Civic Genius
Mission:
- Engage Across Differences
Civic Genius seeks to overcome political polarization and rebuild American civic culture through everyday opportunities to learn and engage.
(formerly Common Ground Solutions)
Contact
Jillian Youngblood
jillian@ourcivicgenius.org
585-366-8006
Headquarters
USA
On-Demand
Secretary of State/Secretary of the Commonwealth
What does a Secretary of State do? That’s kind of like asking what a sandwich is – is a hamburger a sandwich? A taco? There are no simple answers. Here’s the deal: most states have a person called the Secretary of States, and in many states, this person is the chief election official. That means…
A Conversation with Social Entrepreneur Sam Daley Harris
Sam Daley-Harris is one of the great social entrepreneurs of the past few decades. He founded the anti-poverty group Results in the 1980s before going on to co-found the Microcredit Summit campaign in 1995 alongside Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus. In 2012, he co-founded Civic Courage, which trains citizens how to advocate for the…
A Conversation With Naseem Khuri
We’re always negotiating, but is there a way to negotiate without things getting toxic? Naseem Khuri says yes – and he believes that understanding the principles of civil negotiations can advance your goals better than going in hot. Khuri is communications director for Urban Rural Action, as well as a trainer, consultant, mediator, and facilitator specializing…