Community Votes is demonstrating how non-profits who deliver services directly to the underserved can dramatically increase their participation in the electoral process...

23 March, 2019

For years the Points of Light Foundation has been highlighting major corporations that are doing the right things by our communities. Check out this year's honorees and past winners for inspiration...

23 March, 2019

While we've been centralizing power more and more, Britain has been taking a page from our original book of federalism through its City Deals program, much to the delight of legendary burgs like Aberdeen...

23 March, 2019

A quiet new housing development fifteen miles north of Fort Myers, Florida could mark the future of suburban living and community, finding the sweet spot between Flintstone and Jetson life...

23 March, 2019

VoteWithMe lets you see which of your friends have voted in past elections and their party affiliations, if any. It also IDs which of your friends live in competitive districts and provides battle-tested text messages you can send them to nudge them to the polls....

23 March, 2019

The self-described 'voter's self-defense system,' non-partisan Vote Smartincludes bios, votes, positions, ratings, speeches, and funding sources for more than 40,000 federal candidates--it'll even help you find your political soulmate...

23 March, 2019

Your vote really doesn't count--not by itself. But new apps like VoterCircle are making it possible to 'force-multiply' your ballot to the point where your preferences really can influence election outcomes...

23 March, 2019

One of the most important daily civic activities today is recycling; it's also subject to widespread, if unspoken misconceptions. But the State of Connecticut has an app for this, for the next time you stand suspended between containers, trash or waste in hand, no matter...

23 March, 2019

So many movements for change have their roots in American federalism. Open States lets you seek out and participate in the beginnings of the next next waves by putting every state legislature and its activities at your fingertips...

23 March, 2019

There's no better way to "follow the money," both big and small--and stop in its tracks the purchase of our government--than the Center For Responsive Politics' Open Secrets...

23 March, 2019
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