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Civic Engagement

Giving Back Without Waiting for the Ask

Johanna Garton | Posted 11.05.2009 | Denver

Read More: Community Service, Volunteering, Civic Engagement, Americorps, Non-Profit, Volunteer, Kennedy Serve America Act, Volunteerism, Denver News
Johanna Garton

As I tried to get deeper into what I saw as an unacceptable response, it soon became clear that my husband's main objection was important: pleas for help are just too generic.

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A Standing Ovation For Upstanders

Deborah Plummer | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Civic Participation, Civic Engagement, Facing History and Ourselves, Choosing to Participate Exhibit, Happiness, The Giving Life, Living News
Deborah Plummer

Upstanders are people who, when faced with information that is troubling because of injustice, take a positive stand and act on behalf of themselves and others.

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The Future Starts Now!

Darell Hammond | Posted 10.20.2009 | Technology

Read More: Non-Profits, Leadership, Community, Technology, Civic Engagement, Online Community, Technology News
Darell Hammond

In my world at KaBOOM!, it starts with a playground.  In the non-profit and philanthropic world, the future starts now. As part of the non-prof...

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Serve The Community With Create The Good

Tom Nelson | Posted 10.20.2009 | Impact

Read More: Public Policy, Entertainment Industry Foundation, Volunteering, Civic Engagement, Service, Serving, Aarp, Create the Good, Volunteerism, Eif, Impact News
Tom Nelson

Americans are ready to serve. Research conducted last year for AARP found that four in 10 people ages 44 to 79 expected to volunteer more in the next five years.

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Man on The Street: The Vote Wants You To Get Out for It on Health Care

Brian Ross | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, President Obama, Get Out the Vote, Democracy, Health-Action, Barack Obama, United States Congress, Politics, Civic Participation, The Vote, Civic Engagement, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Health Action, Town Hall Meetings, Health Care, Bill O'Reilly, Humor, Political Humor, Satire, Political Satire, Politics News
Brian Ross

I stood outside of a town hall meeting the other day to interview people who had participated and recorded this really amazing interview with one of the more influential speakers on health care reform.

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In Demand: News Literacy

Shawn Healy | Posted 08.29.2009 | Media

Read More: News Literacy, Media, Civic Engagement, Death of Newspapers, News Literacy Project, Future of Media, Newspaper Industry, Media News
Shawn Healy

News literacy is "distinguishing--and appreciating--excellence." It requires confronting consumers' cynicism about media, where only a fifth of Americans believe "most or all" reporting.

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Celebrating Food Independence with Food Democracy

Cynthia Torres | Posted 08.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Local Farms, Food-Independence, Civic Engagement, Seed Diversity, Food Policy Council, Biotech, Food-Democracy, Gmo, Green News
Cynthia Torres

Organizations and activists across the country are calling for America to celebrate their Food Independence this July 4th by making the choice to buy local foods for their holiday feast.

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Our Children (and Our Country) Deserve Democratic Schools

Sam Chaltain | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Civil Liberties, Education, Civic Participation, Independence Day, Civic Engagement, Civics, Civic Duty, Education Reform, Politics News
Sam Chaltain

It is possible -- indeed, essential -- for schools to find the right organizational balance between individual freedom and group structure.

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Archbishop Tutu's Dream for the Future

Michelle Cote | Posted 07.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Purpose Project, Leadership, Social Justice, Civic Participation, Social Change, Civic Engagement, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Desmond Tutu, Youth Activism, Civic Generation, Generation Gap, Living News
Michelle Cote

"I'm comiiiiinggg!" Tutu sings out from the adjacent room, the words rolling off his tongue in a playfully high-pitched refrain, before he comes wheeling and teetering -- all 5'2" of him -- around the corner of his suite at the Atlanta Grand Hyatt.

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Young and Running for Office: A Story from East L.A.

David D. Burstein | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Emanuel Pleitez, Elections, Politics, Latino, Hilda Solis, Youth Vote, Youth, Civic Engagement, David Burstein, Facebook, Ethnic-Politics, News, Barack Obama, Los Angeles-California, Politics News
David D. Burstein

Embodying the millennial spirit of pragmatic idealism, Pleitez is running a campaign predicated on listening and engaging people at the grassroots level.

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A Time to Serve

David D. Burstein | Posted 05.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Youth Vote, President Obama, Youth, David Burstein, Community Service, National Service, Service, Millennials, Serve America Act, Ted Kennedy, Volunteerism, Politics, Education, Civic Engagement, Servicenation, News, Politics News
David D. Burstein

In these troubled economic times, with a record government deficit, those engaging in service are more needed than ever. Service can fill the holes that government simply cannot.

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Forging an Equity Agenda Aimed at Inclusion Across America

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Social Equity, Public Policy, White House Office on Urban Policy, Urban Policy, Design for Disease, H.O.M.E., Civic Engagement, Equity Agenda, Youth Build, Infrastructure Equity, Center for American Progress, Urban Sprawl, Angela Glover Blackwell, Social Empowerment, Policy Link, White House Office on Civic Engagement, Fresh Food Financing Initiative, Smart Growth, Digital Divide, Urban Strategies Council, Public Advocates, Urban Agenda, Economic Equity, Politics News
Arlene M. Roberts

There is no better time for implementing an equity agenda than now. 37 million people live in poverty and many more are one paycheck away. All it takes is one health crisis or a downsizing at the office.

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Voting for Democracy: The Obama Vision of Open Government and Public Engagement

Peter M. Shane | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democracy, Obama, Civic Participation, Information Technology, Technology, Barack Obama, Civic Engagement, Communication, Politics News
Peter M. Shane

The Obama platform is something of a "Top Ten" list when it comes to proposals for federal leadership in revitalizing democracy through technology.

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