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"A Nobel Prize For Constructive Citizenship"
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That's how George H. Gallup described the All-America
City Award when he helped create it in 1949. If your community
employs collaboration and innovation to overcome its challenges,
it could become an All-America City in 2005. The application
process alone serves as an audit of your civic infrastructure,
which can make your community stronger. Finalists and winners
of the award realize even more benefits, including economic
stimulus, enhanced civic pride, and increased community collaboration.
"These communities have lessons to teach
us all. They are proving the power of partnership--citizens,
government, business, and volunteer groups cooperating to
confront community issues together," former president
George H.W. Bush,
during a Rose Garden ceremony for All-America Cities.
"This prestigious award recognizes America's
heroes who have taken responsibility for their communities,
who form partnerships among citizens, local government, and
private businesses to ensure that we meet the urgent needs
of our people and open new opportunities to our neighbors,"
former president Bill Clinton,
during a Rose Garden ceremony for All-America Cities.
Apply Now for the 2005 All-America City Award!
The deadline for applications is March 10th. The National
Civic League will announce the 30 finalists on April 14th.
The competition and award ceremony will be in Atlanta, June
23-25.
Additional information and applications are
available at www.ncl.org/aac. For more information, contact
Aleks at the National Civic League at 303-571-4343. Or email
him at aleksh@ncl.org. Staff at the National Civic League
are available to answer your questions and offer guidance.
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For more information, please contact
the National Civic League
at 303-571-4343, or write to aleksh@ncl.org.
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MetLife
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Do You Know
an Outstanding School Teacher?
Do you know a teacher at the middle school or high school level
who is an outstanding citizen in the community? Is this person
building bridges between the school and the community for the
betterment of all? If so, you can help his/her school earn $5,000
by nominating that teacher for the Metlife Foundation Ambassadors
in Education Award.
The 2005 award recognizes outstanding citizenship -- teachers
who make extraordinary efforts to strengthen their schools
and communities. The winning teacher in your city will earn
a $5,000 grant for his/her school this spring. The deadline
for nominations is March 31, 2005.
More information
and a nomination form
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| 2005
City & County Innovations Summit |
Hosted by the Performance Institute, in association with
the National Civic League, the 2005 City and County Innovations
Summit is the most comprehensive performance management
event of the year for city and county managers. This year's
Summit will be hosted in Phoenix on March 21-23, 2005.
Additionally, the Performance Institute will recognize
innovative management practices in city and county government
through a series of awards. The City and County Performance
Management Awards will recognize excellence in budgeting,
public-private partnerships and organizational performance
management. Applications and additional information about
the Summit and City and County Performance Management Awards
can be found by visiting www.cityandcounty.org
For more information on the Summit and the Performance
Management Awards, please call Jon Norris at 703/894-0481.
Be sure to take advantage of the discount passes available
to members of the National Civic League!
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| Model
City Charter Available |
 Update
your city charter with the new Model City Charter,
which provides the key information you need to keep
up with the latest perspectives and practices on
good governance. It will help you manage the new
challenges facing municipalities, including: Performance
Measurement, Regional Cooperation, Citizen Participation,
Campaign Finance, Election Law, and New Technologies.
“As
it has for the past 88 years, the 8th Edition of the
National Civic League’s Model City Charter again
endorses the council-manager form as the preferred
structure of local government. This definitive guide
recognizes the importance of appointing a city manager
who is qualified solely on the basis of education
and experience in the accepted competencies and practices
of local public management."
Bob O’Neill, Executive Director,
International City/County Management Association.
TO
ORDER YOUR COPY CALL 303-571-4343, or order
online.
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| Contact
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The National
Civic League (NCL), founded in 1894, is America's original
advocate for community democracy. It is a nonprofit, non-partisan,
membership organization dedicated to strengthening citizen
democracy by transforming democratic institutions. NCL fosters
innovative community building and political reform, assists
local governments, and recognizes collaborative community
achievement. NCL accomplishes its mission through technical
assistance, training, publishing, research, and the All-America
City Awards, America's original and most prestigious community
recognition program.
National
Headquarters
National Civic League / 1445 Market St. / Suite 300 / Denver,
CO 80202
303-571-4343 (phone) / 303-571-4404 (fax)
ncl@ncl.org
Washington
D.C. Office
National Civic League / 1319 F Street, NW / Suite 204 / Washington,
DC 20004
202-783-2961 (phone) / 202-347-2161 (fax)
ncldc@ncldc.org
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