Celebrate with Us!

December 12 marks 100 years of strengthening cities.

On December 12, 1924, 10 state leagues came together at Fraser Hall in Lawrence, Kansas at the University of Kansas to form what is now known as the National League of Cities. Join us in commemorating this milestone moment:

Access the NLC100 Canva Templates (see images below)

Edit your template(s) as desired (see instructions below for how-tos)

Download your template(s)

Share on social media with #NLC100 and tag NLC on December 12 and through the end of the year!

NLC leadership gathers during the Centennial Roadshow kickoff in front of Fraser Hall at University of Kansas, where the first meeting of what is now NLC took place on December 12, 1924.

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Static graphic

Editable graphic

Photo frame

Download a Roadshow Photo!
Password: ROADSHOW

Access the Canva Templates

How to Use the Canva Templates Click each bar to expand for step-by-step instructions with screenshots:

Access the template

Download the static graphic
- Click “Share” in the upper right hand corner:
- Click the Download button:
- Select the dropdown to open Select Pages (it says “All pages (3)”)
- Uncheck “all pages (3)” and select “Page 1 – NLC100 Static Graphic”
- Click Done
- Click Download
- Access the file from your downloads

Download the editable graphic
- Scroll to Page 2 – NLC100 Editable Graphic
- Double click the “From [your city]!” window until it’s selected in blue:
- Type in your municipality’s name:
- Click “Share” in the upper right hand corner:
- Click the Download button:
- Select the dropdown to open Select Pages (it says “All pages (3)”)
- Uncheck “all pages (3)” and select “Page 2 – NLC100 Editable Graphic”
- Click Done
- Click Download
- Access the file from your downloads

Download the photo frame graphic
- Scroll to Page 3 – NLC100 Photo Frame
- Select a photo from your files and drag and drop it into the frame
  OR
- Click Uploads on the left hand side of the screen:
- Select Upload files
- Select the photo from your computer.
- Once uploaded, drag the photo on top of the frame until it drops into the picture frame:
- Click “Share” in the upper right hand corner:
- Click the Download button:
- Select the dropdown to open Select Pages (it says “All pages (3)”)
- Uncheck “all pages (3)” and select “Page 3 – NLC100 Photo Frame”
- Click Done
- Click Download
- Access the file from your downloads

Download all graphics
- Scroll to Page 2 – NLC100 Editable Graphic
- Double click the “From [your city]!” window until it’s selected in blue:
- Type in your municipality’s name:
- Scroll to Page 3 – NLC100 Photo Frame
- Select a photo from your files and drag and drop it into the frame
  OR
- Click Uploads on the left hand side of the screen:
- Select Upload files
- Select the photo from your computer.
- Once uploaded, drag the photo on top of the frame until it drops into the picture frame:
- Click “Share” in the upper right hand corner:
- Click the Download button:
- Click Download
- Extract the files from the zipped folder
- Access the files from your downloads

Founding meeting roll from the first meeting in Lawrence, Kansas on December 12, 1924.

Pictured above: At the University of Kansas Research Library, NLC leadership browses founding documents of what is now the National League of Cities.

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