Building Democracy, One Community at a Time
For the last forty years, the loss of community connection has chipped away at our democracy. It will take more than an election cycle or two to rebuild what we’ve lost, but every bit of progress we make will strengthen us and weaken the autocracy. So how do we begin?
Introducing: Tools for Democracy
People want to understand how their government works, not just because of the impact that policy has on their own lives, but for the same reasons those of us who do this for a living are interested: they are intellectually curious, empathetic people who want things to get better.
When Strategic Planning Goes Wrong
The problem with the typical strategic planning process is not that all planning is futile, but that it is divorced from the actual work. Staff step out of their day-to-day routines to talk about the theory behind their work, how it should flow and connect to others, rather than the work itself.