NCOC Weekly Discussion
Talking the Talk
January 6, 2009
“Civic Engagement” “Democracy ” “Social Entrepreneurship” What’s it all mean? To folks outside “the field” not a whole lot.
The 2008 America’s Civic Health Index indicated that “what we’ve got here is failure to communicate.” And while we certainly cannot resort to the methods used by Captain who immortalized those words in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, we do need to recognize that the words we use to describe what we do – what we are all so passionate about - fail to light a fire under a large section of America.
How do you talk about what you do? Become part of the discussion by posting your tips, focus group data, or other research to help us tackle this issue.
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