Beyond the Moment: How Nonprofits Can Leverage Civic Engagement

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Nonprofits face mounting pressures to retreat, stay quiet, or to narrow their scope.

The answer may lie in civic engagement but before we act, it is helpful to understand what civic engagement means.

Nonprofits can build deeper, longer-lasting relationships with their communities by developing engagement strategies that are active throughout the calendar year.

The Points of Light Civic Circle program has identified a total of nine distinct pathways for civic engagement.

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