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A Year of Civic Language Explorations

A recap of PACE’s year-long journey to learn and experiment with civic language.

7 min readFeb 8, 2023

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A Year of Civic Language Explorations

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Amy Baker McIsaac
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Making the Invisible Visible: Recap of Funders’ Summit for Effective Governing Institutions

Leaders gathered to discuss the what’s limiting our governing institutions and strategies to strengthen them. Here’s what we learned.

9 min readJun 24, 2022

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Making the Invisible Visible: Recap of Funders’ Summit for Effective Governing Institutions

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Amy Baker McIsaac
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Office of Citizen

How do people feel about the term…

PACE shares the first batch of infographics from its Civic Language Perceptions Project, showing data on each of the 21 terms polled.

3 min readMar 23, 2022

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How do people feel about the term…

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Amy Baker McIsaac
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What is the state of civics today?

An interview with the mastermind behind The Ronald Reagan Institute’s State of Civics series about civic education today.

8 min readFeb 24, 2022

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What is the state of civics today?

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A Deep Dive on High Conflict with Amanda Ripley

Alongside Amanda Ripley, PACE learns about high conflict, its role in American democracy, and who benefits from Americans being divided.

2 min readDec 15, 2021

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A Deep Dive on High Conflict with Amanda Ripley

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Amy Baker McIsaac
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RCV in NYC: Did it change the election, the campaigns, or the media coverage?

Takeaways from a discussion exploring how RCV played out in the NYC primary + its impact on the culture surrounding the election.

5 min readNov 23, 2021

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RCV in NYC: Did it change the election, the campaigns, or the media coverage?

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Amy Baker McIsaac
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Hope + Provocations for Funders about Faith + Democracy

Faith In/And Democracy offers funders stories going unnoticed, perspectives being missed, and insights not being heard.

4 min readNov 8, 2021

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Hope + Provocations for Funders about Faith + Democracy

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Amy Baker McIsaac
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A Front-Row Seat to Civic Engagement Today: Learnings from Civic Season’s Pilot Year

We got to sit down with one of the creators of Civic Season to hear what they learned and what it means for civic engagement today.

9 min readOct 7, 2021

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A Front-Row Seat to Civic Engagement Today: Learnings from Civic Season’s Pilot Year

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Amy Baker McIsaac
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Office of Citizen

Learning from the Lived Experience of Polarization with Megan Phelps-Roper

What can we learn from those closest to polarization, division, and hate?

5 min readAug 3, 2021

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Learning from the Lived Experience of Polarization with Megan Phelps-Roper

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Amy Baker McIsaac
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Office of Citizen

Going Deep on Institutions

We explored institutions with Dr. Yuval Levin as a way to learn about the role faith institutions play in strengthening our democracy.

5 min readJun 7, 2021

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Going Deep on Institutions

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Amy Baker McIsaac

Amy Baker McIsaac

Director of Learning and Experimentation at Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE). National service champion. Stand up comedy enthusiast. Wife + mom.

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