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NCDD Member Organization, the Kettering Foundation (KF) is hosting the next in their Kettering Conversations with Democracy Innovators series on Tuesday, June 13th. Sharon L. Davies, Kettering President and CEO, will moderate a panel focused on recent attacks on higher education and their implications for democracy. The panel conversation will feature Sheryll Cashin, Melissa Murray, and Eduardo Padrón. Join via Zoom on the 13th from 1-2:15 pm Eastern, 10-11 am Pacific. Please try to register by today Friday, June 9th. Learn more in the post below and register for the event at this link. June 2023 Kettering Conversations with Democracy Innovators Please join us via Zoom for the June 2023 Kettering Conversations with Democracy Innovators. During Kettering Conversations with Democracy Innovators, we explore ways to strengthen democracy, focus on positive narratives amid democratic crisis, and consider opportunities to build upon the strengths of our diverse communities and nation to make them more inclusive and equitable. This June the Supreme Court will rule on Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. In anticipation of the decision, Kettering Foundation president and CEO Sharon L. Davies will moderate a panel focused on recent attacks on higher education and their implications for democracy. This panel will include:
Please register by Friday, June 9, 2023. If others in your organization would like to attend, please ask them to register via this site as well. Click here to register! If you have any questions, please reach out to Kate Schneider, KF meeting and logistics coordinator at kschneider@kettering.org or (937) 434-7643. 
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NCDD Friends, NAFCM - the National Association for Community Mediation, are accepting applications for the 2023 Incentive for Emerging Community Mediation Center (CMC). For those in conflict and peace work, this is a great opportunity to join the next cohort of emerging community centers. Learn more in the post below and on the NAFCM site here. Thank you to D.G. Mawn, NAFCM's President, for sharing this announcement with the NCDD network!  2023 Incentive for Emerging Community Mediation Center (CMC)
Opportunity is knocking, today, for those working on their own or informally to help create peace, address issues of social justice, and, strengthen connections with their communities. If you or your group wants to strengthen and sustain your work then you may be ready to join our next cohort of emerging community centers. A new round of support, thanks to funding provided by the JAMS Foundation, is now available. Interested community leads may reach out to Jill Cheeks (jcheeks@nafcm.org) to arrange a 15-minute conversation to take place between June 1st – June 15th for an overview of the emerging center process before completing the application. Read more here for additional information and application steps. Read Elaine Dickhoner’s story in the next column for inspiration! Find more information at: https://www.nafcm.org/news/641692/2023-Incentive-for-Emerging-Community-Mediation-Center-CMC.htm In case you missed the opportunity to get your tickets for NCDD2023 at the Early Bird registration rate, we are extending the end date. We've decided to give folks some extra time to take advantage of this great deal for one of the premier events in the dialogue, deliberation, and engagement field. The Early Bird registration rate for NCDD2023 is now available until Saturday, June 10th! The 9th National Conference for Dialogue & Deliberation is being held October 13-15th in Atlanta, Georgia. We are bringing together over 500 leaders, practitioners, and enthusiasts in the D&D field to dive deep into this work. The conference will be an opportunity to collaborate together, learn from each other, network and build relationships that carry on long past the closing plenary. The early bird registration rate is $480 until the new Saturday deadline, when it will go up to the regular registration rate of $580. Get your tickets ASAP so you secure them at the lowest rate possible. Click here to go to the NCDD2023 Registration page. Learn more about this year’s upcoming conference at www.ncdd.org/ncdd2023.html. Want to get a better sense of what our conferences are like? Watch the video of NCDD2016 and NCDD2014 and learn even more about our past conferences by clicking here.  ONE WEEK left to purchase #NCDD2023 tickets at the Early Bird registration rate! NCDD2023 - The 9th National Conference on Dialogue and Deliberation will be happening October 13-15 in Atlanta, Georgia. Join us for the one of the premier events connecting the dialogue, deliberation, and public engagement community. Our national conferences bring together leaders and practitioners from across sectors to share our work with one another, explore new innovations in practice, and tackle the challenges we face. Due to the pandemic, we placed a hold on hosting this loved event, and now we are able to convene again in person! If you would like join us for this exciting event, now is the best time to get your tickets at the Early Bird rate. Early bird registration is $480 and is available until Wedsnesday May 31st! After that, regular registration will be $580. This is the only time tickets for the conference will be available at this low rate, so make sure you secure yours before they go up next Wedsnesday. Whether you are have been working in dialogue, deliberation, and public engagement for many years or you are a newbie to the field - our conferences have something for everyone! Learn more about NCDD2023 at: https://www.ncdd.org/ncdd2023.html. PACE - Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement - announced they have a new biweekly podcast, Keeping Pace with Kristen. PACE CEO and podcast host, Kristen Cambell, shares thoughts on philanthropy, democracy, and civic life; and the first two episodes are already out! Learn more below and listen to the podcast over on Soundcloud here. Do you have a D&D related podcast and/or content channel you love? Please share with the community in the comments section below. Keeping PACE with Kristen Welcome to Keeping PACE with Kristen, a bi-weekly podcast with Kristen Cambell, CEO of Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (or PACE). PACE is a philanthropic laboratory for funders seeking to maximize their impact on democracy and civic life in the United States. In this podcast, Kristen shares her thoughts on some of the most pressing news, conversations, and questions facing democracy and philanthropy in America today. Find the podcast at: https://soundcloud.com/pacewithkristen.  The Interactivity Foundation, one of our wonderful NCDD2023 Conference Platinum Sponsors, recently shared several announcements, including the release of IF’s Biannual Report (Oct 2022 – April 2023) with updates on the Collaborative Discussion Project. IF is also accepting nominations for their 'Pilot Coach Training for Undergraduate Students' program, taking place this fall. And applications are now being accepted for the 'Bridging Differences in Higher Education Learning Fellowship' until May 22nd. Learn more about these opportunities and more in the post below, as well as IF's site here.  Interactivity Foundation’s Biannual Report - Integrating IF’s 3 Core Mission Areas
Dear collaborative discussion friends and partners: We are interrupting our regularly scheduled newsletter to share with you the Interactivity Foundation’s Biannual Report, Oct 2022 – April 2023. In this report, we describe IF’s programming across all 3 mission areas (education, community conversation, and developmental discussion) during this reporting period. We are sharing it with you to help illustrate how the Collaborative Discussion Project continues to develop and fits within the broader mission of the Interactivity Foundation. As always, feel free to reach out if you would like to learn more or connect with our other programming, activities, resources, or content. Enjoy! Upcoming Events
Shannon Wheatley Hartman & the Collaborative Discussion Team Learn more: https://www.interactivityfoundation.org/interactivity-foundation-biannual-report-april-2023/ For our IAP2 friends in North America - the U.S. and Canada chapters of the International Association for Public Participation are now accepting nominees for the 2023 Core Values Awards. These awards celebrate individuals and organization doing public participation and engagement work that best showcase the IAP2 Core Values. Both countries' chapters have deadlines of Wednesday, May 31st. In the post below you'll find the U.S. and Canadian announcements, respectively. IAP2 USA 2023 Core Values Awards Each year, IAP2 Affiliates around the world celebrate excellence in the profession through the IAP2 Core Values Awards. The awards go to projects and organizations which best demonstrate IAP2's Core Values and help to raise the bar in the field of public engagement by sharing best practices and inspiring the P2 community to learn from one another. As a friendly competition, the Core Values Awards encourage new approaches and innovative uses of existing ones. Each year winners of the "national" awards (see below) go on to compete against winners from other IAP2 affiliates from around the world. National Awards
Learn more on IAP2 USA site at: https://iap2usa.org/cva. IAP2 Canada 2023 Core Values Awards The annual International Association for Public Participation’s (IAP2 Canada) Core Values Awards recognize and encourage organizations and individuals in the practice of public participation and engagement - promoting excellence, quality and innovation in the way they execute their projects and programs and exemplify the IAP2 Core Values. The award categories:
Why apply for the Core Values Awards?
Learn more on IAP2 Canada site at: https://iap2canada.ca/Core_Values_Awards/.  Interfaith America is offering an exciting fellowship and leadership development opportunity for interfaith emerging leaders. "The Sacred Journey Fellowship provides two years of support including $15,000, coaching, a cohort experience, and workshops to interfaith leaders who demonstrate the power of interfaith cooperation to bridge deep divisions in America’s civic fabric." Applications are due June 16th. Learn more in the post below and on the Interfaith America's site here. Sacred Journey Fellowship Fellowship Information The Sacred Journey Fellowship is dedicated to supporting the leadership development of our most outstanding and experienced members of Interfaith America’s Emerging Leaders Networks and those beyond our network. The fellowship will bring together a cohort of ten civically engaged leaders to support, inspire, and connect bridgebuilding efforts across various sectors. With the generous support of Fellowship in Prayer, we are dedicated to investing in the ongoing leadership development, and collaboration among this dynamic group of interfaith leaders. Interfaith America will create spaces for these individuals to continue building their interfaith leadership skills while also harnessing the mutual power of their relationships toward achieving the common good. Through this program, and with the support of Fellowship in Prayer, the Fellows will engage in individual and collaborative projects that will offer interfaith solutions within their professional, social, and community networks. Learn more details at: www.interfaithamerica.org/grants/sacred-journey-fellowship/.  New job opportunities in the dialogue, deliberation, and engagement field! The following positions have crossed our path recently: Listen First Coalition - Director of Coalition Engagement; Resetting the Table is hiring for several positions; and several on National Conference on Citizenship page. Learn more in the post below and find our list of jobs boards to consider. Best of luck to all applicants! Listen First Coalition is hiring a full-time Director of Coalition Engagement: Read more in the message below from LFC founder Pearce Godwin and see the description linked here. Coalition, After six years growing the #ListenFirst Coalition, managing day-to-day operations for Listen First Project, and directing the annual National Week of Conversation as COO of LFP, Graham Bodie is scaling back his responsibilities to assume more responsibility at his “day job” in the School of Journalism and New Media at the University of Mississippi. What Graham has been able to accomplish in a “part time” capacity over the last six years is noteworthy, and it is time for those responsibilities to move to a full-time Director of Coalition Engagement. Graham will remain involved in various projects such as the Bridging Movement Goals & Measures Program and helping staff and oversee the social media team, run out of the School of Journalism and New Media. Please see the job description here and share it widely. We would also be excited for any of you as current Coalition partners to apply. I am forever indebted to Graham for making the dream of a bridging Coalition a vibrant and ever-expanding reality. Thanks for your help in finding a new Director of Coalition Engagement! Pearce Resetting the Table is hiring for several positions: We’re glad you are interested in joining our team! At RTT, we see the motivation, growth, and well-being of our team members as a critical ingredient to our success. As a growing organization with sought-after tools and programs, we are looking for outstanding candidates to help expand our impact and reach. Available positions:
Before you apply, learn more about our approach and core principles here. Find the full details of all the positions here: https://www.resettingthetable.org/opportunities. National Conference on Citizenship has several positions posted on their site at: www.ncoc.org/job-openings/. Keep your eye on the following jobs boards:
The National Civic League, an NCDD member organization, released the National Civic Review Spring Edition 2023 and NCDD members receive a digital copy of NCR for free! (Find the access code below.) This esteemed quarterly journal offers insights and examples of civic engagement and deliberative governance from around the country. Thanks to Rebecca Trout, NCL’s Program Director for All-America City Award & Communications, for sharing this announcement with the NCDD network! Find the NCR Spring Edition on NCL's site here.  National Civic Review Spring Edition 2023 – Access Code: NCDD23
In this issue of the National Civic Review, we explore the link between civic engagement and democratic innovation and efforts to address the challenges of climate change, the COVID pandemic, community-building, political polarization, policing, and aging populations. To access this edition, go to the table of contents where you will be prompted to enter your unique access code: NCDD23. One of the Nation’s Oldest and Most Respected Journals of Civic Affairs Its cases studies, reports, interviews and essays help communities learn about the latest developments in collaborative problem-solving, civic engagement, local government innovation and democratic governance. Some of the country’s leading doers and thinkers have contributed articles to this invaluable resource for elected officials, public managers, nonprofit leaders, grassroots activists, and public administration scholars seeking to make America’s communities more inclusive, participatory, innovative and successful. |
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