Since Robert Putnam’s 1995 article “Bowling Alone: America’s Declining Social Capital” and his 2000 book of a similar title, policymakers and nonprofit funders have sent out warning signals about the state of civic engagement. Traditional measures of civic life and volunteering show declining rates of...
As the U.S. nears 1 million Covid deaths, it’s more important than ever that we have timely and comprehensive data tracking its effects. Today, we’re releasing our latest Pandemic to Prosperity: South report, an overview of the Covid-related impacts on Southerners' lives and livelihoods, governments,...
January 25th, 2022 This fifth edition of the Indiana Bar Foundation’s Indiana Civic Health Index (INCHI) takes stock of Indiana’s successes and shortcomings during the past decade and defines action steps to ensure Indiana becomes a national leader in civic health. In this latest INCHI we...
