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2008 Civic Health Index: Beyond the vote
The National Conference on Citizenship, July 2008, 38 pp.
The National Conference on Citizenship conducts America’s Civic Health Index to inform citizens and policymakers about the state of our civil society and democracy every year.

Bridges to a better bottom line
Citizens League, March 2009, 70 pp.
In response to the economic downturn, five foundations came together to find practical ways to improve public services and that cost less.

Volunteering in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
Corporation for National & Community Service, August 2008, 1 pp.
Quick facts about volunteerism in the Twin Cities.

New Opportunities
Annie E. Casey Foundation, July 2008, 14 pp.
This report was prepared by the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Family Economic Success unit and provides insights into emerging trends that will affect the foundation's work in the years to come. The report summarizes FES's findings, outlines key issues and concerns, and identifies strategies that Casey and the broader philanthropic community might consider in the years ahead.

Soul of the Community
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Gallup Poll, July 2008, 53 pp.
This report on Saint Paul is part of a three-year study of communities across the United States undertaken to determine what drives emotional community-citizen engagement and how it affects community economic growth and well-being.

New experiments in minority voter mobilization
The James Irvine Foundation, September 2007, 44 pp.
Reports on the California Voter Initiative, a multiyear effort to increase voter participation in targeted areas and evaluate the effectiveness of various nonpartisan strategies for increasing voting rates.

The civic engagement of Baby Boomers: Preparing for a new wave of volunteers
Wilder Research, April 2007, 83 pp.
A study on the civic engagement of Baby Boomers in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Minnesota grantmaking 2007 outlook report
Minnesota Council on Foundations, February 2007, 4 pp.
Analysis of the outlook for Minnesota grantmaking in 2007, based on a December 2006 survey of Minnesota Council on Foundations members.

Young voter mobilization techniques: A compilation of the most recent research on traditional & innovative voter turnout techniques
The Graduate School of Political Management at The George Washington University, September 2006, 13 pp.
Outlines the best ways to reach and turn out young voters.

Citizens at the center: A new approach to civic engagement
The Case Foundation, July 2006, 31 pp.
Describes ways to make service and civic engagement a deeper and more entrenched cultural value and ethos in American communities.

Doing the common good better: A call to citizen action in Minnesota
Citizens League, March 2003, 35 pp.
Assesses the status of citizen engagement in the public problem-solving arena and provides recommendations.

Related web sites

Citizens League
Identifies, frames and proposes solutions to public policy issues.

Minnesota Council on Foundations
Information on grantmakers, focus areas of giving, grant writing, and more.

Volunteering in America
The Corporation for National and Community Service provides data, analysis and research on volunteering and best practices on the use of volunteers.

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