Nat'l Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation is the hub for an amazing community of thousands of innovators in dialogue, deliberation & public engagement. #ncdd

Joined March 2008
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New Blog Post! Bringing Dialogue Into the Classroom: Essential Partners Offers June Workshop for Educators. Essential Partners, a Cambridge-based nonprofit and leading voice in dialogue and conflict transformation, is offering Constructive... ow.ly/OFnq106zHsW

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Jun 14
New Opportunity Alert! Director, Impact & Evaluation | Campus Compact | $95,000–$110,000. Campus Compact, the largest national higher education association dedicated to civic and community engagement, seeks a Director of Impact & Evaluation to lead... ow.ly/fqBy106zG1B
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Jun 10
New Blog Post! Building Dialogue Skills on Campus: UConn's "Let's Talk" Retreat Models Civil Conversation in a Polarized Era. UConn's Democracy and Dialogues Initiative, co-directed by History Professor Brendan Kane and Nana Amos of the Gladstein... ow.ly/WQoJ106zxJe

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Jun 8
New Blog Post! Join Essential Partners on June 16, 2026 for a Live America@250 Dialogue Experience. Essential Partners is hosting an online Dialogue Experience on June 16, 2026, offering a complete three-hour introduction to its Reflective Structured... ow.ly/j69K106ztoY

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Jun 7
New Opportunity Alert! Executive Assistant & Board Liaison | Democracy Alliance | $80,000–$100,000. The Democracy Alliance is seeking a proactive and highly organized Executive Assistant to provide strategic and administrative support to the... ow.ly/90K9106zs1y
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Jun 5
New Opportunity Alert! Storytelling & Video Editing Contractor | National Issues Forums Institute | $500/week. The National Issues Forums Institute seeks a creative video storyteller to document the early impact of What's Next, America?, a nationwide... ow.ly/bVfF106zppY
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Jun 5
New Blog Post! Minnesota Launches $300,000 Civic Resilience Fund to Strengthen Voter Participation and Community Voice. ​The Minnesota Council on Foundations has launched the Minnesota Civic Resilience Fund, a one-time pooled grantmaking initiative... ow.ly/lf4n106zoJj

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Jun 3
New Blog Post! Trustworthy Elections Initiative: “Voting Should Be Easy, Cheating Should Be Hard”. ​Voting should be easy, and cheating should be hard. The Trustworthy Elections initiative is a community-based effort to strengthen public trust in... ow.ly/oMJi106zjEL

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May 29
New Blog Post! Nearly 30 Colleges and Universities Gather at Vanderbilt to Share What's Actually Working in Campus Dialogue. Dialogue Vanderbilt hosted The Dialogue CoLab on May 21–22, 2026, bringing together nearly thirty colleges and universities —... ow.ly/qbe5106z6Ae

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May 28
New Blog Post! The Trust for Civic Life Bets on Community-First Digital Tools — and the Results Are Worth Watching. The Trust for Civic Life has launched Digital Civic Experiments, a pilot grantmaking portfolio supporting eight organizations that use... ow.ly/zmif106z3W8

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May 27
New Blog Post! SAVE THE DATE: The International Listening Association Invites the World to Explore Listening This September. ​The International Listening Association will host its 47th Annual Convention virtually September 16–19, 2026, under the... ow.ly/ajqI106z0Iu

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May 26
New Blog Post! What Do Elected Representatives Actually Think About Deliberative Democracy? Carnegie UK Has Answers. Carnegie UK's Engaging Democracy programme has released Parliamentarians' Perspectives on Deliberative Democracy, a polling study... ow.ly/Ajx2106yXmN

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May 25
New Opportunity Alert! Project Support Specialist | Consensus Building Institute | $55,000–$60,000/yr. The Consensus Building Institute seeks an entry-level Project Support Specialist to provide administrative and project-based support across a range... ow.ly/GML7106yV7P
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May 25
New Blog Post! Build Skills, Build Community: NCDD Launches Summer 2026 Internship Opportunities. The National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation is now accepting applications for its Summer 2026 Intern Cohort, offering fully remote, flexible... ow.ly/Iy8o106yURP

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May 23
New Opportunity Alert! Policy and Legislative Tracking Director | Voting Rights Lab | $115,000–$125,000/yr. Voting Rights Lab seeks a Policy and Legislative Tracking Director to lead state-level advocacy campaigns in key target states while managing... ow.ly/EkQ4106yRgz
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May 22
New Opportunity Alert! Bridging Differences Facilitator | Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley | $100,000–$106,395/yr [Apply by May 27th!]. The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley seeks a Bridging Differences Facilitator to design and... ow.ly/3JqZ106yPcK
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May 22
New Blog Post! JMU and NIFI Launch National Fellowship Program to Embed Deliberative Dialogue on College Campuses. James Madison University's James Madison Center for Civic Engagement and the National Issues Forums Institute have launched the Centers... ow.ly/Upqi106yOvt

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May 22
Find Your People in the NCDD Network. Whether you're looking to connect with local practitioners or national organizations, NCDD's member map and community directory make it easier to build the relationships that sustain this work. Explore the community at ncdd.org/community.html
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NCDD's Beginner's Guide to Dialogue and Deliberation is one of the most-used entry points for practitioners just starting out — or for anyone who wants to ground their work in the field's core frameworks. Explore it at ncdd.org/beginners-guide.htm…
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May 21
New Blog Post! New Research Reveals What Americans Actually Think About Democracy — and What Can Close the Gap. Kevin T. Kirkpatrick, head of strategic communications at Metropolitan Group, synthesizes findings from two major national research... ow.ly/UUKY106yLPp

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