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NCoC Launches Civic Renewal Initiative   Civic life in America, constantly evolving, is poised for a new wave of growth. Civic engagement is bubbling to the surface of the front pages and front-lines of cities across the nation. With a…

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Ilir Zherka Takes New Post; Sally Prouty Appointed Interim CEO of NCoC Following three successful years at the helm of NCoC, Ilir Zherka will become executive director of the the Alliance for International Exchange . We are pleased to announce…

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by Christine Stuart, CT News Junkie Connecticut residents are more likely than the rest of the country to volunteer and attend a public meeting, but a civic health report released Tuesday found several areas in need of improvement. According to…

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by Megan O’Neil, The Chronicle of Philanthropy Adults in the United States volunteered in 2014 at the lowest rate since the federal government began collecting such data 13 years ago. One in four Americans, or 25.3 percent, volunteered with an…

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by Maja Beckstrom, Twin Cities Pioneer Press The Twin Cities has slipped to second place in volunteerism, according to the annual “Volunteering and Civic Life in America” report. About one in three adults in the Twin Cities said they gave…

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by Shirley Sagawa, Chief Service Officer of NCoC, originally posted in the Huffington Post Fifteen years ago this week, philanthropists and other leaders gathered in the White House — and thousands more watched at sites across the country — to…

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Originally posted by the Journal-News Hamilton, OH — Ohioans want to be connected to their neighbors and their larger community, but their efforts are falling short, according to a new study. Civic health Ñ which includes volunteerism, voter participation, and…

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by the Washington Post Maybe you’ve heard somewhere that no one eats dinner together anymore. There’s even some pushing the idea that instead of scrambling to eat dinner together, families should aim for breakfast. And maybe you believed that family…

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by Emily Badger, the Washington Post No one trusts their neighbors quite like the good people of Utah. No state contains more conscientious shoppers than — wait for it — Oregon. The state where people have the least confidence in…

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by Nate Dougherty, Rochester Business Journal Rochester is among the most service-minded communities in America, a report released this week from the Corporation for National and Community Service and the National Conference on Citizenship shows. The ÒVolunteering and Civic Life…

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by Megan O’Neil, Chronicle of Philantrophy A new federal report shows declines in 16 of 20 indicators of civic health, including falling rates of volunteerism and engagement with community organizations and flagging trust in public institutions. In 2013, slightly more…

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by Staff Reports, BrandonInfo.com South Dakotans ranked seventh in the country for overall volunteer rates, according to a newly released federal study. The annual Volunteering and Civic Life in America study, released last week by the Corporation for National and…

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