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The concept that puts individuals at the core of a community building process, sometimes independently of traditional institutions. Citizen-centered approaches allow “ordinary people” to come together, deliberate, and take action on problems or issues that they themselves have defined as important in ways they deem appropriate—whether through volunteering, voting, activism, or organizing. The process through with a corporation demonstrates its commitment to giving back, often through development of a “Civic Engagement Program” which allocates financial and human resources toward improving communities in which they operate.

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Let’s Get ConnectedBy John Bridgeland, CEO of Civic EnterprisesAmerica could really use a civics lesson. And it's about to get one. The National Conference on Citizenship, a federally chartered nonprofit founded in 1946 to strengthen civic ties, will release the first ...	September 10, 2006
Our Civic Core	Sep 17th, 2007
"Citizen-Centered" EngagementDiscussing and Acting	Sep 17th, 2007
Millennials EmergeA New Civic Generation?	Sep 17th, 2007
CIRCLE receives two grants from the Corporation for National and Community Service	September 2008
National Poll Finds Support for Service, Deliberation, and Civic Education	September 22, 2008
How to Talk About Engagement	Sep 22nd, 2008
Civic Engagement Classifications	Sep 22nd, 2008
The Indicators of Civic Health 2008	Sep 22nd, 2008
Harry C. Boyte: The peculiar attack on community organizing	October 31, 2008
Center for Civic Education	Nov 1st, 2008
First Amendment Schools	Nov 1st, 2008
Beyond the Vote	November 5, 2008
Gatekeepers and New Media	November 20, 2008
Civic Enterprises	December 23, 2008
By the PeopleBy the People is a special project organized by MacNeil/Lehrer Productions to bring the views of informed, "ordinary" citizens to a national discussion on the important issues of the day. Since its launch in 2002, BTP has supported well over 200 Citizen Deliberations around the country and more than 100 national and local PBS broadcasts, on issues ranging from national security to healthcare. BTP tries to gather diverse groups of citizens who don’t usually talk about civic and policy issues. To do this, BTP has put together a network of local clubs and organizations, community colleges, and PBS stations, which host BTP events around the country. These events range from day-long dialogues to evening expert panel presentations at community colleges to film screenings and conversations at local libraries	February 19, 2009
Steven N. Pyser on Transparency	April 9, 2009
Funding and Fostering Local DemocracyWhat Philanthropy Should Know about the Emerging Field of Deliberation and Democratic Governance	May 19, 2009
Cynthia Gibson on Civic ROI	May 26, 2009
Deliberative Democracy and Citizen-Centered EngagementFacts and Figures from America’s Civic Health Index	July 14, 2009