The Local Policy Lab sends out monthly newsletters with information on our latest programming, upcoming opportunities, and highlights of member cities. You can see all of our archived newsletters below:
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Issue contains:
LPL Celebrating Juneteenth
LPL Spotlight: Our Offerings, Toolkits and Resources
Offerings
Democracy Innovations Library
LPL Network
Democracy Conversation:“No-Agenda Listening as a Tool for Equity and Empowerment”
LPL in Action:
LPL Co-Founder Attends National Civic League Event to Celebrate Winners of the All-America Cities Award
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LPL Travels from Coast to Coast
Climate + Democracy Toolkit Now Available
LPL Spotlight: Fort Collins Engages Citizens through CityWorks101
Democracy Conversation: “Local Solutions, Global Impact: How Cities Drive Refugee Integration and Strengthen Democratic Values”
LPL in Action:
Citizens’ Assembly Capacity Building School
Youth in Government Day in Gardena, CA
Welcoming America Interactive
Convening with police chiefs across the country in Fort Collins, CO. exploring the role of public safety in promoting democracy.
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New Democracy Associate
Climate+Democracy Toolkit
Democracy Conversation "Local Solutions, Global Impact
Spotlight: Gardena, CA Girl Boss Workshop
Can Civic (Citizen) Assemblies Build Agreement to
Resolve Tough Issues?Opportunities & Articles:
Join Water Safe Cities Accelerator as a Signator City!
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Women’s History Month
Democracy Conversation: “Striving for Climate Democracy: How to incorporate an inclusive and democratic process in climate change work.”"
Spotlight: Participatory Budgeting
Citizens’ Assembly School
Career Opportunities:
Welcoming America
Public Rights Project
Opportunities & Articles:
The Women Who Make Democracy Work
What we’re reading and listening to
Legislators Propose Bill to Extend Transparency to Local CT Elections
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Democracy Conversations:
“Creating Consensus, Understanding Difference.”
“Striving for Climate Democracy: How to incorporate an inclusive and democratic process in climate change work.”
Spotlight:
Empowering Communities Through Citizens’ Assemblies
Citizens’ Assembly School
LPL at Mayors Innovation Project (MIP) Winter Meeting
Opportunities:
Join the Water Safe Cities Accelerator as a Signatory City!
Federal Climate Funding Opportunities:
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New Year Kick-Off
Democracy conversation: “Hopes, Dreams, and Challenges for 2024”
LPL Spotlight: Deliberative Polling
Opportunities:
National Civic League - All-America City Award
Future of Democracy: Citizens’ Assemblies and Beyond”
Join the Water Safe Cities Accelerator as a Signatory City!
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Issue Contents:
Upcoming Democracy Conversations: Ensuring Effective Government Transitions: How Local Governments are Working to Meet the Needs of their Communities.
LPL Spotlight: Philadelphia Empowering Voices - Unveiling Philly Counts’ Transformative Journey in the 2020 Census Engagement Campaign
LPL Co-Sponsors Democracy Innovation Workshop in NYC
Opportunities & Articles: Applications are now open for the National Civic League’s 2024 All-America City Award
Register for the Mayors Innovation Project Winter Meeting
Federal Climate Funding Opportunities: A Guide for Local Leaders
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*Correction: There was a misspelling of a Presenter’s: correct spelling - Gabriela Rackza.
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Upcoming Democracy Conversations: Ensuring Effective Government Transitions: How Local Governments are Working to Meet the Needs of their Communities.
LPL Spotlight: Milwaukee's Voter Engagement Strategies - A Path to Restoring Democracy
Opportunities & Articles:
Federal Funding Available for Local EV Charger Repair
Federal Climate Funding Opportunities: A Guide for Local Leaders
To redesign democracy, the U.S. should borrow an idea from Dublin
How the federal government should build local governments’ capacity for addressing disasters
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*Correction: There was a misspelling of an Advisory Board Member’s name: correct spelling - Hollie Russon Gilman.
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Issue Contents:
Democracy Conversation: Youth as Agents of Change: Strategies to Strengthen Youth Engagement.
Upcoming Democracy Conversations:
October 17 - Design Thinking
November: Effective Government Transitions
Join our Democracy Network
LPL Spotlight: BERDO: Boston's Crucial Step Towards a Greener Future & Community Engagement
LPL VP for Democracy, Laura Wood joined a panel discussion at the Fast Company Innovation Festival 2023, “Innovating on Democracy: Finding New Ways to Power the People”
Opportunities & Articles:
The Civic Outlook of Young Adults in America from the Institute for Citizens & Scholars
Federal Climate Funding Opportunities: A Guide for Local Leaders
How American Democracy Fell So Far Behind
As the Climate Changes, Pressure is Growing to Make Buildings More Efficient
Polarization, Democracy, and Political Violence in the United States: What the Research Says
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Issue Contents:
LPL Strategic Retreat
Democracy + Climate Action Workshop
Join the Democracy Network
Democracy Plans
Upcoming Democracy Conversations
Spotlight: Mayor Rob Green Unveils Policies Honoring Elected Officials’ Legacies and Elevating Governance in Cedar Falls
Opportunities & Articles:
August 30, 2023, Past, Present, and Reimagining Voting Policies—and Implications for Health
November 30th, 2023 Annual Conference on Citizenship - “The Future on Citizenship” in Washington, DC
Federal Climate Funding Opportunities: A Guide for Local Leaders
Voters Don’t Have a Voice in Governance. Citizen Assemblies Could Be the Answer.
Judge Rules in Favor of Montana Youths in a Landmark Climate Case
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Issue Contents:
Introducing LPL’s new Program Director
Democracy Conversation: "Communications Strategies to Enhance Civic Engagement"
Opportunities & Articles:
Mayors Innovation Project Summer Meeting
Federal Climate Funding Opportunities: A Guide for Leaders
NEW REPORT from the Local Progress Impact Lab: Harnessing the Power of Procurement
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Issue Contents:
Individualized Democracy Plans
Democracy Conversations and Network
Spotlight: Seattle's Democracy and Civic Engagement Initiatives
LPL Vice President Laura Wood joined a panel discussion at a forum, “Community Engagement for Local Democracy”
LPL in Denver: Director Scott Warren Speaks and Judges at the National Civic League’s All-American City Competition
Democracy Conversation: "Tech, AI and Democracy"
Opportunities & Articles:
Federal Climate Funding Opportunities
Recent Supreme Court ruling drastically reduces wetlands protections- consequential for climate, agencies, conservationists, and developers
We hit rock bottom on civics education. Can we turn it around?
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The Democracy Cohort had the opportunity to hear from Democracy Next, an innovative new non-profit focused on improving and increasing citizen participation in the democratic process.
Spotlight: Lancaster, PA, and Oklahoma City, OK
Opportunities & Articles:
Webinar opportunity from the National League of Cities Local Democracy Initiative
New resource on expanding voting access
Federal Climate Funding Opportunities
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Issue Contents:
Welcome to the first newsletter for the Local Policy Lab! In the last year, we’ve had numerous conversations, including with many of you, to determine the needs of cities and counties across the country and brainstorm solutions to best support them. In response, we’ve formally launched LPL, a non-profit dedicated to accelerating the adoption of effective solutions to pressing problems at the local government level.
Our Democracy Cohort
Our Climate Cohort