At the World Forum on Democracy today, I'll be trying to put the US election in context. Our systems of governance are out of date; it is time to move from innovations to reforms. Livestreaming here: youtube.com/live/LGF9_eDzp… @NationalCivic #CoE_WFD Council of Europe Democracy

John McKnight, a titan of our field, passed away this month at the age of 93. It was a highlight of my career to host a webinar featuring John and another titan, Harold McDougall. us06web.zoom.us/rec/play/HZ60g…? @NationalCivic Kettering Foundation Paula Ellis

"As Donald Trump returns to power, we face more than two choices. We can defend a broken status quo, we can dismantle it — or we can transform it into something stronger." thefulcrum.us/democracy/tran… @NationalCivic

"Grant makers have a responsibility to preserve and enhance the institutions and culture of democracy in America, even as they use them to advance their goals." philanthropy.com/commons/trump-… @NationalCivic

Renovating our democracy seems like a big job. But we currently devote billions of dollars and countless hours of labor to campaigns. By making a fraction of that effort to support innovation and reform, we can achieve the democracy we want. thefulcrum.us/governance-leg… @NationalCivic

Excited to see the debut of the Civic Information Index, which uses data to map drivers of engaged, informed, equitable, and healthy communities nationwide. civicinfoindex.org @NationalCivic National Conference on Citizenship

We’re launching our Post-Election Convening with congressional, military, and foundation leaders for a briefing on the Building Civic Bridges Act! We’re honored to be joined by Generals Wesley Clark and Stan McChrystal.

At the Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE) post-election gathering, much talk about how Americans view democracy as a "luxury item," not enough (yet) about how to change democracy to make it a daily life item @NationalCivic

"The community-based case studies in Participatory Grantmaking in Philanthropy signal a cultural shift away from the power of elite institutions and their penchant for top-down decision-making." press.georgetown.edu/Book/Participa… @NationalCivic

Looking forward to talking with colleagues at the Delaware Community Foundation, California Center for Civic Participation, and Drake University in Iowa about the Healthy Democracy Ecosystem Map! Join us Wednesday at 2 Eastern:📷ow.ly/fQx150UrTvg

"Strong civic culture makes for inclusive, participatory, and adaptive democracies." This report describes how catalysts are strengthening civic culture in seven countries: Brazil, Haiti, India, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, Poland, and the UK ids.ac.uk/publications/g… @NationalCivic

Proud to be working on this great project with our friends at the Bridge Alliance! thefulcrum.us/national-civic… @NationalCivic

"I realize I have come to hold a cramped conception of democracy and need to expand it." theartofassociation.org/blog/three-way… @NationalCivic

Looking forward to talking with friends and colleagues, including Mesa school board chair Marcie Hutchinson, this Wednesday at 1 EST - please join us for the AAA-ICDR Foundation webinar on “National Civil Discourse and Engagement" bit.ly/3NEDFGk AAA-ICDR Foundation

"The basis of a strong and resilient democracy is hands-on, local political engagement...an old theory, but current evidence reinforces it...Direct involvement is much more important than ideology or demographics as a predictor of trust." peterlevine.ws/?p=33196 @peterlevine

"...there was a prophetic radicalness to King’s statesmanship, and a telling critique of the American political tradition, that we also must reckon with, learn from, and respond to." Martin Luther King Jr. and the American Political Tradition open.substack.com/pub/artofassoc…

🚀 At the #AIActionSummit Welcoming Event, Make.org unveiled the Top 100 worldwide AI & Democracy initiatives. A necessary focus on initiatives that protect, strengthen and reinvent democracy through #AI 👉 panoramic.make.org/customer/make/… Analysis report 👉 drive.google.com/file/d/16DnFvs…

Want your official public meetings to be civil, participatory, equitable, and efficient? City managers and staff (and others) can join the 4-session virtual course we are producing with ICMA on Democracy Innovations for Better Public Meetings lnkd.in/gjrdd43R