Web sites
The Citistates Group is a network of journalists, speakers and advisers committed to competitive, equitable and sustainable 21st century metropolitan regions. Their website provides links to publications, Neil Peirce columns, a research toolkit, and one of the best weblogs around.
Council for Excellence in Government Founded in 1983, the Council is a nonprofit organization of more than 700 members, or Principals, throughout the country who have served as senior public officials and now hold leadership roles in a wide range of corporate and other private sector organizations. The Council carries out long-term programs directed at two principal goals: strengthen results-oriented management and creative leadership in the public sector and increase public understanding, confidence, and participation in government.
GovLeaders.org This site was developed as an on-line resource to help government mid-level managers improve their leadership and management skills. The site includes best practices, articles, and training material.
National Academy of Public Administration is an independent, nonpartisan organization chartered by Congress to assist federal, state, and local governments in improving their effectiveness, efficiency, and accountability. For more than 30 years the Academy has met the challenge of cultivating excellence in public management and administration.
National Association of Regional Councils The official organization of America's regional councils of government. This is also the home site for NARC's Institute for the Regional Community, conducting leading-edge research, and the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations.
National Civic League is a 106-year-old nonpartisan, nonprofit organization headquartered in Denver. Best known for the annual All-America City Awards, NCL also works directly with communities to foster cross-sector collaboration and grass roots problem solving.
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Publications
Regionalism on Purpose: A Lincoln Land Institute Report (October 2001) An excellent new report by the Lincoln Land Institute summarizes both theory and practice on such topics as: what is regionalism, why all theattention now, what can regionalism provide that localism can’t (and visa versa), where is regionalism occurring, in what ways, to what effect, and who leads in a regional world.
The New California Dream: Regional Solutions for 21st Century Challenges. (February 2002) This report, sponsored by the CA Speaker's Commission on Regionalism, presents an actionable policy framework for empowering regional decision-making and specific recommendations about how state policies and practices should be reformed and aligned to support better decisions for improved regional outcomes.
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