Civic Engagement
Creating an Engaged Citizenry Through Voting
Americans for Prosperity Foundation works to make sure that the message of doing your civic duty by voting hits home.
Tag: Community
Social Issues
Community Culture Is a Big Driver in Voter Turnout
Voter turnout can vary widely across states and within cities and counties, even when structural factors are the same. A shared sense of responsibility among residents for taking care of their communities may be part of the explanation.
Global Issues
Sharing Solutions to Poverty
Efforts to battle poverty in the United States can learn a lot from the developing world, and vice versa. Thankfully some of the barriers between these traditionally isolated domains are falling.
Collaboration
Grassroots Change
To create long-lasting social change, organizations and programs must become embedded in the local community.
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Building Power, Building Health
By catalyzing the power of people to make change, community organizers equip
people at every level to overcome the myriad barriers to health.
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Philanthropy on the Frontlines of Ferguson
The Deaconess Foundation seeks to shift public policy, mobilize community members, and strengthen advocacy efforts related to children and youth.
Civic Engagement
Community Engagement Matters (Now More Than Ever)
In adopting data-driven practices, leaders must design and implement programs in ways that engage community members directly in the work of social change.
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Scaling Up Innovations With Government
How to overcome the barriers that large institutions like the government put in the way of scaling up innovations.
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A Tale of Two Intermediaries
RSPN and Nesta teach lessons about achieving social impact in the Global South and North.
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Lessons in Scaling and Failing
The challenges of scaling up programs aimed at empowering adolescent girls in Bangladesh and Uganda.