As a member of the Civic Renewal Team, Kristi is responsible for partnership and program development and management. She contributes to the organization’s Civic Renewal Initiative through partnership development and management, strategic direction, project management, and communications.
Group participation is a central component of community involvement and broader civic health. Volunteering and Civic Life in America, presented in partnership between NCoC and the Corporation for National and Community Service, explores the degree to which Americans are involved in organizations, what types of groups they participate in, and whether or not they serve in leadership roles.
This 2012 Issue Brief explores the relationship between civic engagement and economic resilience. It finds that the density and type of nonprofit organizations in a community, as well as its social cohesion, are important predictors of that community’s ability to withstand unemployment in a recession.
Brief explores the levels of social capital among young people in North Carolina (building off 2010 NC Civic Health Index).
The National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) today released their 2008 civic report called “America’s Civic Health Index: Beyond the Vote”. [True confessions: the Saguaro Seminar was a co-advisor to NCoC on the report, together with CIRCLE.]
A team of faculty and student researchers from the University of Central Oklahoma discussed the report’s findings during a presentation at the Oklahoma State Capitol Dec. 4.
As Pennsylvania’s pivotal primary election nears, a new Census–based report reveals that Pennsylvania citizens are less politically engaged than citizens in other parts of the country. Released today by the National Constitution Center, the state’s second annual Civic Health Index ranks Pennsylvania last in the nation in the percentage of citizens who talk frequently about politics with friends and family.
A new report released today finds that California’s tough economy is causing cities, towns and counties across the state to rethink how they tackle some of their toughest challenges. The result is a new collaborative approach to governance. The report, “Golden Governance: Building Effective Public Engagement in California,” identifies seven communities across the state that have reacted to the current financial situation by rethinking and restructuring governance and their approach to citizen engagement.
The results of the first-ever Indiana Civic Health Index will be available September 14th in conjunction with an advance screening of the film We The People. The Index measures civic engagement such as voting and volunteerism. The report will be published online at www.inbf.org/ at 9:00 a.m. EDT on September 14th.
Press Release: Secretary of the State Denise Merrill today joined national partners from Everyday Democracy and the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) in releasing the first–of–its–kind index of Connecticut’s Civic Health.
During this difficult economic period, New York residents score at or above national rates on social connectedness and access to local information. Using recent data from the Siena College Research Institute (SRI), they trust people and local institutions with some trepidation while still consistent with national trends. However, New Yorkers are somewhat less likely than the average American to volunteer, give to charity or participate in the duties of citizenship including voting or attending community meetings or events, according to the 2011 New York State Civic Health Index released today.
Undergraduates at Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP), located at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, have joined with the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) in releasing a report on the civic health of Massachusetts’ citizens. The 2011 Massachusetts Civic Health Index findings are based on analysis of U.S. Census Current Population Survey (CPS) data by the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE).