SHARE GREAT IDEAS
Network with other officials who have similar interests at NLC meetings and online to get information on what works and what doesn’t through our:

• Annual Congress of Cities and Exposition
• Congressional City Conference
• CityFutures Panels
• Constituency Groups
• Council on Youth, Education, and Families
• International Council
• Leadership Training Council
• Member Networking Councils
• Policy and Advocacy Committees
• Issue-Specific Member Networks
• Directory of City Policy Officials
• Peer Networking Groups

SOLVE YOUR CITY’S PROBLEMS
Access a wealth of information about issues that matter to your community through a variety of NLC resources such as: 

• Action Kits, Tool Kits, and Action Guides
• Conferences & Events 
• Conference Workshops
• Mobile Workshops Highlighting City Programs
• Audioconferences
• Webcasts and Web Seminars
• City Practices Briefs 
• Youth, Education & Families Institute
• Nation’s Cities Weekly newspaper (Members receive news via email)
• NLC Internet TV Channel - NLCTV.org 
• NLC Staff  |  NLC Corporate Partners  |  NLC Associate Members
• NLC Website
• NLC Surveys & Research Reports
• NLC Online Communities (Members Only)
  • Issue based
  • Information Sharing
• Municipal Reference Service / Programs & Services
  • Technical Assistance Projects
  • Prescription Drug Card Program (Members Only)

PROTECT YOUR CITY’S RIGHTS AND RESOURCES
Stay informed about federal actions that affect your city and learn how to influence federal policy from our: 

• Congressional City Conference 
  • Advocacy Training
  • City Lobby Day
• Biweekly Federal Relations Update (Members receive updates immediately via email)
• Legislative Action Center (Members receive up to the minute Action Alerts)
• National Municipal Policy (Members participate and have a voice with development of policy) 
• NLC Legal Advisory Program & Legislative Strike Teams 

 GET THE RECOGNITION YOU DESERVE 

• Awards for Municipal Excellence 
• Certificate of Achievement in Leadership Excellence
• City Showcase of Successful Programs
• National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials’ City Cultural Diversity Awards
• NLC Leadership Opportunities
• NLC Membership Milestone Awards
• Women in Municipal Government Leadership Award

CONNECT WITH THE BROADER MUNICIPAL COMMUNITY

• International Fellowship Programs
• State Municipal Leagues
• United Cities and Local Governments–a Global Network of Cities
• Various Commissions and Study Groups