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New experiments in minority voter mobiliztation
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.

Volunteering in America: 2007 city trends and rankings
Corporation for national and community Service, July 2007, 77 pp.
Reports state-by-state volunteer trends highlighting the diversity of volunteering habits and trends in America's largest cities. At just over 40%, the Twin Cities ranks number 1 for rate of volunteering.

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.

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.

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