NCDD.org

The National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) promotes the use of dialogue, deliberation, and other innovative group processes to help people come together across differences to tackle our most challenging problems. We serve as a gathering place, a resource clearinghouse, a news source, and a facilitative leader for the dialogue and deliberation community and beyond. More about who we are and what we do.
We just celebrated 10 years working with the dialogue & deliberation community with an amazing event in Seattle! (Learn more) Also visit www.ncdd.org/catalyst-awards to learn more about the two $10,000 Catalyst Awards we launched in conjunction with the conference.

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For over 8 years, NCDD has been blogging about events and trainings, cutting-edge programs, funding and job opportunities, and more. The latest: NCDD members featured on This American Life on NPR Congratulations to NCDD members and supporters Jacob Hess and Phil Neisser for being featured on this weekend’s This American Life! Write-up on NCDD Seattle conference by Jill Miller Zimon Check out this wonderful write-up of one attendee’s experiences at the 2012 National Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation in Seattle last month. Americans Envision a Civic Infrastructure for Public Dialogue and Deliberation Here’s a great post by Janice Thomson that appeared here on Involve.org’s blog this morning.	Access to over 2,700 resources… dialogue guides, D&D methods, videos, case studies, evaluation tools, articles, books, programs and more. Most recently added: Localizing Development: Does Participation Work? This important publication from the World Bank evaluates years of community development and decentralization projects… Civic Health and Unemployment II: The Case Builds This 2012 NCoC study shows that a strong civic foundation is directly linked to strengthening employment at the metropolitan, county, and state levels… Democracy in Motion: Evaluating the Practice and Impact of Deliberative Civic Engagement This 2012 book edited by Tina Nabatchi, John Gastil, G. Michael Weiksner, and Matt Leighninger is due out on November 1st… Bringing Citizen Voices to the Table: A Guide for Public Managers This important 2012 book by Carolyn Lukensmeyer offers seven field-tested strategies for public managers…	Our 1,700+ members are doing extraordinary work across the globe. Learn how to join them, connect with them, and learn from them. Don’t miss: See NCDD members’ proposals for our two Catalyst Awards, weigh in, and get involved. NCDD hosts over a dozen listservs and announcement lists, including our popular NCDD Discussion listserv. Our groups, pages and feeds from various social media outlets. The NCDD Members Network, our interactive members directory (search members here). An overview of ALL the ways you can get involved and connect with NCDDers.
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