doug Linkhart, President of the National Civic League

Doug is a public policy expert who has worked on every side of civic engagement—neighborhood leader, city councilman, state legislator, head of a city department, federal employee, nonprofit manager and business leader.At the National Civic League, Doug Linkhart's life-long values of inclusiveness and equity are in close alignment with the organization’s mission, and are used to guide his leadership as president.

Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager  of the City of Dubuque, IA

As assistant city manager, Cori assists the city manager in directing the day-to-day operations of the city government, acts as city manager in his absence, and exercises general supervision over all functions and activities of the city when acting for the city manager. She also has a significant role in implementing the city manager’s management philosophy of problem solving, developing partnerships, and being input-oriented.

To Join by Computer:

Sign on to the National Civic League's Webex Meeting Room:
https://nationalcivicleague.my.webex.com/meet/ncl 
Access code: 622 739 287

To Join by Phone:
+1-510-338-9438 USA Toll
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All-America City Promising Practices Series
National Civic League is hosting a series of "AAC Promising Practices" webinars to share innovative and impactful AAC projects nationwide. This series will also highlight successful projects around the country with speakers from cities implementing creative strategies for civic engagement. By equipping individuals, institutions, and local governmental bodies through this series with ideas, models and insights that can be adopted/adapted to individual communities NCL hopes to accelerate the pace of change in communities across the country.

The All-America City Promising Practices webinars are made possible with support from Southwest Airlines, the official airline of the All-America City Awards.

2020 All-America City Key Dates: 

July 2019-May 2020: AAC Promising Practices Webinar Series

November 1, 2019: Letter of Intent due (not required to apply)

February 19, 2020: Application Due

March 2020: Finalists Announced

March-June 2020: Competition Preparation

June 5-7, 2020: All-America City Awards Competition and Event in Denver, CO