As the calendar year closes, we’ve reached out to several leaders in journalism, academia, philanthropy and social entrepreneurship to listen more deeply to what’s on their minds as they foster civic engagement in the current environment. We’ve heard several themes resonate: The importance of listening broadly and responding effectively to…

The founders of Democracy Works on the importance of trust and a shared vision in nonprofit startups …

Information has the power to build understanding, change points of view, and help individuals and groups reach smarter decisions. Making sense of ever-expanding mounds of facts and figures often requires bringing together disparate areas of knowledge—science and journalism, computation and politics, or data science and public safety. Creative leaders from…

How Public Lab is evaluating its pioneering model of community science…

A conversation with Brewster Kahle about the Internet Archive, the power of thinking big, and the quest for universal access to knowledge…