The Change Engine
Foundation/Grantmaker
Civity
Listening and conversation skills help people connect across differences. Stronger relationships between people who think differently build healthier communities and democracy.
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Listening and conversation skills help people connect across differences. Stronger relationships between people who think differently build healthier communities and democracy.
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Services
3Partnering to ScaleCivity works with other organizations to help them build stronger relationships in their communities. They partner with groups working on issues like climate change, racial justice, and democracy to teach them how to connect people better. This helps create communities where everyone feels they belong and matter. Organizations can learn how to build trust and work together more effectively.
DIYcivity Self-Guided Community Building ProgramDIYcivity helps you build better relationships with people in your community, especially those who are different from you. This free program teaches you simple ways to connect with others through respect and empathy. You can practice these skills anywhere - at work, with family, or in your neighborhood. The program includes an 8-minute video, tips for everyday conversations, and ideas for bringing people together. Anyone can start practicing civity right away to help create a more connected community.
Community Building Training WorkshopsCivity offers training workshops to help people connect better with others who are different from them. These trainings teach skills like having real conversations, sharing personal stories, and building relationships across differences. They offer both in-person and online workshops that can last from a few hours to half a day, or be a series of meetings. After the workshop, they provide ongoing support through phone calls, video chats, and email to help you practice what you learned. Some workshops are open to everyone, and they also create special trainings for organizations with specific needs.
Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.
Rainer Maria Rilke