Measuring & Improving Campus & Community Civic Health September 23, 2012 PreConference Workshop IARSLCE 2012 | Baltimore

Welcome Jen Domagal-Goldman National Manager American Democracy Project Kristi Tate Director of Community Strategies NCoC Jen Domagal-Goldman National Manager American Democracy Project Kristi Tate Director of Community Strategies NCoC

NCoC? Explore modern citizenship Convene, incubate, evaluate Evidence-based approach Explore modern citizenship Convene, incubate, evaluate Evidence-based approach

Civic Health Initiatives Measure “civic stocks” Nationally and 25+ communities Inform public policy, investments, initiatives Measure “civic stocks” Nationally and 25+ communities Inform public policy, investments, initiatives

American Democracy Project AASCU’s national civic learning & democratic engagement effort with The New York Times, est public, four-year colleges & universities Preparing informed, engaged citizens for our democracy AASCU’s national civic learning & democratic engagement effort with The New York Times, est public, four-year colleges & universities Preparing informed, engaged citizens for our democracy

Partnership between ADP & NCoC ADP’s Civic Engagement in Action Series ADP 10 th Anniversary Signature Initiative Other partners: CIRCLE, Lyon Software Partnership between ADP & NCoC ADP’s Civic Engagement in Action Series ADP 10 th Anniversary Signature Initiative Other partners: CIRCLE, Lyon Software

Measure civic health and develop action plans that respond to findings Develop and share tools Set of Civic Health Summits 25 participating campuses Measure civic health and develop action plans that respond to findings Develop and share tools Set of Civic Health Summits 25 participating campuses

What is Civic Health? And how do we measure it?

What is the Civic Health Index? America’s Civic Health Index started in Civic Indicators Working Group Multi-faceted set of indicators Bringing data to local communities America’s Civic Health Index started in Civic Indicators Working Group Multi-faceted set of indicators Bringing data to local communities

Where does the data come from? Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act Corporation for National and Community Service and the U.S. Census Bureau. Largest and most definitive civic data set in the country CPS Voting, Volunteer and Civic Engagement Supplements Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act Corporation for National and Community Service and the U.S. Census Bureau. Largest and most definitive civic data set in the country CPS Voting, Volunteer and Civic Engagement Supplements

What kinds of things are measured? Voting and Political Action Volunteerism and Giving Public Work Group Participation Social Connectedness Trust and Confidence Voting and Political Action Volunteerism and Giving Public Work Group Participation Social Connectedness Trust and Confidence

Campus & Community Civic Health Initiative Framework Civic health indicators as starting point Approach civic health from perspective of the campus, broader community, and/or the intersection of the two Opportunity to learn today about potential models and begin action plans Civic health indicators as starting point Approach civic health from perspective of the campus, broader community, and/or the intersection of the two Opportunity to learn today about potential models and begin action plans

Campus Campus- Community Partnerships** Community Civic Learning Institutional Context (e.g., campus civic ethos, mission, leadership, governance, reward structures, recruitment, retention, completion) Local Community State-Level (e.g., partner on NCoC state- level CHI reports) Curriculum Co- Curriculum

Civic Health Indicators* Political Engagement (e.g., voter registration and turnout, contacting elected officials, discussing politics, political civility) Public Work (e.g., attending meetings, working with neighbors to solve community problems, civic professionalism) Volunteering & Giving (e.g., frequency of volunteering, types of activities, substance/depth of efforts) Group Participation (e.g., participation in religious groups, sports and recreation, civics and service) Online Engagement (e.g., discussing politics online, communicating with friends online) Social Trust (e.g., trust of neighbors, confidence in institutions) Civic Knowledge and Agency (e.g. civics content knowledge, access to information, civic identity) Social Connectedness (e.g. frequency of talking with neighbors, eating dinner with family)

Who are NCoC’s CHI partners? Nonprofits Higher Education Institutions Foundations Policymakers Nonprofits Higher Education Institutions Foundations Policymakers

How is the data used? Measuring community vitality and establishing benchmarks Informing program development and strategy Providing evidence necessary to promote engagement Directing resources and investments Measuring community vitality and establishing benchmarks Informing program development and strategy Providing evidence necessary to promote engagement Directing resources and investments

Partnership Opportunities Writing and authorship Outreach, dissemination and action Funding and sponsorship Partnership models: lead partner, coalition, advisory group Writing and authorship Outreach, dissemination and action Funding and sponsorship Partnership models: lead partner, coalition, advisory group

Economic Value of Civic Health 2011 Issue Brief found positive connection/correlation All civic indicators were greater predictors of unemployment than 8 economic factors Higher civic rate, lower unemployment growth Lower civic rates, higher unemployment growth 2011 Issue Brief found positive connection/correlation All civic indicators were greater predictors of unemployment than 8 economic factors Higher civic rate, lower unemployment growth Lower civic rates, higher unemployment growth

The Case Builds 2012 Issue Brief found: Nonprofits are lynchpin of economy Social cohesion is glue that keeps people employed 2012 Issue Brief found: Nonprofits are lynchpin of economy Social cohesion is glue that keeps people employed

The Case Builds

Related ADP Efforts eCitizenship Initiative Political Engagement Project Citizen Alum Stewardship of Public Lands Civic Agency

Participating Schools Action Plans Cal State Monterrey Missouri State Indiana University Northwest

Participating Schools Action Plans Cal State Monterrey Missouri State Indiana University Northwest

Thank you! Jen Domagal-Goldman National Manager American Democracy Project Kristi Tate Director of Community Strategies NCoC