Center For Civil Society

We can't say it enough: strong relationships, local communities, and civic engagement are the path to a healthier American society. 🏠️ 👉️ Watch the full episode here: youtu.be/MKVNi7EyyD8. 🙏Thanks to @amphil for sponsoring the pod and helping civil society flourish!

bit.ly/4ltHCgJ We're two weeks out from a valuable master class, where Iain Bernhoft and Mallory Staley will share their know-how on writing better grants. These three hours on the afternoon of the 17th could be the best investment you've ever made in your fundraising!

Which definition of "liberty" are you most familiar with? Check out this timely (🇺🇸) episode of the GDT Podcast with guest @PatrickDeneen here: youtu.be/hD-CDNjUsho #America250 #civilsociety #Liberty

"A liberal education must be provided for every citizen." Acclaimed political theorist and author @PatrickDeneen discusses The Founding, liberalism (in its many forms), and elitism in America on the latest GDT Podcast episode! 👉Watch the video here: youtu.be/hD-CDNjUsho

Iain Bernhoft and Mallory Staley will be sharing fundamentals on July 17, at this master class on the Elements of Grant Writing. Don't miss this chance to learn how to court foundation's successfully! After all, that's where the gold lies. hubs.li/Q03tY9DX0?

Automation threatened working class jobs. Now, AI threatens middle class jobs. Sociologist @WendyRWang, Director of Research @FamStudies, sounds the alarm about the sacrifice we're making for "productivity" on this week's GDT podcast. 👉Watch here: youtu.be/Ut3SGSDutv0

"7% of young adults are open to having AI as a romantic partner." AI is creating startling disruptions to the marriage market and, it follows, the state of future families. Get the full story from @WendyRWang on this week's episode of the GDT Podcast: youtu.be/Ut3SGSDutv0

Young Americans tend to view marriage as a capstone, rather than a cornerstone, of life. How does that impact our society? @WendyRWang presents her fascinating research on the state of modern marriage this week on the GDT Podcast. Check out the episode: youtu.be/Ut3SGSDutv0

"We're entering a new, more hostile landscape for Christianity." @aaron_renn dives into the decline of Christianity and the strategies needed for it to not only survive the future, but flourish. Tune in to the full episode here: youtube.com/watch?v=Fz-hxi…

hubs.li/Q03rZmFy0 Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Heritage Foundation Innovation Prize! These eleven nonprofits are doing crucial work to empower parents in education, depoliticize medicine, protect children online, and more.

It's a new week on the GDT Podcast! Don't miss @aaron_renn 's takes on the three "worlds" of post-war American evangelicalism, the decline of institutions, and his book, "Life in the Negative World." 🎧Full episode: youtu.be/Fz-hxidvrtg

💭Is digital fasting a necessary part of spiritual discipline in the modern age? @JoshHochschild provides insight into the harms of digital media consumption and why he has hope for young people despite it all: youtu.be/cwKZvVSQ31k

Philosopher Joshua Hochschild drops some wisdom from the principle of subsidiarity—a concept similar to localism—on the latest episode of the Givers, Doers, and Thinkers Podcast. 📺 Check out the full episode here: youtu.be/cwKZvVSQ31k.

Join us this afternoon (at 3:00 p.m. ET) to hear Jacob Wolf and Bradley Birzer reflect with Jack Fowler on the relationship between America’s founding and our nation’s distinctive embrace of charity. bit.ly/3Hrr89s

James Piereson gives his insight into the early days of organized conservative philanthropy and how the @BradleyFdn changed the game. Listen to the full conversation here: youtu.be/Wb471geFzsI

"When people want to give money away, they want to do it in a manner that will make people pat them on the back." James Piereson on why controversy impacts philanthropic efforts. Is it worth it? Sometimes. Get the full episode here: youtu.be/Wb471geFzsI

It's worth exploring the early successes and missteps of conservative philanthropy in order to both understand and improve the state of it today. Check out the full conversation with Jeremy Beer and James Piereson: youtu.be/Wb471geFzsI

By revoking government funding and doing it in the first year of his term, President Trump may have struck a death blow to DEI . How will this impact #philanthropy? Find out what political scientist James Piereson thinks: youtu.be/Wb471geFzsI

Does the world of ideas still hold sway over our collective consciousness, or does the noise of the internet drown out the thinkers of our new era? 📣More from this episode of the GDT Podcast: youtu.be/Wb471geFzsI

Didn't think the Givers, Doers, and Thinkers Podcast would contain hot takes? 🔥 Think again! Don't miss scholar and philanthropic leader James Piereson's fantastic insights into the political side of philanthropy this week: youtu.be/Wb471geFzsI