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Needed: Grantmakers for Civic Education
The civic education field is brimming with promising new developments that can help reboot our constitutional democracy. More far-sighted philanthropy…
Mar 20
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Daniel Stid
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Time to Start Thinking about the Nonprofit Sector
“Gentleman, we have run out of money. It is time to start thinking.” — Ernest Rutherford
Mar 6
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Daniel Stid
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February 2025
Philanthropy's Fork in the Road
The Trump Administration is hellbent on "deconstructing the administrative state" and consolidating power. This is blowing up the strategies of many big…
Feb 21
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Daniel Stid
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PS: Three Further Reflections on "Pluralism in the Trump Era"
Convening with nearly 200 dedicated pluralists sparked some additional riffs on last week's post.
Feb 6
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Daniel Stid
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January 2025
Pluralism in the Trump Era
A growing movement of "new pluralists" has made real headway. But now we have come to the hard part of the journey.
Jan 28
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Daniel Stid
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Martin Luther King Jr. and the American Political Tradition
A bonus post to commemorate MLK day
Jan 17
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Daniel Stid
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Martin Luther King Jr. and the American Political Tradition
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Top Down Democratic Decline vs. Bottom Up Civic Renewal: Eight Working Hypotheses
Which of these countervailing patterns will ultimately win out?
Jan 13
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Daniel Stid
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Top Down Democratic Decline vs. Bottom Up Civic Renewal: Eight Working Hypotheses
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Looking Back at "The Art of Association," 2020-2024
A Note on the Archive
Jan 2
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Daniel Stid
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Looking Back at "The Art of Association," 2020-2024
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September 2024
A Busy Reader’s Guide to “Taking Democracy for Granted"
Philanthropy, Polarization, and the Need for Responsible Pluralism
Sep 2, 2024
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Daniel Stid
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A Busy Reader’s Guide to “Taking Democracy for Granted"
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August 2024
A Framework for Democracy Philanthropy
I have been workshopping a framework to help potential philanthropic funders — both foundation and individual donors — explore and make sense of the…
Aug 18, 2024
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Daniel Stid
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June 2024
A Big Question I Have Is…
To revitalize democracy in American, we need hopeful outlooks, playful creativity, and a place-based sense of agency.
Jun 14, 2024
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Daniel Stid
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March 2024
Solving for Pattern in Democracy and Civic Life–In Kentucky and Elsewhere
Wendell Berry’s essay “Solving for Pattern” focuses on problems of modern agriculture. But his principles travel well into and illuminate other domains.
Mar 14, 2024
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Daniel Stid
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