Thrilled to be in Chicago today for our Spring Member Meeting with our wonderful members and other funders, wrestling down the tough questions facing our sector and U.S. democracy in this moment.

Bring the National Civics Bee Home Hear from our partners across the country about their successes and recommendations for bringing the National Civics Bee to your community.

Exciting news for America's 250th birthday! The #NationalCivicsBee is expanding to all 50 states in 2026. PACE applauds the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation for strengthening civic knowledge among young Americans.

Learn more: www.uschamberfoundation.org/civics/bring...

Upcoming Events - National Archives Foundation Upcoming Programs & Events Past Programs Upcoming Programs and Events Explore our diverse lineup of upcoming programs and events that […]

It’s #CivicSeason! The @archivesfdn.bsky.social‬ is hosting a nationwide effort uniting 500+ cultural institutions to engage young Americans in civic life.

Explore upcoming events: archivesfoundation.org/upcoming-eve...

A Peanut Farmer and Hasidic Rabbi Helped Build the Department of Education. Can Their Legacy Save It? | ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera On July 14, 1981—the twelfth day of the Hebrew month of Tamuz in the year 5741—the seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, addressed thousands of his followers from a long white table i...

PACE board member, Tamara Tweel writes, “A Peanut Farmer and Hasidic Rabbi Helped Build the Department of Education. Can Their Legacy Save It?” arcmag.org/a-peanut-far...

TIME100 Most Influential People in Philanthropy 2025 TIME’s inaugural list featuring new leaders in philanthropy that are eager to see impact and see it now

The inaugural #TIME100Philanthropy 2025 list recognizes 100 influential leaders shaping the future of giving, including two PACE members!

Congratulations to Darren Walker of the @fordfoundation.bsky.social & Melinda French Gates of @pivotalventures.bsky.social!

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Our "How to Talk Bridgey" downloads hit 1,000 today!

If you haven't yet engaged with our report, which includes insights on how 5,000+ voters perceive terms like "democracy" and "racial equity," you can download it here: pacefunders.org/language.

That's a wrap on night 2 of our post-election convening! Tonight's program featured Kevin Singer and panelists Spencer Overton, Eric Friedenwald-Fishman, Steven Olikara, and Jessica Gresko, on "Taking Action for Democracy: Where do we go from here?"

Scenes from Day 2 here at our Post-Election Convening, featuring Sarah Longwell, Jessica Marsden, Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, Reed Howard, Jonathan Gruber, David Martinez III, and Ashley Quarcoo!

Workshops have begun at PACE's Post-Election Convening, including Kevin Loker from @ampress.bsky.social presenting on "America's Narratives: Decoding the 2024 Election Discourse."

What an evening! Night 1 of our Post-Election Convening featured a panel of brilliant speakers, our new President & CEO Shannon Green (!), and a comedy show from the Armed Services Arts Partnership.

While Shannon is currently completing her service to our country through her role at USAID, she will begin her service to PACE in February 2025. Join us in welcoming Shannon! 4/4

While her resume is impressive, her leadership characteristics are what really won us over. She’s thoughtful, strategic, diplomatic, kind, and fun. We know she will fit right in to this network and we can’t wait to see where her dedication and vision will take us next. 3/4

Shannon currently serves as Assistant to the Administrator for the Bureau of Democracy, Rights, and Governance at U.S. AID where she leads efforts to protect and invigorate democracy worldwide. 2/4

We're thrilled to announce that after a national search and competitive process with hundreds of interested candidates, the Board has unanimously approved the appointment of Shannon Green to be the next President & CEO of PACE. 1/4

We’re launching our Post-Election Convening with Kara Revel Jarzynski and congressional, military, and foundation leaders for a briefing on the Building Civic Bridges Act! We’re honored to be joined by Generals Wesley Clark and Stan McChrystal.

‘Insurrection,’ ‘equity’ and more − these are the words that trigger Trump supporters Understanding the common terms that Trump supporters scorn can help decrease polarization in the country

PACE's civic language research is in @us.theconversation.com by @alexhinton.bsky.social!

"Their findings have led orgs to modify their messaging and use terms like 'unity,' 'citizens' and 'liberty,' which PACE found appeals to both liberals and conservatives."

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We're excited to welcome 115+ leaders to our December convening in Washington D.C.!

We'll discuss the results of the 2024 election and their implications for democracy and civic life, providing a unique platform for philanthropic and non-profit leaders to collaborate and strategize.

UPDATE: 700+ philanthropic & non-profit leaders have downloaded our report "How to Talk Bridgey"!

This includes #communications/#marketing professionals helping their orgs "talk bridgey" after the 2024 election.

Learn how voters view "democracy," "racial equity," and more: pacefunders.org/language

ICYMI: New PACE resources!

🖕New podcast, "A Jolt of Post-Election Optimism," featuring Nichole Argo & Scott Hutcheson: open.spotify.com/episode/4exr...

✌️Comms Lead Kevin Singer will present on our civic language research at a Citizen University webinar on 12/9: citizenuniversity.us/culture/your...

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