civic engagement

Blog Post

by Points of Light
Throughout the economic downturn and continuing recovery, individuals and organizations have looked to the volunteer sector to address community needs. While nonprofits have stepped in to help, the challenge of how civic engagement can build a...
by Knight Foundation
A new national initiative to survey, rank and recognize corporations that demonstrate leadership and investment in civic engagement issues launched this week. 

 The Civic 100’s inaugural survey of S&P 500 companies is designed to better...
by Michael Smith
If thousands of teens spoke up on the issues they cared most about, would you listen? We would, and we will!  In late 2011, the Case Foundation was proud to join with Nickelodeon to support Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s new survey for...
by This Big City
Last November, the second annual Open Cities conference was held in Washington D.C. at the headquarters for the American Institute for Architects. Hosted by Next American City with support from the Rockefeller foundation, the conference brought...
by BostonHerald.com
Our Time, — a Washington nonprofit formed in March to drive civic engagement and economic empowerment among Americans under 30 — is launching Buy Young with a daylong event at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Capitol Hill and White House.
by Forbes
Social networks are a tool for activism and civic engagement, as well as a means of control, manipulation, and surveillance. What is the role Facebook will play in local and global political processes? As futurist Chris Arkenberg put it, “Facebook...
by Emily Yu
Join us each month as City Year corps members from the Case Foundation-sponsored Simon Elementary School team share their experiences and lessons learned as they advance the Whole School, Whole Child service program. Below is an update from City...
by Rachel Feely-Kohl
Martin Luther King Jr. said it best, “everybody can be great…because everybody can serve.” This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, a national holiday designed for individuals to be able to serve their...
by Michael Smith
In late 2009 Jen Pahlka came to meet with us about a novel idea to encourage technology experts to commit a year of service to communities in need of new solutions. We were so compelled by the idea that we committed on the spot to help turn it into...
by Michael Smith
As Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service approaches, it has us reflecting on Dr. King’s famous words “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’” This year marks the 25th anniversary of MLK Day and...
by Jessica Kirkwood
Millions of Americans have the day off on Monday, January 17, and many will spend the day volunteering as a way to pay tribute to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It seems only fitting that we honor him by serving others as he so served...
by Rachel Feely-Kohl
For the last eleven years, we at the Case Foundation have been a proud sponsor of City Year Washington, DC (CYDC). City Year is leading the way using service as a solution to national problems while uniting young people for a full-time year of...
by Andrea Zediker
I had the honor of attending TEDWomen last week. The conference's goal was to answer the question: “How are women and girls reshaping the future”? It was a day and half of intense emotions that ranged from laugh-so-hard you may cry to the other end...
by Sokunthea Sa Chhabra
Not able to attend this year's National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) at the Library of Congress? Don't worry about it, you can still join the conference from your home or office virtually! The main conference events taking place September 17...
by Jean Case
Today, we are pleased to share with you a new report, Citizen-Centered Solutions: Lessons in Leveraging Public Participation from the Make it Your Own Awards. The report takes a look at our experiments to inspire passionate people and teams to...
by Josh Tabb
Nonprofit video contests are great. I think they are the most interesting type of online contests, and not just because I like watching YouTube videos. Aside from giving thousands of nonprofits a platform to tell the stories of their hard work and...
by Kristen Cambell
The 65th Annual National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) is taking place September 17, 2010 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Themed “BIG Citizenship: Citizens as Catalysts and Innovators,” the conference will explore the powerful role...
by Jean Case
We're proud today to release a new report as part of our “Case Studies” from the spring gathering, Promoting Innovation: Prizes, Challenges and Open Grantmaking, a daylong strategy session we co-hosted along with the White House Office of Science...
by Nikolai Stieglitz
How old were you when you first changed the world? Most of us start volunteering in high school or college. We find meaningful jobs later in life and donate to our cherished causes. If that’s you, the Staples Youth Social Entrepreneurship...
by Kristen Cambell
Guest blogger Kristen Cambell is Program Director for the National Conference on Citizenship, a Congressionally chartered nonprofit that measures, tracks, and advocates for civic participation in the areas of national and community service, history...
by Kristen Cambell
Guest blogger Kristen Cambell is Program Director for the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC), a Congressionally chartered nonprofit that measures, tracks, and advocates for civic participation in the areas of national and community service,...
by Vanessa Johnson
Guest blogger Vanessa Johnson is a student at Madeira High School in McLean, VA and an intern with the Case Foundation. Spending time at the Case Foundation every week for about six months has been an amazing opportunity to see what it is like to...
by Michael Smith
While Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was preparing for her first trip abroad to Asia this past weekend, her husband (the first gentleman of the State Department, former POTUS and current philanthropist) was in <?xml:namespace prefix =...

Spotlight Archive

by Gaby Pham
Getting citizens more involved in the civic life and health of their communities must begin with citizens themselves, according to Citizens at the Center: A New Approach to Civic Engagement, written by Dr. Cynthia Gibson and commissioned by the Case...
by Gaby Pham
Get political Get informed Get going Get heard Get connected Get recognized   Get political Voting is fundamental to our democracy. Several states have same-day voter registration and many have registration available at the DMV or post...

Video

by drupal
Jared Duval's  "Next Generation Democracy: What the Open-Source Revolution Means for Power, Politics and Change" launches at Busboys and Poets in Washington, DC. Read more at http://www.socialcitizens.org/blog/how-can-millennials-form-next-...