Turnout in the recently concluded UCLA student government elections rose by nearly 50%--a gain at least partly attributable to the use of EnCiv's Undebates. Although other factors were at work,…
Last week the student government of the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) used EnCiv's Undebates in its elections. All 25 candidates up for election used Undebates to record messages for…
After a beta test in last November's San Francisco DA election, EnCiv's first working civic tool, the Undebate, is being released nationwide in select elections by past EnCiv partner and…
Yesterday EnCiv principals Will Ferguson, David Fridley and Adolf Gundersen were featured guests on "Tech Tuesday," a monthly program offered by the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation (NCDD). The…
Long time EnCiv partner Interactivity Foundation (IF), which specializes in exploratory discussion and has a long history of working with college educators, is making a rich set of materials available…
A growing Wisconsin citizens-based group called LeaderEthics devoted to ethical leadership has endorsed one of EnCiv's early partners, AllSides, as a source of balanced news. (The endorsement can be found…
A new paper published by Public Agenda quotes both of EnCiv's founders, Will Ferguson and Adolf Gundersen, on the importance of non-profit alternatives to commercial social media. Public Agenda is…
We've examined political polarization from numerous angles in this space. (To find related entries, just click on the search icon in the upper right hand corner of the "Latest Articles"…
Past Federal Elections Commission Chair and current Commissioner Ellen Weintraub has publicly denounced "micro-targeting", the use of social media to craft highly specialized messages for niche audiences. A Yahoo Finance…
A recent white paper published by the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation is calling on the private sector to put its shoulder behind civics education and engagement. The paper, entitled…
A new article by EnCiv founder and COO Adolf Gundersen takes a deeper dive into the the Chicago election discussion project we partnered on during the summer and fall of…
It's hard not to be a fan of the "BadAss Grandmas"--the band of retired women largely responsible for North Dakota's recent constitutional referendum embodying multiple pro-democracy reforms. They conquered long…
We should take a break from politics during Thanksgiving. That's the closely reasoned view philosopher Robert Talisse serves up in one of the most insightful pieces on politics in recent…
This Thanksgiving consider including democracy in your list of blessings. Or maybe saying "thanks" to all those working to defend and improve it. Just a few things democracy gives us:…
Yesterday we let you know about The Fulcrum, a new online resource for those interested in the fate of American democracy. As a follow up, here's today's lead story…