Government
The Johnson Amendment: Fact-checking the Narrative
There is more to the story of the Johnson Amendment than is generally being presented to the nonprofit community.
Tag: Civil Society
Advocacy
What Rural America Can Teach Us About Civil Society
Rural America can be both incubator and innovator when it comes to creating and maintaining civil society.
Civic Engagement
Civil Society and the Foundations of Democratic Citizenship
Civil society can act directly to solve critical problems, but its indirect effect might be just as important: allowing individuals to participate, collaborate, and—in the process—develop into citizens capable of upholding democracy.
Civic Engagement
De Tocqueville Redux
As America undergoes dramatic upheavals, one of the ways to understand these changes and to come up with solutions is to examine them through the lens of civil society.
Civic Engagement
Public Trust Reboot: Unleashing the Millennial Civic Spirit
Why millennials’ values and ethos make them uniquely poised to close America’s civic leadership gap, and how to tap into their civic spirit.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Civil Society as Public Conscience
Civil society can help make sure that we in America do not turn our back on fundamental values, or forget about those who lack market and political power.
Civic Engagement
Civil Society in a Majority-Minority America? California Offers Both Hope and Caution
The contours of civil society are influenced—but not bound—by America’s larger demographic curve. On the leading edge of that curve, California shows the kind of intentional, strategic role that civil society might play in a more equitable and sustainable future.
Human Rights
Civil Society in the Age of Incivility
Systems are the bedrock of every society, but it is our shared dignity as human beings that truly determines whether a society works. When society becomes uncivil, it is clear that only our shared humanity as a people can save it.
Civic Engagement
Religion and American Civil Society
The exercise of faith serves many functions, but its paramount role is to function as the foundation of civil society.
Civic Engagement
On Shared Vision and a New Social Compact
Civic engagement and community voice make up the secret sauce of US democracy. We need a new, community-generated social compact to assert the vision and policy framework for an inclusive 21st-century America.