Civic Health


A 2009 Civic Health Index for the state of Illinois, produced in partnership with the McCormick Foundation

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A 2009 report on the civic health of the state of Florida.

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NCoC launched the first ever Civic Data Challenge in April 2012. The Challenge was launched by NCoC to bring new eyes, minds, findings, and skill sets to ‘civic health’ data – information that shows how citizens are participating in their neighborhoods, communities and democracy. The Challenge served as a launching pad to inspire others to create engaging tools and applications.

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NCoC is constantly exploring new avenues of information to improve the civic health of our nation. An exciting way to visually showcase this civic vitality is a new tool we’ve been developing called an “infographic.” NCoC will illustrate this concept and tool during a webinar entitled “Visualizing Civic Health: Maximizing Impact through Infographics” on August 1, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern.

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Jane Wales, Aspen Institute November 9, 2010 “The best boost for our nation’s civic health is to ensure all children graduate from high school and complete college,” according to the 2010 Civic Health Assessment. Educational attainment is the greatest predictor…

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This “infographic” explores the civic health of the city of Austin, Texas, and compares it with the state as a whole.

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A ServiceNation blog post on the 2009 Civic Health Index

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Op–ed by Lattie Coor regarding Center for the Future of Arizona’s launch of the “Five Communities Project.”

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