The Civic League increases civic engagement by combining research, education, and advocacy, and representing citizens' interests in discussions with business leaders and policymakers, thereby furthering collective decision-making. Our region’s citizens can actively and effectively participate in developing broad-based solutions to our region’s challenges by sharing their opinions, expectations and needs with The Civic League. At the same time, the interaction empowers citizens to hold policymaking institutions accountable and make them more inclusive and responsive.
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Neighborhood Forums
 The Civic League Neighborhood Forum is a better kind of public meeting: Better because everyone gets a chance to speak: better because our facilitated discussions set the stage for a respectful exchange of ideas and opinions; better because they generate high-quality, thoughtful feedback that is actually useful to planners and policymakers.
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Neighborhood Summit
Sort of like boot camp for your neighborhood, the Neighborhood Summit is one of The Civic League’s best-known programs, drawing over 400 participants each year from neighborhood and civic associations from the across the 10-county region. Participants converge on downtown Atlanta for this inspiring, energy-filled event to learn about best practices for creating stronger, happier, better communities.
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What's Right with the Region!
 An annual celebration of advances in the Atlanta Region and the people and organizations moving us forward. WRWTR guests are the region’s business leaders, elected officials and leaders of key nonprofit organizations. All have a vested interested in the viability and sustainability of the Atlanta region and support The Civic League’s efforts to involve citizens in the plans and policies that affect us all.
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Randolph W. Thrower Regional Leadership Day at the Capitol
 Once a year The Civic League teams up with the Regional Business Coalition to bring together participants of the region’s leadership programs to experience what local leadership means at the regional level. Participants spend an intense day focused on a single regional issue, learning the “mechanics” of the issue from specialists in the field, and politics from elected officials representing different points of view. After weighing the available policy options – and sometimes coming up with new ones of their own – these up-and-coming leaders work toward consensus and conclude with a recommendation.
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Marshall Memorial Fellowship
 The Civic League is now accepting nominations for the 2012 Marshall Memorial Fellowship. Sponsored by the German Marshall Fund of the United States, this program provides a unique opportunity for emerging leaders from across the United States to explore institutions, politics, and culture on the other side of the Atlantic. American Fellows each visit five cities during the 24-day program. They meet formally and informally with a range of policymakers, prominent community members, and local MMF alumni. During the trip, each Fellow also has the opportunity to explore his or her individual professional interests beyond the group programs, which focus on a range of domestic and international policy areas. The Civic League is proud to serve as the Georgia MMF selection partner and works to engage local MMF alumni in civic opportunities throughout metro Atlanta.
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