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The Center for Civil Society offers events both online and in person for givers, doers, and thinkers alike. Check out our upcoming events below!

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Our Mission & Vision

The Center for Civil Society’s mission is to strengthen civil society by conducting programs and activities that increase the knowledge and efficacy of America’s nonprofit organizations, charitable foundations, and individual donors.

Our vision is to renew the American culture of generosity, fellowship, and liberty, and restore our once healthy society, so all can fully realize the joy of vibrant communities across America. Achieving this renewal will require the effective leadership of dynamic and thriving local associations and nonprofits.

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Each week, into the ether Civil Thoughts is projected, intent on sharing a smart gathering of a dozen or so pieces and essays and articles that touch on various facets of our civil society and the givers, doers, and thinkers doing some heavy lifting in that arena. They’re nothing more than recommendations, but of pieces and essays and articles (one or two, a few, maybe most, possibly even all) that may prove of keen interest, and that will stimulate your thinking.

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—Jack Fowler

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Givers, Doers, & Thinkers Podcast

Givers, Doers, and Thinkers (GDT) introduces listeners to the fascinating people and important ideas at the heart of American civil society. We speak with philanthropists, foundation leaders, reformers, social entrepreneurs, nonprofit executives, religious believers, historians, sociologists, philosophers, and journalists, to help us understand contemporary civil society’s achievements and failures. We also sprinkle in practical advice for nonprofit leaders and fundraisers. This is the podcast for anyone interested in that vital space where philanthropy and civil society intersect.

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