League of Arizona Cities and Towns Pre-Conference Session
with Center for the Future of Arizona
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. MST | Fairmont Princess, Scottsdale, AZ
Local Leaders. Shared Priorities. Stronger Arizona.
As elected leaders, you’re guiding communities and shaping Arizona’s future. Join Center for the Future of Arizona (CFA) for our annual League of Cities and Towns Pre-Conference Session and discover new ideas, tools, and connections to build The Arizona We Want together.
Throughout our country and state, our communities feel increasingly polarized, and too many residents feel disconnected from the decisions that affect their lives.
But in our local communities, leaders like you are taking action daily to listen to residents, spark dialogue, invite collaboration, and build civic connection from the ground up.
At this year’s Pre-Conference Session, we will gather to highlight what’s working locally, explore how we can scale that progress, align around shared public values, and build greater momentum for civic health statewide.
You’ll Explore
- Strategies and stories on what’s working
- What Arizonans want from their leaders and their communities
- How local elected officials are already advancing civic health by engaging residents to find common ground and solve problems
- What the Arizona Civic Health Progress Meters reveal about where Arizona stands and what indicators matter most moving forward
- How CFA can help leaders activate data, tools, and practices to drive meaningful engagement locally
Before you leave, we’ll invite you to reflect and commit to one next step, such as:
- Share what your community is doing to work together to help inform CFA and other’s efforts statewide
- Bring a strategy or new approach back to your community
- Weigh in on which indicators from the Arizona Civic Health Progress Meters matter most, and ideas for setting goals
- Connect with CFA to access data, tools, or future opportunities
- Carry a hopeful message forward: Arizonans can and want to work together, and local action adds up
This Matters Now
Civic health is foundational to community health, public trust, and the future success of our state. It begins with individual and local action and grows when we work together toward a shared vision.
This session is an opportunity to:
- Be heard. Your leadership and community experience matter, and we want to learn from you.
- See what’s working. Hear from peers who are finding new ways to engage their communities, build connection, and common ground.
- Gain fresh insight. Discover the priorities Arizonans agree on.
- Leave recharged. Step back from the daily grind, reconnect with purpose, and leave with real tools and fresh ideas to bring home.
Who Should Attend
This session is for state and local elected officials and public leaders: mayors, city managers, council members, legislators, civic champions and more, who are ready to strengthen community engagement, align efforts, and lead forward together.
The session is complimentary with your League of Arizona Cities and Towns Conference registration, but requires an RSVP with CFA to attend.