The Trust for Civic Life is now accepting nominations for the first Civic Entrepreneur #grant cycle! Our priority deadline for nominations is Wednesday, September 25. These are 1-year programmatic grants, up to $25,000 each, with $2M in total funding available for this round. What's a Civic Entrepreneur? This is an individual or small group experimenting with new programs that draw people together and spark civic participation. We are looking for nominees in our priority regions (the Black Belt, Central Appalachia, Tribal Lands and U.S. Southwest Border), and we have a special interest in work that touches on the themes of faith, digital and public spaces. If you know of someone in your community that you think is a great fit, you can find our nomination form here: https://lnkd.in/gHdDYjVN. The form goes into more detail about the specific grant eligibility and includes a link to FAQs about this cycle's application process.
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Great opportunity this week to learn more about bridging social economic divides! The American Academy of Arts & Sciences is launching a new resource on economic connectedness and hosting a virtual learning event September 12. Speakers will discuss why economic connectedness matters and how everyone can get involved in fostering the cross-class relationships that our economy and our democracy need.
Join the American Academy of Arts & Sciences on September 12 for the virtual launch of a new resource on economic connectedness. Many Americans today live in socioeconomic silos. Neighborhoods, schools, and even sports leagues offer few opportunities for connection between people of different financial status. As communities remain economically stratified, it is easy for Americans to be surrounded primarily by those who share the same class background. The Academy's newest resource aims to help bridge divides. Speakers Kathy Cramer, Dr. Lynda Gonzales-Chavez, Goodwin Liu, Johannes Stroebel, and moderator Jessica Grose will discuss why economic connectedness matters and how everyone can get involved in fostering the cross-class relationships that our economy and our democracy need.
Economic Connectedness: Building Relationships that Expand Opportunity | September 12 | Online
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In an era marked by division, a new funding collaborative aims to bridge the gap and foster unity. This article on Inside Philanthropy explores how this initiative seeks to promote collaboration and understanding across diverse communities. Martha Ramirez reports: The goals and strategies of the new funding collaborative Impact on community building and reducing polarization Examples of funded initiatives promoting unity Join the conversation on how philanthropy can play a role in bridging societal divides. Tagging Trust for Civic Life Omidyar Network Rockefeller Brothers Fund Stand Together Carnegie Corporation of New York The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Chinle Planting Hope Front Porch Forum Humboldt Area Foundation Wild Rivers Community Foundation BLACK BELT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION The Industrial Commons Invest Appalachia Communities Unlimited Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky American Academy of Arts & Sciences TLL Temple Foundation Four Bands Community Fund Inc #CommunityBuilding #Unity #SocialImpact #Collaboration #FundingCollaborative #CivilDiscourse #ConflictResolution #SocialCohesion #BridgingDivides #CollaborativePhilanthropy #DialogueAndUnderstanding #Polarization #PositiveChange #InsidePhilanthropy #Philanthropy
In a Hyper-Polarized Time, This New Funding Collaborative Wants to Bring People Together | Inside Philanthropy
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Great to see Trust grantee Front Porch Forum featured in the Washington Post for creating a popular online space that gets Vermont residents civically engaged: ow.ly/f9Rt50SVZkG “Front Porch Forum is one of the few online spaces in America that leaves its users feeling more informed, more civically engaged and more connected to their neighbors, rather than less so.” America needs more of this!
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Our first Trust for Civic Life newsletter is out! In this issue, we talk about Civic Hubs: what they are, why they matter, and what we're learning from them. Not on the mailing list? Follow the link to subscribe.
Trust for Civic Life Newsletter | July 2024
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Thanks to Martha Ramirez at Inside Philanthropy for today's thoughtful article on the Trust for Civic Life! "Here, we are getting to reinvest and reimagine what democracy means, what the American experience means, and we're getting to do it in a way that involves more people than it ever has.”
In a Hyper-Polarized Time, This New Funding Collaborative Wants to Bring People Together | Inside Philanthropy
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Big thanks to Drew Lindsay for capturing the spirit of our new grantees' efforts, and bringing awareness to the locally-led work in rural America that is making our democracy stronger.
The America(s) That Philanthropy Neglects
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Getting Americans to work across differences is critical for our democracy, and we believe bridging divides has to start at the local level. This week The New York Times shared how the Trust is supporting community efforts that bring people together and build the values that make our democracy stronger. (Or as we like to call the work: "democracy with a small 'd' ")
Is the Partisan Divide Too Big to Be Bridged?
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Just in: We've got takeaways from the inaugural grants announced today by a cross-ideological group of 15 major funders. The Trust for Civic Life will spend $50 million over five years to back philanthropy-starved rural America and "everyday democracy." Many of the democracy-minded grant makers look to make change in Washington and statehouses, but this funding is going to several high-poverty areas in the Appalachians, the Black Belt of the South, the southern border region, and the Navajo Nation. The 20 first grantees are bringing residents of local communities together to solve pressing needs. “No one is coming to do this work for us," said Carlton Turner, co-director of SIPP Culture, one of the grantees. Leading the funder group are: the Omidyar Network, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Stand Together Foundation. Mississippi Center for Cultural Production Drew Lindsay reports for #TheCommons. https://bit.ly/3VtrDmR
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The Trust for Civic Life is thrilled to announce its first set of grants today! Our collaborative awarded a total of $8 million to 20 “civic hubs” — local groups that are rallying communities to solve problems across differences and reimagining civic life in creative ways. We can’t wait to see how these grantees build upon their work over the next few years. Rockefeller Brothers Fund Omidyar Network Stand Together The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Walmart Foundation Carnegie Corporation of New York Ford Foundation MacArthur Foundation Alta Futures Silicon Valley Community Foundation California Community Foundation Porticus Emerson Collective Knight Foundation
The Trust for Civic Life Directs First Investment into Rural Efforts Strengthening Local Civic Life
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