Everyday people agree on more than we think. At Everyday Democracy, we're transforming polarization by helping communities find their shared values and goals, and supporting them to build policies and practices based on that shared foundation. Visit our website and follow us online to learn more about our proven methodology for sustained, action-focused, solution-centered dialogue.
🌟 This week’s newsletter from The Commons is live! 🌟 We’ve got 60 seconds of counterprogramming to the onslaught of news that underscores America’s divisions. In a short animated video, we round up data that indicates Americans agree on more than you might think — highlighting common ground from which philanthropy and nonprofits can advance change. Also: In a remembrance of the Aga Khan IV — an influential Muslim spiritual leader who died earlier this month — Eboo Patel writes of the imam’s embrace of pluralism as a defense against many of today’s ills, including the loneliness crisis, toxic polarization, tribalism, and, perhaps most importantly, populism that feeds autocracy. ➕ PLUS ➕ Last chance: Register for our conversation with GOP pollster and CNN contributor Kristen Soltis Anderson. She’ll talk about data that suggests Americans believe philanthropy has a big role to play in bringing people together across divides. See the details and register for the free discussion.