Volunteers Needed: Piloting the American Depolarization Network - Join Today's Call!

We’re excited to share an announcement from our NCDD Network Partner, the Listen First Project, about a unique opportunity to support the launch of the American Depolarization Network—a new web-based platform developed by Harvard’s Constructive Disagreement Lab that empowers individuals to send thoughtful, depolarizing emails across political divides using voter registration data. This pilot is part of the upcoming National Week of Conversation (April 21–27) and is a chance to be part of an innovative approach to bridging divides in America. A Volunteer Onboarding call is happening today, Thursday, April 3rd, at 3pm Eastern / 12pm Pacific on Zoom. Learn more in the blog post below.

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Are you concerned about polarization in America?  
Are you looking for ways to be part of the solution, but your busy schedule is getting in the way?

No worries! By devoting just 6–7 hours in early April, you can support the launch of the American Depolarization Network – an innovative, scalable tool that has the power to be transformative for the bridging divides movement.

Developed by Harvard’s Constructive Disagreement Lab, the American Depolarization Network is an innovative web-based platform that enables individuals to mass-distribute depolarizing emails to their fellow Americans. Built upon an award-winning Strengthening Democracy Challenge intervention, the American Depolarization Network uses voter registration data to enable individuals to communicate messages of curiosity and empathy to people who sit across the political aisle… and do it at an incredible scale!

In preparation for launching the American Depolarization Network platform during National Week of Conversation - April 21–27, 2025 - we are seeking 10 volunteers to test it out before it goes mainstream.

What we are looking for in volunteers:

• Willingness to identify as Left-Leaning (Democrat) or Right-Leaning (Republican)  
• We need 5 left-leaning volunteers and 5 right-leaning volunteers  
• Interest in bridging divides  
• Tech savvy (basic skills associated with emailing and web-browser navigation)  
• Ability to construct an email in English language  
• Attend a Volunteer Onboarding call on Thursday April 3, 2025 @ 3pm ET on Zoom  
• Spend 5–6 hours during the week of April 14th sending emails (using a template provided by the research team)  

Time Requirement:   

• 1–2 hours on Monday, 4/14  
• 1–2 hours on Wednesday, 4/16  
• 1–2 hours on Friday 4/18
  
  

If you are interested in this opportunity – or have any questions – please reach out to Julia Minson at [email protected].