At the end of two longs days of training, we asked our NYC Democracy Coaches to reflect on the experience in the form of a haiku. Lots of mixed emotions â from excitement to anxiousness to plain old fatigue after a long day. Boston, Bay Area, and Rhode Island DCs: youâre not alone! Weâre all… Continue reading NYC DCs Reflect: Haikus from Training Day
Category: GC HAPPENINGS
Summer 2014 Internship Openings
We are excited to announce two new summer internship positions opening at GC! Please read below to learn more about the Development Internship and National Program Internship. Development Internship Generation Citizen (dev-generation-citizen.pantheon.io/) is an innovative, quickly scaling non-profit that seeks to strengthen our nation’s democracy by empowering young people to become engaged and effective citizens.… Continue reading Summer 2014 Internship Openings
Reflections on Democracy Coach Training
On September 21-22nd, GC’s newest cohort of Democracy Coaches in four program sites participated in a training workshop to prepare for the start of the school year. Below, Director of Programming Meghan Trombly reflects on the experience in a letter to the Fall 2013 Generation Citizen Democracy Coaches. Dear Generation Citizen Democracy Coach, Dragging oneself… Continue reading Reflections on Democracy Coach Training
Walking the Walk
We profess to be a great many things. Our nation claims to be a beacon of representative democracy, a government âof the people, by the people, for the people.â Yet, Generation Citizen exists because sometimes what we say we value doesnât always match reality. So then we either reconsider our values, though in this case… Continue reading Walking the Walk
Incorporating Voices: A Modern Jeffersonian Meal
Last week, Generation Citizen Board Member Robert Flanders hosted a âJeffersonian Breakfastâ inspired by the dinners hosted by Thomas Jefferson back in the early days of our Republic. Jefferson would invite 10 friends to Monticello to discuss a set topic, which could range from politics to philosophy to archeology, to hear the personal experiences that… Continue reading Incorporating Voices: A Modern Jeffersonian Meal
GC to Receive Funding from Knight Foundation
Today, we’re excited to announce that Generation Citizen has received a transformative grant of $190,000 from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to both evaluate and expand our work.  We are truly grateful to the Knight Foundation for taking a chance on us, and believing in action civics.  See the press release below from… Continue reading GC to Receive Funding from Knight Foundation
DCs of the Month
Looking back at April, a big month for us at GC as classes go deep into taking action, we’d like to recognize the following Democracy Coaches for their empowering work and dedication. NEW YORK DC OF THE MONTH: RINA KATTAN, STUDENT AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Â What brought you to GC? After Rocky Solomon, a former… Continue reading DCs of the Month