If democracy is unraveling, what can save it? Scholar, author, and nonprofit leader Danielle Allen joins The Commons in Conversation to talk about a range of solutions championed by philanthropy and nonprofits. These include reform of institutions like Congress and the Supreme Court, investment in civics education, and a rekindling of civic spirit in local communities. Allen leads the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation at the Harvard Kennedy School and is director of Democratic Knowled...
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If democracy is unraveling, what can save it? Scholar, author, and nonprofit leader Danielle Allen joins The Commons in Conversation to talk about a range of solutions championed by philanthropy and nonprofits. These include reform of institutions like Congress and the Supreme Court, investment in civics education, and a rekindling of civic spirit in local communities. Allen leads the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation at the Harvard Kennedy School and is director of Democratic Knowled...
Why Big Philanthropy Is Funding Small Hyperlocal Projects
The Commons in Conversation
35 minutes
4 months ago
Why Big Philanthropy Is Funding Small Hyperlocal Projects
As federal Washington burns with division and conflict, some grant makers are trying to repair the country’s social fabric by strengthening communities. Join Rockefeller Brothers Fund president Stephen Heintz and Katie Loudin of the West Virginia Community Development Hub for a discussion of the year-old Trust for Civic Life, an unusual $30 million cross-ideological funder collaborative bankrolling homegrown initiatives. Members of the trust include the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Carneg...
The Commons in Conversation
If democracy is unraveling, what can save it? Scholar, author, and nonprofit leader Danielle Allen joins The Commons in Conversation to talk about a range of solutions championed by philanthropy and nonprofits. These include reform of institutions like Congress and the Supreme Court, investment in civics education, and a rekindling of civic spirit in local communities. Allen leads the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation at the Harvard Kennedy School and is director of Democratic Knowled...
