This paper calls on love as a cure for injustice. It is not a formal research paper. It comes from the heart. It is meant to be used—like love itself. It is meant to start talks and make us think.

Together for Democracy Resource Hub

Build community, find courage, and advance democracy by hosting a Dinner for Democracy or Coffee for Change. Get everything you need to gather friends, neighbors, and colleagues for meaningful conversations and collective action.

What Is Systems Thinking?

Systems thinking is a way of looking at problems that helps you see the whole picture, not just one piece. Instead of asking "What happened?" it asks "Why did this happen?" and "What patterns am I seeing?"

Think about it this way: When you see a traffic jam, you could just be frustrated about the cars in front of you. Or you could ask deeper questions. Why is there always a traffic jam here at 5pm? What about the road design causes this? What beliefs about how people should get to work led to this road being built this way?

Systems thinking helps us move from quick fixes that don't last to real solutions that change things for good.

As federal pandemic relief funds wind down, states across the nation are finding innovative ways to sustain and expand summer learning programs that emerged during the Covid-19 response. This report examines how nine states built infrastructure and implemented strategies to ensure summer learning remains accessible and effective.

Why This Matters for Dallas

• For Community Leaders: A coordinated regional approach to fragmented housing efforts

• For Policy Makers: Comprehensive framework addressing policy, production, and preservation

• For Developers: Access to capital and innovative construction approaches that reduce costs

• For Workers: Focus on "missing middle" and workforce housing for those earning 50-80% AMI

• For Dallas' Future: Addressing a projected 76,000 unit shortfall by 2035

Three hundred Fresnans came together with a big vision—to build an economy that creates opportunity for everyone. Five years later, the results speak for themselves. Fresno DRIVE shows what is possible when communities lead, when neighbors organize, and when everyone has a seat at the table.

Why This Matters for Organizers

• Proof of Concept: Community-led initiatives can move the needle on national rankings

• Replicable Model: Multi-billion dollar community-led investment plan created by residents

• Infrastructure Focus: Neighborhood Hubs build relationships, trust, and collective power

• Long-Term Vision: Five-year timeline shows sustained commitment produces results

• Systems Change: Addressing root causes of poverty, not just symptoms

Peer-Learning Cohort for Fundraising Professionals in the US Democracy Space

Connect with fundraising peers at democracy organizations. Share ideas, build community, and grow together through monthly sessions with expert facilitation.

A 9-month program for mid-level development professionals working to strengthen democracy.

How do the places where we gather shape how we connect? From housing to green spaces, public libraries to digital forums, the environments around us play a vital role in fostering belonging and community.

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Core Principles:

• Strictly Nonpartisan: Tools and opportunities for all women regardless of party affiliation

• Inclusive: Special focus on underserved women, women of color, and young women

• Collaborative: "All in together" means partnering across sectors and organizations

• Action-Oriented: Moving beyond awareness to tangible civic participation

• Sustainable: Building lifelong commitment to democracy beyond election cycles

What makes AIT different:

• Only national nonpartisan organization focused exclusively on women's civic engagement

• Combines education, training, research, and media to create systemic change

• Reaches millions through media while training thousands on the ground

• Addresses gender-based violence survivors and marginalized communities

• Led by women with deep expertise in both civic life and business leadership

Dialogue and Bridging Workshops

Learn proven, science-based skills to navigate differences, build trust across divides, and solve problems together. From self-paced online courses to intensive facilitation training, these programs equip you with tools to bridge political, cultural, and ideological divides.

Three leading organizations offer workshops and training at every level—from 5-minute practices to multi-month fellowships.

"More than ever, people and organizations need space to come together to discuss, imagine, and chart a path to a more just world. We hope the center helps to fulfill this need."

— Ford Foundation

A dynamic digital library and network where educators discover, create, and collaborate to improve teaching and learning with open educational resources.

Making quality education accessible and affordable for everyone through freely available, openly licensed teaching and learning materials that can be used, adapted, and shared without cost.

This toolkit helps parents and families develop skills for healthy disagreement. When family members disagree constructively, everyone feels heard, relationships stay strong, and children learn valuable life skills.

Disagreement is natural and inevitable in families. The question isn't whether we'll disagree—it's how we'll disagree. This toolkit teaches practical strategies for navigating differences with respect, curiosity, and care.

This toolkit gives you tools to:

• Listen to understand, not just to respond

• Express disagreement without attacking or dismissing

• Find common ground even in tough conversations

• Model healthy conflict resolution for children

• Repair relationships after heated moments

• Build family communication skills that last a lifetime

Whether you're navigating political differences with extended family, handling sibling conflicts, or working through parenting disagreements with a partner, these tools help create more connection and less division.

What Is This Toolkit?

This toolkit helps organizations build a strong culture where people trust each other, work well together, and feel connected to their work and teammates.

Culture is how people act, talk, and treat each other at work every day. A good culture makes people want to come to work, do their best, and stay at the company. A bad culture makes people unhappy and want to leave.

The Opportunity: Pent-Up Demand

We're living in the most age-diverse society in human history, with nearly equal numbers of people alive today at every age from birth to 70 and beyond. This unprecedented demographic reality creates extraordinary potential for intergenerational collaboration — and Americans are ready to seize it.