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Where We Stand:

New Democrats believe in strengthening communities by engaging local, private institutions in government service delivery, and by devolving decision-making powers to local communities in exchange for accountability for nationally-defined results.

Further Reading:


The AmeriCorps Experiment and The Future of National Service


A Blueprint for Civic Enterprise


Blueprint, Spring 1999: 'Civic Action: The Responsibilities of Citizenship'



Ideas




National Service & Civic Enterprise

The Quiet Crisis
By Bruce Reed and John Bridgeland
In the wake of the economic downturn, nonprofit organizations have been hit by a triple whammy. The evaporation of wealth has decimated charitable donations; the state and local budget crunch is costing nonprofits their foremost paying clients; and the human need for nonprofit help is skyrocketing as nonprofit resources shrink.



National Service

The Ultimate Post-Partisan Issue
By Will Marshall

The Voluntary Path to Universal Service
By Will Marshall and Marc Porter Magee

The AmeriCorps Experiment and The Future of National Service
By Will Marshall and Marc Porter Magee

AmeriCorps and the Future of National Service

National Service
By Marc Porter Magee

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Common Civic Culture

Civic Togetherness
By Marc Magee

From Preferences to Empowerment
By Will Marshall

In Defense of Civic Culture
By Jim Sleeper

Seymour Martin Lipset RIP

Idea of the Week: Citizenship for "Green-Card Troops"

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Civic Enterprise

The Quiet Crisis
By Bruce Reed and John Bridgeland

Empty Promises: The Poverty of Compassionate Conservatism
By Anne Kim and Will Marshall

In God We Trust?
By Lewis D. Solomon and Matthew J. Vlissides, Jr.

Civic Environmentalism in Action
By Marc Landy, Megan Susman, and Debra Knopman

New Dem of the Week: Andrew Gillum

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Global Civil Society

Civil Society and the World Trade Organization
By Jenny Bates

Creating Corporate Social Responsibility
By Debora L. Spar

Act Globally
By Claude G.B. Fontheim & Jeremy B. Bash

Promoting 'Real' Democracy
By Larry Diamond

The Third Sector in Global Affairs
By Jenny Bates

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