Cedar Rapids, Iowa, shares the story of their success in implementing a new tool that benefits both staff and residents.

National Civic League

A no-cost way to for local governments to activate untapped knowledge that helps solve community challenges.

To help ignite diverse youth engagement in your community, ICMA partnered with the National Democratic Institute to develop a Global Youth Council Guide to help promote youth voices in local decision-making.

Learn how open budgeting, modernizing 311, and in-person walkthroughs boost citizen engagement. Bonus Content: Kenneth Williams, city manager of Buda, TX, and Mountain Plains VP, shares on the pulse of the region.

With government officials hoping for more trust and the public asking for transparency and ethical behavior, there is one solution that addresses both sides: public engagement.

Local governments, along with their community members and artists, can use art and cultural activities to renovate and reconstruct public spaces.

By increasing diversity of thought on advisory committees, a local government can be more approachable to its residents, more socially and fiscally responsible, and increasingly accessible to a greater number of people.

Local governments all over the world are taking an innovative approach to curating budgeting strategies that fit their communities, and we have gathered five standout practices that add an innovative touch to the budgeting process.