Traditional philanthropy has a problem. The top-down, hierarchical power structure often undercuts efforts to make lasting change. In fact, the system itself can mirror the very conditions that ...

After years of pushing the city of Milwaukee to establish a participatory budgeting process, the African American Roundtable will launch its own. AART will invest $40,000 to create a community-led ...

Sacramentans could soon have more of a say over how they’d like the city to spend taxpayer dollars, after City Council decided on Tuesday they would put money from the city’s general fund into a pilot ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. The largest state economy in the United States wants to make ...

Government budgets are often opaque documents that are thrashed out behind closed doors or during noisy debates. But a couple of Massachusetts cities are giving residents a direct voice in how their ...

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child defined child-friendly cities as those that prioritize children’s access to safe environments, healthcare, education, green spaces, and the ...

More outreach offices for collecting public suggestions on legislation are to be opened across China to meet stronger demand and to encourage wider participation in the drafting of laws, an official ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Tens of thousands of Chicagoans cannot vote in local elections due to their immigration status. The overwhelming majority are from Latin America. Still, there is a way for some ...

When I look at the gorgeous libraries in the annual Library Design Showcase, I always wonder what happened behind the scenes that led to a particular design. I’m especially curious how designers ...