Aspen Institute
For Support Of A Project To Encourage Citizen Participation In Our Democracy And Public Life
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Amount$260,000
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Program
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Date Awarded7/14/2015
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
The new Citizenship and American Identity Program at the Aspen Institute will use a collaboratory process to convene a diverse group of 50 people to explore ways to more deeply engage Americans in civic life. The goal of the collaboratory is to develop new cultural narratives, using compelling storytelling strategies, to inspire a greater number of citizens to participate more actively in public life. The collaboratory also will commission research and analysis into the problem of low citizen participation and test ways to effectively deploy the strategies developed.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.aspeninstitute.org/programs
Address
2300 N Street NW, #700, Washington, DC, 20037-1122, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for the Energy and Environment Program
The Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Program works with people, organizations, and governments to take greater action on solving climate change. This grant will enable the institute to cover costs for expert staff that is seconded to the federal government. Staff will report directly to the federal government and support its climate finance priorities. (Substrategy: Finance)
for India-U.S. Track II Dialogue on Energy and Climate Change
The Aspen Institute, in partnership with Ananta Aspen Centre in India, manages the India-U.S. Track II Dialogue on Energy and Climate Change. This sponsorship grant helped the institute assemble a group of experts from government, NGOs, academia, and the business community to help define a constructive bilateral agenda on critical energy and climate concerns. The Track II Dialogue aims to foster trust and cooperation, and uses targeted analyses to suggest concrete pathways for collaboration between the governments and relevant subnational and nonstate actors. (Substrategy: Multilateral)
for membership support of the Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation
Hewlett Foundation membership.
