The resource, The Civic Engagement Primer, from Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE) was released April 2017. It was designed to help philanthropies explore fostering civic engagement interests and increase their understanding of the civic engagement field. You can view the primer’s write up from PACE below and check out the primer on PACE’s site here.
From the site…
A new conversation about civic engagement is emerging. At PACE–a network of funders and foundations committed to civic engagement and democracy–we’ve seen the swell in interest and urgency around this work firsthand. Philanthropies are continuing to understand the civic engagement field and the role they can play in its future. We’re getting a lot of questions–things like:
What is civic engagement? How is it defined and what does it look?- How might civic engagement relate to my work?
- How do I get started? Who might I learn from about how to do this work?
We don’t have all the answers, but we do have this:
This Civic Engagement Primer–also known as the #PACEprimer–is a resource designed to explore these questions and help philanthropies assess their interest and understanding in civic engagement, and ultimately help them along their journey toward integrating it into their work. This tool is intended for:
- Philanthropies thinking about civic engagement for the first time
- Philanthropies that are not new to civic engagement, but have yet to invest in it
- Philanthropies that are already investing in civic engagement, but seek common language and shared tools
It should take users 20-30 minutes to work through the Civic Engagement Primer. At the end, we hope philanthropies will:
- Have a foundational understanding of civic engagement philanthropy
- Know if pursuing civic engagement philanthropy might be right for them
- Have resources at their fingertips to share with colleagues and explore further
Click here to view PACE’s Civic Engagement Primer. Continue reading
