The Citizens Campaign
Project Title
For general support
Date
Sep. 13, 2018
Duration
12 months
Description
Over the past several decades, the United States has experienced a decline in civic engagement, from voting and interacting with elected officials, to participating in non-elected public service. The Citizens Campaign has been addressing the growing civic engagement gap by providing high-quality civic education and opportunities for citizens to engage in public service in their own cities and towns. With Corporation support, the Citizens Campaign will continue to offer citizens opportunities to learn about government and the way it works, build their leadership skills, and help them become informed participants in local government decision making.
Project Title
For general support
Date
Mar. 02, 2017
Duration
12 months
Description
Established in 1998, the Citizens Campaign is dedicated to empowering New Jersey residents through civic leadership training in innovative problem solving to meet today’s challenges. Through live events and online classes, the Citizens Campaign has educated thousands of New Jersey residents in how to navigate the power structure of government and to exercise leadership beginning with their own hometowns. The Citizens Campaign educates citizens on how to get results through five powerful non-elected leadership positions, as citizen legislators, political navigators, citizen journalists, political party committee people, and appointed officials. With Corporation support, the campaign will continue to engage residents in the civic process, including the development of a local government civics component to be incorporated into high school social studies classes. This is a model for national replication.