RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUNDERS

! At this time of diminished public resources, we call on foundations and other private funders to form a consortium to fund high–quality civic learning.
This consortium should spur innovation and generate evidence–based proof of best practices.

! Include civic learning in education reform funding, remembering that civic learning is cross–curricular and helps build skills for college and career readiness.

! Provide funding for civic learning professional development programs.

! Corporate foundations need to become more engaged in funding civic learning and recognize that high–quality civic learning helps builds the twenty–first century workplace skills the business community needs in the future workforce.