... t seem to care. Alternatively there are communities where the inhabitants take their voice to the streets, airwaves, online, anywhere that can give them a platform to be heard. CitySourced.com is now a way for you to take your civic engagement online, but more than that, you can be mobile and capture your concerns the moment they become a factor. CitySourced ...

... , the study finds that the most important predictors of youth civic engagement were community service, political discussion, and ... discussion of politics, and nonsport extracurricular activities boost civic engagement. As the authors suggest, the outcomes constitute a vision ... , conflict resolution skill, and character education as pathways to civic engagement. *Download CIRCLE Working Paper #69 “ ...

... non-voters commissioned by Women's Voices Women Vote (WVWV) offers several important lessons for progressives and civic engagement groups. Our survey takes an in-depth look at the ... a failure to educate. Looking at the results of our survey, it is clear that progressives and civic engagement groups will need to pay particular attention to RAE voters, keeping them ...

Please join us for the third CNY Involvement Fair III. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, November 18, 2009, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at Pensabene’s Casa Grande. Free and open to the public, the event will offer attendees an opportunity to visit booths from area nonprofit agencies, community groups, professional associations, and local businesses. This is an excellent occasion for agencies to ...

... is one of about 20 colleges and universities participating in the Civic Agency Initiative, a national effort to transform the ... and effective agents of social change, not just participants in civic rituals such as voting. UMBC has been recognized within the initiative for ... and Citizenship in Minnesota, which plays a leading role in the Civic Agency Initiative, has profiled SGA President Yasmin ...

Image via Wikipedia Right now I am embedded in the development of 3D cartography….interactive virtual worlds for community planning and development. Asset Tracking Anywhere’s Master Planning Tool for tracking assets is pushing the rules of the game; but the 3D component has changed the game. My job right now is way too much fun, and I’m looking

teaser:   "Help us fix the town that doesn't care right." This intriguing invitation launched Ruby's Bequest, a project by United Cerebral Palsy and the Institute for the Future to create the first platform for public collaborative innovation in health care and caregiving. Promote to what's new on ...

... alike—thinking about and supporting arts and culture as a strategy for civic engagement and social change? That’s what some funders and Animating ... by trustees to make the case for sustaining an arts and civic engagement funding initiative only two years old. To help make ... guidelines and grant review criteria to encourage civic engagement through the arts. The agency wants to identify funders ...

... 27 percent nationally. Illinoisans have been cutting back on civic engagement for years, and at a faster pace than the rest of ... people for their roles as citizens in self-government. It marries civic education providers with school districts across the state, ... today when we encounter these grim details, tomorrow when we take civic action, and next year when we flock to the polls, and I am hopeful ...

... League of Cities also queried its member officials about their engagement with the public.  "Virtually all respondents ... satisfied. Civil discourse, it turns out, is still needed for civic engagement. In response to the survey's request ... officials felt were the most important to positive public engagement, 78% said the discussion had to be civil. (A response to this summer&# ...