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Civic Engagement

Civil Society and Authentic Engagement in a Diverse Nation

By Angela Glover Blackwell

Discourse and dialogue have always been the hallmarks of civil society, but when the power of government is used systematically to divide and exclude, it is the stinging conversations and actions at the leading edge of civil society that will reestablish the democratic ideals of an equitable democracy.

Civic Engagement

Parallel Universes? Lines and Ties in Civil Society

By Janet Murguía 1

The history of America’s Hispanic community shows how civil society can create a refuge for those excluded from society at large. But allowing such demarcation lines is never good enough. For a civil society to be effective, sustainable, and worthy, it must tie together all who reside in that society.

Civic Engagement

The American Context of Civil Society

By Yuval Levin

In both the conservative and progressive imagination, civil society is valued—for opposite reasons—as an arbiter between the individual and the national state. But by viewing civil society as the core of America’s social life, we can see our way toward a politics that might overcome some of the dysfunctions of our day.

Civic Engagement

The Adaptive Challenge of Restoring Trust in Civil Society

By Dan Cardinali

Driven by a confluence of powerful secular trends, Americans’ trust in civil society has declined to alarming levels. Without addressing these trends and reversing the loss of trust, the ideal of private action for the public good could be at risk.

Advocacy

When Philanthropy Meets Advocacy

By Patrick Guerriero & Susan Wolf Ditkoff 7

Increasing numbers of Americans want charitable organizations to step into the public policy arena and lead the causes they care about. Open access to this article is made possible by Civitas Public Affairs Group.

Nonprofits & NGOs

Civil Society Confronts Authoritarianism

By Batuhan Aydagül

My experience in Erdoğan’s Turkey has taught me that NGOs need to avoid polarizing politics, focus on core values, and find allies to survive and thrive in closing societies.